Lauren Fichten
Tech news
The Woman Going Viral for Serenading While 'Stuck' Places Is Staging It for the Algorithm
Singer-songwriter Jessica Pearson is stuck in a viral loop.
Lauren Fichten
4.5.23
tech-science
A 'Giant' Prehistoric Insect Was Accidentally Rediscovered at a Walmart
The giant lacewing is a relic from the Jurassic, and wasn't spotted in eastern North America for 50 years—until a researcher took a trip to Walmart.
Lauren Fichten
3.2.23
Tech news
'This Is a Problem': A New Hyper-Realistic TikTok Beauty Filter Is Freaking People Out
The "Bold Glamour" filter, which seamlessly changes people's facial features and simulates makeup, has been used over 6 million times.
Lauren Fichten
2.28.23
Adderall
FDA Finally Recognized the Widespread Adderall Shortage
After patients reported weeks of not being able to access their medications, the FDA acknowledges the problem.
Lauren Fichten
10.14.22
Instagram
These Developers Fixed Instagram. Facebook Banned Their Accounts.
The developers of The OG App, an Instagram without ads, claim that Meta banned its staff in "extralegal retaliation."
Lauren Fichten
10.5.22
Adderall
The Adderall Shortage is Causing Mass Chaos for Patients, Doctors and Pharmacies
“My life is turned upside down. My ability to deliver both at work and in my personal life the way I’m used to is compromised.”
Lauren Fichten
10.4.22
Politics
‘Need to Be Un-Pregnant?’: College Students Hand Out QR Codes for Secret Abortions
Students in states where abortion is banned are getting creative when it comes to sharing information on abortion access.
Lauren Fichten
8.22.22
TikTok
Veterans are Burning Their Military Uniforms on TikTok to Protest the End of Roe
"I swore an oath to protect the people from foreign and domestic terrorism."
Lauren Fichten
7.14.22