ZDNET's key takeaways The internet is bigger and more fragile than ever, thanks to larger attacks. Much of that growth is ...

Internet slang terms like "boop" and "chef's kiss" were added to major dictionaries in 2024, reflecting the evolution of language. Experts suggest autocorrect may contribute to declining spelling ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

Social media has birthed an entire lexicon replicated by millions online — even if these words don’t actually mean skibidi. On today’s show, we talk to author Adam Aleksic about how TikTok and ...

Today's GenAI boom mirrors the early internet era, but brands will only succeed by adapting to some new search dynamics.

Technology has revolutionized our lives, transforming how we communicate, work, shop, and even unwind. In a world driven by rapid innovation, technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the ...

In a year dominated by the booming AI industry and an overwhelming flood of digital creations, Merriam-Webster has crowned "slop" as its 2025 Word of the Year. This four-letter word acts as a judgment ...

This excerpt from Adam Aleksic’s Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language has been abridged for online publication. The book is out on July 15th. The modern-­day incel is ...

As more than 100 million people use ChatGPT on a daily basis, research has found that such artificial intelligence tools are doing more to the way we communicate than just polishing emails. In the ...

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Getty Images, in partnership with global research firm MarketCast, analyzed the way that pictures communicate with people worldwide about ...