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“Maxxing” is Dictionary.com’s word of the year, and “data centre” was on the shortlist it beat
A suffix that attaches to anything, chosen by a dictionary measuring social media. The runners-up say more about 2026 than the winner does.
Tagged “Internet culture”
Technology
The crying face is now the world’s most used emoji, and laughing-crying has become the one that ages you
Google told the New York Times the single-tear crying face is now the most popular emoji worldwide. It is used for good news, bad news and…
Technology
Wordle: why the whole internet is guessing one five-letter word a day, and how to win it
A free web game with no app, no ads and one puzzle a day went from 90 players in November to two million in January. How it works, why it…