Elizabeth de Luna
Culture Reporter
Elizabeth is a digital culture reporter covering the internet's influence on self-expression, fashion, and fandom. Her work explores how technology shapes our identities, communities, and emotions. Before joining Mashable, Elizabeth spent six years in tech. Her reporting can be found in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, TIME, and Teen Vogue. Follow her on Instagram here.
Email her at [email protected].
By Elizabeth de Luna
Regulators approve more self-driving Waymo taxis in LA and San Francisco
Get ready to see way more Waymo.
With the arrival of K-pop stars, fans turn their attention to Fashion Week metrics
For K-pop fans, it's all about the numbers.
Tumblr users, here's what to know about Tumblr selling your data to OpenAI and MidJourney
Parent company Automattic will reportedly sell Tumblr content to OpenAI and MidJourney for training data. Here's how you can opt out.
Tumblr CEO's public 'meltdown' is mocked, memed by users
Users accused Tumblr staff of transphobic moderation. Then the CEO responded on his personal blog.
YouTube bests Netflix, Disney+ as the top streamer of 2023
Watch time for creators like MrBeast rival that of Netflix's original content.
Female creators and UGC content dominate the influencer marketing industry, new report finds
It's never too late to become a UGC creator.
TikTok wants you to care about your face's 'visual weight.' Should you?
We dug into the origins of the TikTok trend to understand its roots in East Asian beauty and its universal appeal.
7 places to hang out online on Valentine’s Day
However you feel about V-Day, here are the best places to find a virtual connection.
Who will Usher bring out as special guests during his Super Bowl Halftime performance?
Four music icons we think will make an appearance.
What songs will Usher perform at the Super Bowl? Here's our dream setlist.
It's Ursher, baby!
Lin-Manuel Miranda isn't coming back for 'Moana 2' and the internet doesn't know how to feel
How far will 'Moana 2' go without songs from the 'Hamilton' composer?
Move over, Ratatouille: TikTok's newest musical is about a groundhog named Phil
A magic elixir, eternal life, and marital strife — another famous rodent takes TikTok by storm.
A morning with Apple's true believers at the launch of Apple Vision Pro
Hype, promise, and dashed hopes at Apple's flagship store
Most creators making six figures have less than 1 million followers, new study finds
Top-earning creators also use AI twice as often as their lower-earning peers.
China's live streaming factories are bleak. Now TikTok wants to open one in the U.S.
They're also known as "studios."
Why are tweens so obsessed with Sephora? We asked them to find out.
'It's just judgy because we're younger.'
YouTube to cut 100 workers as tech layoffs continue
Google CEO Sundar Pichai warns of more cuts ahead.
The Samsung S24 Ultra's Titanium Yellow is a runway-approved hue
From Louis Vuitton to Loewe, this delightful yellow is one of fashion's favorite colors for spring.
Here's how OpenAI plans to address election misinformation on ChatGPT and Dall-E
The company detailed its efforts in a new blog post.
How to buy the Apple Vision Pro: A checklist of what you'll need at check out
Plus, when it goes on sale and how to try it for free.
YouTube fixture MatPat to retire from The Game Theorists
On March 9, Patrick will hand the channel and its three spin-offs — Film Theory, Food Theory, and Style Theory — over to his staff.
Apple says its new Vision Pro isn't VR or AR, it's 'spatial computing'
By declaring its take on VR as a new 'era' completely void of, well, VR, Apple clears a very messy slate.
Letterboxd announces TV series reviews coming in 2024; apparently regrets saying so
Cat's out of the bag.
