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#emoji

Digital life

"Face with bags under eyes" sets the tone for new Unicode 16.0 emoji update

Unicode 16.0 adds 5,185 new characters, including unique emojis and historical scripts, enhancing communication and representation across digital platforms. [ more ]

Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights

6 months ago

Cryptocurrency

Over 25 Leading Bitcoin Companies Rally for Official Bitcoin Emoji

Bitcoin organizations unite for an official Bitcoin emoji on digital keyboards.

Campaign includes a diverse coalition advocating for Bitcoin emoji as universal symbol for the digital age. [ more ]

www.mercurynews.com

4 days ago

Digital life

The emoji you've always wanted has finally been approved

The new exhausted face emoji signifies universal fatigue and was the most anticipated emoji in the World Emoji Awards. [ more ]

Ars Technica

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Digital life

"Face with bags under eyes" sets the tone for new Unicode 16.0 emoji update

Unicode 16.0 adds 5,185 new characters, including unique emojis and historical scripts, enhancing communication and representation across digital platforms. [ more ]

Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights

6 months ago

Cryptocurrency

Over 25 Leading Bitcoin Companies Rally for Official Bitcoin Emoji

Bitcoin organizations unite for an official Bitcoin emoji on digital keyboards.

Campaign includes a diverse coalition advocating for Bitcoin emoji as universal symbol for the digital age. [ more ]

#communication

Mail Online

Privacy professionals

Revealed: The 8 new emoji officially coming to your phone next year

Eight new emoji have been confirmed for Unicode version 16.0, generating excitement and discussion among users despite their release being delayed until next year. [ more ]

The Atlantic

Digital life

The Real Problem With Emoji

The evolution of emoji from simple symbols to nuanced representations complicates communication. [ more ]

Mail Online

Digital life

Using emoji in negative emails can soften the blow, study finds

Using emoji or GIFs in work emails can soften the impact of negative messages.

Emojis help convey nuanced emotions, bringing virtual teams together. [ more ]

Mail Online

Digital life

Careful with your emojis! Study finds old people are using them wrong

Older people are less successful at correctly identifying emojis and their meanings can vary between countries.

Women are better at identifying emoji emotions, potentially due to their childcare skills. [ more ]

Mail Online

Privacy professionals

Revealed: The 8 new emoji officially coming to your phone next year

Eight new emoji have been confirmed for Unicode version 16.0, generating excitement and discussion among users despite their release being delayed until next year. [ more ]

The Atlantic

Digital life

The Real Problem With Emoji

The evolution of emoji from simple symbols to nuanced representations complicates communication. [ more ]

Mail Online

Digital life

Using emoji in negative emails can soften the blow, study finds

Using emoji or GIFs in work emails can soften the impact of negative messages.

Emojis help convey nuanced emotions, bringing virtual teams together. [ more ]

Mail Online

Digital life

Careful with your emojis! Study finds old people are using them wrong

Older people are less successful at correctly identifying emojis and their meanings can vary between countries.

Women are better at identifying emoji emotions, potentially due to their childcare skills. [ more ]

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Coindesk

2 months ago

Cryptocurrency

Elon Musk's X Quietly Removes Bitcoin, MAGA Emojis From Hashtags

Bitcoin and crypto hashtags on X no longer display automatic emojis. [ more ]

Mail Online

Digital life

The 118 new emoji coming to your iPhone, revealed

New emoji designs for iPhone include a lime, phoenix, brown mushroom, broken chain, and more.

There will also be new non-gender-specifying family emojis and direction-specifying versions of existing people emojis. [ more ]

www.scientificamerican.com

8 months ago

Digital life

What's Missing from the Emoji Animal Kingdom?

Emoji representations of the natural world are incomplete and biased, lacking certain branches of the tree of life and favoring vertebrate animals over other life-forms.

The limited representation of biodiversity in emojis hinders communication about conservation and biology, especially across language barriers. [ more ]

New York Post

Digital life

Top 10 most popular emojis of 2023 revealed - and many share something in common

The most popular emojis of 2023 were overwhelmingly positive and upbeat.

Emoji use has never been higher, with one in five posts reportedly using them. [ more ]

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Digital life

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The current emoji selection does not accurately represent the breadth of biodiversity in the real world.

There is a lack of options for smaller and stranger lifeforms in the Animals & Nature emoji category. [ more ]

Mail Online

Digital life

The most popular emoji on Tinder in 2023 - and its secret meaning

The most popular emoji on Tinder in 2023 include the 'always on' emoji, yerba mate, prayer beads, and a bouquet of flowers.

These emoji reflect a focus on positivity, optimism, self-improvement, and openness to new experiences. [ more ]

Mail Online

Digital life

Boy, 10, calls for Apple to change its 'horrible' nerd emoji

A 10-year-old boy has launched a petition calling for Apple to change the 'nerd' emoji, claiming that the prominent front teeth give the wrong impression of glasses-wearers.

He suggests replacing the toothy grin with a small smile, calling his version the 'genius' emoji.

Teddy's school French teacher helped him start the petition, commending his vocal and grown-up approach. [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

10 months ago

Digital life

Turn your wildest AI prompts into emojis with this quirky new app

The Unicode Consortium decides which emojis should be included in default keyboards, but there are requests for more specific emojis.

Newji is an iOS app that allows users to generate custom emojis by typing a prompt.

Newji has already created over 40,000 emojis since its launch in November 14. [ more ]

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Relay FM

Digital life

Clockwise #559: This Is a Powerful Emoji - Relay FM

Apple is planning a cheaper Vision Pro model. [ more ]

Engadget

Artificial intelligence

In case there weren't enough emoji already, Apple's Genmoji uses AI to generate even more

Apple announces Genmoji powered by AI to create unique emojis based on prompts. [ more ]

Relay FM

Digital life

Clockwise #559: This Is a Powerful Emoji - Relay FM

Apple is planning a cheaper Vision Pro model. [ more ]

Engadget