Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty ImagesCulture & TrendsIs brain rot real? Researchers warn of emerging risks tied to short-form video
Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty ImagesInternetSevere internet outages keep happening — and they might get worse
Smith Collection / Gado via Getty ImagesInternetMany internet services disrupted after Cloudflare warns of service issues
@brittanyhmiller via TikTokCulture & TrendsBritish TikTok influencer admits to lying about having cancer after years of rumors
Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; Getty ImagesCulture & TrendsBrain cooked by TikTok? Try filming a video of yourself being bored
Noah Berger / Amazon Web Services via AP fileU.S. newsAmazon says outage that crashed websites and apps around the world is resolved
Yi-Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images fileSupreme CourtAlex Jones asks Supreme Court to block massive defamation judgment
Alex Wroblewski / AFP via Getty Images fileInternetOn Truth Social, Trump has embraced AI media to attack foes and boost his image
Sayed Hassib / ReutersAfghanistan'Total internet blackout' leaves Afghans further cut off from the world
Jim Bourg / Reuters fileEXCLUSIVEExtremists are using Discord to radicalize American youth, officials warned this year
Trent Nelson / The Salt Lake Tribune via Getty ImagesInternetCharlie Kirk shooting suspect referenced fascism and memes on bullets, officials say
NBC News; Mark Peterson / ReduxInternetToxic rhetoric, including calls for 'civil war' and retribution, surges after Charlie Kirk killing
APMiddle East ConflictUndersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Middle East
Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty ImagesInternetU.S. politicians are up in arms about new internet rules in Britain
Tilde Oyster / NBC News ; Getty ImagesCulture & TrendsIs an AI backlash brewing? What 'clanker' says about growing frustrations with emerging tech
Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; Getty ImagesCulture & Trends'Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday.' Except maybe viral fame.
Tilde Oyster / NBC News; Getty ImagesEXCLUSIVEA MAGA bot network on X is divided over the Trump-Epstein backlash
Robert Okine / Getty ImagesCulture & TrendsCompany linked to couple on kiss cam at Coldplay concert says it's investigating
Kevin Mazur / WireImage via Getty Images fileCulture & TrendsStevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham cryptically post lyrics, prompting landslide of reactions from fans
Chelsea Stahl / NBC NewsInternetTrump, who once fueled conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein, now bears their brunt
Tilde Oyster / NBC News ; Getty Images ; XArtificial intelligenceMusk's new AI 'companions' include a flirty anime character and an anti-religion panda
