Technology
Whatever Happened to Neighbours?
Do you know your neighbour’s name? Not the one who parks the white SUV next door. Not the family whose dog barks every evening. Their actual name
The Enemy in the Next Room: How Digital Misogyny Turned the Sri Lankan Home Inside Out
When I used to teach social psychology, one of the first things we would unpack was how ordinary people manage to live with terrible contradictions. T
The Stranger Isn’t Always the Threat: The Red Flags Every Woman and Child Should Know
We are taught to be afraid of the stranger in the dark. But some of the most important warning signs appear much earlier through a message, a joke, a
A chat with Jana Mithrakumar Founder, Social Q Labs, New York
Ask most people what artificial intelligence is made of and they will name a chatbot. Jananan Mithrakumar, who goes by Jana, spent four years working
Loneliness Has Become a Business Model and Almost Nobody Is Talking About It
Between 2023 and now, loneliness stopped being treated as a personal problem and turned into a market. Not a metaphor, an actual market, with revenue
Everyone Thinks Screens Are Ruining Children. The Real Problem Is What Is On Them.
Ask almost any parent what they worry about, and somewhere on the list, often near the top, sits the same quiet guilt. My child is on a screen too muc
Here is What Actually Matters About AI Right Now
Open any technology events calendar for July, and you will find a wall of identical-sounding promises. AI transformation. Digital innovation. The futu
The Watchlist Whisperer
This week’s watches couldn’t be more different on paper, a small-town murder comedy and a true-crime documentary about one of the most disturbing
The Day We Forgot How to Be Bored
Try something for me. The next time you find yourself waiting, whether for your food to arrive, for a friend who is running late, or for the kettle to
The Age of Digital Deception
Here is a question worth sitting with before you scroll any further today. The last video that made you gasp, laugh, or feel outraged online, did you
The Buzz with Danu – Damsith Wimalasena
There’s something incredibly inspiring about seeing young Sri Lankans dream big, work hard, and make their mark on the world stage. My guest toda
Blocking Social Media for U16 Draws Mixed Reactions: Parents for it, children against
Countries that are joining the list for banning social media for U16 are slowly and steadily increasing. With Australia recording a world-first for th
Your Smartest Move in 2026? Buy a Dumber Phone
When was the last time you sat through an entire dinner without glancing at your phone? Or watched a full sunset without the urge to photograph it? Or
The Performance of Fitness: Are We Training… or Performing?
Gyms have stopped feeling like training spaces and started feeling like performance stages.And I don’t think it happened all at once. It happened sl
Why Online Security Is Being Rethought Right Now
There is a conversation happening right now among the world’s most senior technology and security professionals. It is not about a virus, a hacker g
Goodbye Passwords: Why 2026 Is the Year Your Login Experience Changes for Good
Think about the last time a password caused you a problem. You forgot it. You reset it. You chose something simple because the complicated ones are im
The Silence of the ‘Good’ Man: Why Your Social Comfort is Killing Us
The world was first forced to look at this in 2024 during the trial of Dominique Pelicot in France. We watched in horror as a 71-year-old man admitted
Google Search Is Changing
The way people search for information is changing faster than most people realise. And in April 2026, that change just became impossible to ignore.
The Little Green Owl That Turned Language Learning Into a Daily Habit
There is an app on more than 500 million phones around the world that has made people feel genuinely guilty for missing a vocabulary lesson. If you ha
The Business of Loneliness
Not long ago, loneliness was considered a private ache, something people endured quietly and rarely discussed in polite company. Today, it is a market
AI’s Quiet Takeover of How Work Actually Gets Done
Something fundamental changed in how businesses operate, and it happened so gradually that many didn’t notice the transition. AI stopped being the s
Grief, Guilt, and the Weekend Brunch: When the world burns, why are we still ordering dessert?
Sunlight settles in deliberate squares across the floor. Iced lattes bead with condensation. Someone leans forward to adjust the angle of a croissant
The Skills That Actually Pay Off: And How to Learn Them Without Burning Out
Every January, the same advice floods your feed: learn to code, master AI, become a data scientist, start a side hustle. By February, you’ve bookmar
We Are Not Stupid. We Are Just Overfed With Information We Never Digest.
We love saying Sri Lankans do not read anymore, that attention spans are shrinking, that nobody has patience for long articles, books, or context, but
Love in the Digital Age: Why Tech Gifts Are the New Language of Romance This Valentine’s
The smartphone buzzes. A smartwatch vibrates gently. Wireless earbuds deliver a favourite song. In 2026, love speaks fluent technology.
From Vision Board to Action Plan: Using Tech Tools to Plan Your Next 11 Months
You’ve seen them everywhere. Pinterest-perfect vision boards with dream vacations, fitness goals, and career milestones. Maybe you’ve even created
From the Mirabal Sisters to Digital Reality: Why Ending Violence Against Women Matters
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women may fall on 25th November, but its urgency doesn’t belong to a single date. The
The Tech Gifts That Will Actually Get Used This Christmas
Christmas shopping for tech gadgets should be exciting, not overwhelming. Walk into any electronics store, and you’re bombarded with thousands of op
Streaming Culture: How Binge-Watching Is Shaping the Way We Relax (and Procrastinate)
In the last decade, streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Paramount+ and Disney+ have completely transformed how we consume our daily enter
One Month Later: iPhone 17
A month after the iPhone 17 launched in Sri Lanka, the initial hype has settled, and early adopters have moved past the excitement of unboxing. What r
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