Amanda Yeo is an Assistant Editor at Mashable, covering entertainment, culture, tech, science, and social good. Based in Australia, she writes about everything from video games and K-pop to movies and gadgets.
Amanda previously worked in refugee law to assist people seeking asylum in Australia, and holds degrees in both Communication and Laws. After making the switch to journalism, her articles have appeared in numerous publications such as Kotaku, Fandom, Cosmos, and Empire Magazine. Her fiction has also been published in several books, and her work performed by theatre companies such as the Australian Theatre for Young People.
By Amanda Yeo
CrowdStrike outage 3 days later: Where does everything stand now?
A fix has been released, but it'll still take a while before systems recover.
By Amanda Yeo
CrowdStrike announces Microsoft outage workaround. How to deal with the Blue Screen of Death.
Did you get a Blue Screen of Death in the global outage? Try this.
By Amanda Yeo
Microsoft outage updates: Crowdstrike issue still wreaking havoc despite fix
A fitting end to the week.
By Tim Marcin and Amanda Yeo
'Red Rooms' trailer: Psychological cyber-thriller confronts our obsession with true crime
We just can't look away.
By Amanda Yeo
Elon Musk to move X and SpaceX's headquarters to Texas
Bizarrely, the decision came in response to a new California law preventing LGBTQ children from being forcibly outed.
By Amanda Yeo
Sebastian Stan grapples with identity in 'A Different Man' trailer
He can barely recognise himself.
By Amanda Yeo
Man swept out to sea calls emergency services on his Apple Watch
The surfer was dragged half a mile from shore after being caught in a current.
By Amanda Yeo
AT&T reportedly paid hacker $370,000 to delete stolen customer data
That doesn't mean the massive breach has all been cleaned up, though.
By Amanda Yeo
X is flirting with dislike and downvote features (again)
The platform previously experimented with downvotes in 2022.
By Amanda Yeo
Sabrina Carpenter brought milkshakes to 'Hot Ones,' but it still didn't save her
"It's like my tongue now is like, trying to revert back into my throat."
By Amanda Yeo
X's $500 million unpaid severance case dismissed, but it may not be over
The plaintiffs have three weeks to amend their complaint.
By Amanda Yeo
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield live epic love story in A24's 'We Live in Time' trailer
It's a romance spanning decades.
By Amanda Yeo
How to watch Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2024
Unsurprisingly, there's a big focus on AI.
By Amanda Yeo
4 gadgets to help keep your home clean, from robot vacuums to electric scrubbers
These handy tools will take some of the elbow grease out of keeping your home spotless.
By Amanda Yeo
Ticketmaster hackers are holding data of 440,000 Taylor Swift ticketholders for ransom
The hackers have upped their ransom demand to $8 million.
By Amanda Yeo
Google's greenhouse gas emissions have jumped, and AI is a big cause
The tech giant's new environmental report blames AI's energy demands.
By Amanda Yeo
'Jackpot!' trailer sees all of L.A. out to kill Awkwafina in action comedy
This is one lottery you don't want to win.
By Amanda Yeo
'Harley Quinn' spinoff 'Kite Man: Hell Yeah!' has released its official trailer. Hell yeah!
The kite-themed criminal is now running a bar because sure, why not?
By Amanda Yeo
M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap' trailer has Josh Hartnett as a deadly concert dad
It looks like a killer event.
By Amanda Yeo
TikTok says U.S. ban violates the First Amendment right to free speech
The popular video sharing app also explained exactly why it can't just sell up.
By Amanda Yeo
Withings Body Comp smart scale review: For better or worse, I'm obsessed
This smart scale helped me actually stick to a fitness plan.
By Amanda Yeo
TikTok child privacy complaint sent to U.S. Dept. of Justice
The FTC referred the complaint about issues relating to an order from 2019.
By Amanda Yeo
Stephen Colbert defends Milwaukee after Donald Trump called it a 'horrible city'
The "Late Show" host knows from personal experience that the city won't take such slander lying down.
By Amanda Yeo
TOMORROW X TOGETHER VR concert coming to the U.S. this fall
The 40-minute experience will feature K-pop performances specifically recorded for virtual reality.
By Amanda Yeo
The complete list of winners at the 2024 Tony Awards
Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Paulson won their first ever Tony Awards this year.
By Amanda Yeo
