The winner for the Most Popular New Emoji in 2024 was the head shaking horizontally (🙂‍↔️) followed by the head shaking vertically (🙂‍↕️) and the phoenix (🐦‍🔥). The winner of the Most Anticipated ...

Silly, risqué chain texts are being generated by AI bots. But some connoisseurs of the modern art form don't like it at all.

Apple's newest emojis are here—and one captures this year's vibes to a T. Here's what's coming your way, along with other iOS updates.

A new Netflix mini-series, "Adolescence," has people talking. The show’s creators want parents to know teenage boys are in a ...

I searched "splat" to locate it on my emoji keyboard, and it came up right away, so that's one interpretation. It's placed near artsy emojis, like the painter and a palette, and it also appears ...

PARENTS should keep their eyes peeled for the eight ball emoji on their children's phones, police have warned. While the popular icon can have innocent uses - it also has a darker, hidden meaning ...

I’m sure they are cute and all, but they are just kind of really annoying for me. #shorts #blind #emoji Rescued NASA astronauts deliver message to Trump, Musk after 'incredible' nine months in ...

If you want vapid, soul-crushing, slapdash, utterly incomprehensible and ill-conceived entertainments, that's the place to find them. Trust me -- in that context alone, Emoji is a thing of high ...

Want to use that new selfie emoji? How about the facepalm or avocado? If you're on Android, or texting someone who is, there's a good chance those new characters aren't working. That's because ...

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