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Rachel Kraus

Rachel Kraus is a Mashable Tech Reporter specializing in health and wellness. She is an LA native, NYU j-school graduate, and writes cultural commentary across the internetz.


By Rachel Kraus
What is Signal? The basics of the most secure messaging app.
A person clicking the Signal messaging app

What social media ads don't tell you about egg freezing
A pink egg resting on a bed of ice.

So, Snap made a camera drone
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel watches a yellow drone.

The time is right for Twitter employees to unionize
Elon Musk's twitter profile overlaid on the Twitter bird logo.

Meta won't say how much it's paying its first retail workers
Mark Zuckerberg tries on a virtual reality headset next to a retail worker.

Workers at an Atlanta Apple Store will vote on whether to unionize
The inside of an Apple Store shows iPhones and an Apple logo.

Attention influencers: Changes are coming to LA's iconic Pink Wall
A pink building with painters painting the corner white.

The worst Elon Musk tweets, ranked
Elon Musk against a backdrop of Twitter birds.

Apple Store workers at Grand Central, other locations, reportedly working to unionize
The Apple logo affixed to the side of a building.

See the Full Pink Moon in all its springtime glory
A windmill silhouetted against a large full moon.

The public doesn't agree with Elon Musk's 'freedom of speech' Twitter crusade
The Twitter logo and Elon Musk's twitter profile.

WhatsApp comes for Slack with debut of 'Communities'
Screenshots of WhatsApp showing groups of people organized around topics like schools and activities.

The Masters app is surprisingly…amazing?
Screenshots of The Masters app show a player taking a swing and golf stats.

11 Etsy sellers explain why they're going on strike
The Etsy logo on a smart phone in front of a desktop screen displaying an Etsy feed.

LA's hottest club: A members-only dog park
A view of the private dog park Dog Ppl featuring green turf, palm trees, benches, humans, and dogs.

Staten Island warehouse workers just voted to form the first Amazon union
Union organizer Chris Smalls stands in front of the Amazon logo.

Google applies advanced AI to suicide prevention and reducing graphic search results
A smartphone showing a Google search bar.

What pets can teach us about mindfulness
A drawing of a woman looking out the window surrounded by a dog, cat, and other pets.

Why Amazon only got a $60,000 fine for a 'serious' labor violation
Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wearing a tuxedo and smiling.

Stuck in freeway traffic? Mercedes' autopilot A.I. will let drivers sit back and relax.
A Mercedes with the words "Drive Pilot" on the side sitting in traffic.


Apple called out for hypocrisy while 'celebrating women' at peek performance event
A split screen featuring an iPad with a clothing model and a woman developer discussing the work on the iPad.

Update: Telegram says it will ‘protect user data at any cost’
Pavel Durov speaks at a conference.


TikTok shuts down livestreams in Russia and (finally) rolls out 'state-run media' labels
A smartphone showing the TikTok logo overlaid on the Russian flag.
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