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Meera Navlakha

Culture Reporter

Meera is a Culture Reporter at Mashable, joining the UK team in 2021. She writes about digital culture, mental health, big tech, entertainment, and more. Her work has also been published in The New York Times, Vice, Vogue India, and others.


By Meera Navlakha

Samsung announces AI-powered 3D avatars with new 'portrait studio'
A picture from the Samsung event stage, with a screen in the background displaying Sydney Sweeney and a digital avatar of the actress.

Google Maps is bringing speed limits to iPhones
A screenshot of Google Maps.

Students must swap their smartphones for Nokias at an elite UK school
Pupils at Eton College hurry between lessons March 1, 2004 wearing the school uniform of tailcoats and starched collars, in Eton, England.

How to tint your apps with iOS 18
Three iPhone screens.


How digital driver's licenses work
Abstract 3D illustration of an ID card.


WhatsApp is working on a personalized AI image generator
A graphic of phone screens with the WhatsApp logo in the middle.

Meta changes AI labels on Instagram and Facebook after backlash
A still of the Instagram app with an AI label.

Roblox and the BBC have teamed up for UK election coverage
A graphic of the UK General Elections on Roblox.

20 breathtaking astronomy photos capture the best of space
An aurora seemingly taking the form of a dragon.

Donald Glover reveals trailer for dystopian film 'Bando Stone and The New World'
Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) in a still from his new movie.

'Inside Out 2' crosses billion-dollar box office mark
A still from 'Inside Out 2'.

TikTok is (still) obsessed with exposing cheating. But are internet sleuths going too far?
Hand drawn doodles and textures depicting mass surveillance and thin line between privacy and security.

AI version of sportscaster Al Michaels will deliver custom Olympic recaps
Television broadcaster Al Michaels looks on prior to the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots at M&T Bank Stadium.


On social media, the conversation about pinkwashing and Palestine is amplified
A pro-Palestinian protester from the Free Palestine Coalition holds up a sign criticizing Israeli 'pinkwashing' during a march through central London.

Political apathy can be a huge dating dealbreaker, research shows
A man and woman separated by a wall.

TikTok introduces AI-generated digital avatars
A hand holding a phone displaying the TikTok logo.

Elon Musk's X is officially making likes private
Hands holding a phone with the 'X' logo.

Google is letting you dig through the treasured Vogue image archive
A group of models.

Elon Musk is ranting about Apple and OpenAI on X
Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France.

How to install iOS 18 beta for developers
Several iPhone screens displaying new software.

Apple announces new era of AI with Apple Intelligence
A graphic of Apple's apps.
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