The ‘historic moment’ comes after the UK’s formal recognition of the Palestinian state. This is ‘proof that our identity cannot be denied’, said the Palestinian ambassador to the UK. Husam Zomlot spoke at the inauguration of Palestine's embassy in London this week – marking a turning point in the nation’s...
X revenue plummeted by 60% in 2025 in the UK as spooked advertisers disassociated from the platform – specifically, over Grok’s willingness to create sexually explicit imagery on a mass scale. For anyone who spends a significant amount of time on X, these developments will come as no surprise whatsoever. Over...
Spoiler alert: it doesn’t involve resolutions. It’s that time of year again: the start of a new one. A fresh twelve months lie before us, promising nothing except the unexpected. If there’s one thing I’ve learned after twenty-nine Januarys, it’s that you can make plans all you like. The universe...
Josh Safdie’s latest film stars Timothee Chalamet as a troubled table tennis star on the cusp of greatness. It’s a hit with critics and audiences alike thanks to A24’s viral, new-age marketing campaign that has successfully tapped into Gen Z sensibilities. Marty Supreme, the latest film by Uncut Gems director...
The French movie star’s death sparked sadness and scorn, as her right-wing politics mark a complicated legacy. You might now Brigitte Bardot for her blonde bombshell looks – with voluminous golden hair so infamous that she arguably cemented ‘French Girl Chic’ into modern parlance. Even if you haven’t watched any of her...
The dramatic seizure of Venezuela’s president has raised a lot of questions, but how are people feeling on the ground? When we witness something unprecedented, like the US capture of Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela’s president since 2013), it’s easy to get swept up in the media whirlwind. Algorithms and headlines shrink...
For many years, success in Africa has been tied to one's geographical location. Urban centers were the most profitable, while people in rural centers were taught to lower their ambitions. Success in rural center regions was mostly pegged on migration to cities, but is the landscape changing in 2026? Remote...
An urge for human-generated content has helped Reddit to push past TikTok in the UK to become the fourth most visited social media site, largely thanks to Gen Z. Reddit is enjoying a period of immense growth right now, at least in the UK. As The Guardian reports, the public...
A third of London residents are reportedly unable to afford basic hygiene products as we enter 2026, according to stats from health charity Hygiene Bank. It’s COVID season everyone, and I know that because I currently have it for a fourth time. I can confidently state this because I’m in a...
The nation’s fusion reactor’s recent advancement broke theoretical limits, doubling the potential energy of future reactors, which can now be smaller and cheaper. As we step into 2026, La Niña’s cooling effects mark a sharp contrast to the record-high temperatures driven by El Niño at this time last year. Yet,...
A Gen Z marketing whizz with endless strings to her bow, Erifili is the founder of a global creative agency (The Z Link), an author and prolific Substacker, photographer, public speaker, and co-hosts the Espresso Epilogues podcast. She also features on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Meagan Loyst, of New York, is the CEO and founder of Gen Z VCs – an active community of 27,000 investors, founders, and operators from 80 countries. She is a leading voice on upcoming tech and consumer trends and her daily content spans everything from climate change, to gaming.
Heman Bekele, a 14-year-old inventor, won the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing a cost-effective soap that combats skin cancer by harnessing the power of sunlight to kill cancer cells during handwashing.
In the world of sports, heroes are often defined by their medals. Challenging this notion is Vinesh Phogat, the Indian wrestler whose relentless fight against systemic injustice on her journey to the Paris Olympics has encouraged us to reconsider who we identify as sporting icons.
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