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Is Gen Z bringing back the office cubicle?
let’s discuss by the water cooler Open-plan offices used to be the standard, expected approach for modern companies that wanted to encourage collaboration. Now, as Gen Z steadily floods the workplace, some are asking for a return to cubicles to regain their privacy and better balance themselves. If you’re employed in a big, corporate office, chances are you work in an (at least partly) open-plan space. We’re talking laptops, massive shared desks,...
Megan Thee Stallion partners with Gymshark in new campaign
A week after Shane Gillis’ controversial SNL monologue, Gymshark has announced its first celebrity ambassador, Megan Thee Stallion, as part of a new fitness campaign. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion has partnered with Gymshark as part of a new fitness campaign called ‘Megan Does Gym.’ This new marketing push includes a ton of photographs and video shot by Jack Bridgland, with Megan training alongside women from the fitness community. She leads...
Why is Gen Z flocking to historic places and heritage sites?
The National Trust has reported that young people are signing up for new memberships at an exponential rate, with over 50,000 joining last year, a growth of 26% over 2024. What’s causing this growth? More Gen Zers are taking an interest in The National Trust, new data shows. The UK conservation charity says that the number of young people signing up for memberships (which require a donation of £4.20 per month)...
Should we be worried about AI merging video games?
Gamers have started mashing together different video games using AI tools. So far, we’ve seen Mario in Halo, Minecraft in Skyrim, and much more. Mind-bending results aside, the tech required to pull this off has some people worried about online security and digital infrastructure. Ever wondered what Super Mario 64 would look like in Halo: Combat Evolved? How about Wii Sports in Silent Hill? Fancy a Minecraft session in the...
Gen Z has no era-defining sitcoms. Why?
this article was written in front of a live studio audience (my colleagues) Sitcoms have long been a television staple, with each generation having at least one defining show that remains a comfortable favourite. Gen Z, however, has no central programme to call its own. What gives? Creating a hit sitcom is no easy feat. Pulling together an array of likeable, funny characters and handing them interesting stories that (by and large)...
ASOS customers hit with threatening notification from ‘hackers’
Clothing retailer ASOS has launched an investigation after some mobile customers received a notification claiming that hackers had ‘fully compromised’ company data. Some ASOS customers received a push notification on Tuesday claiming that hackers had ‘fully compromised’ company data, The Guardian reports. The message included a link to Telegram, the largely unmoderated chat service, directing users to a channel supposedly operated by a cyber gang called the ‘Xuayne’ group. The fashion...
Have phone screens ruined Gen Z romance?
swapping date night for swipe time Research shows phone screens consistently disrupt romantic experiences and emotional intimacy between partners, while also making dating feel transactional and exhausting for singletons. Are Gen Z missing out on connection and real love? Finding the time to put our phones down and actually sit with a partner can be tricky, particularly in an era where Gen Z are pressured to be as productive, self-driven, and...
The rise of ‘grandmaslop’ puts Gen Z’s privacy at risk
which AI platform have you given my likeness to grandma? Old people are generating AI photobooks, photographs of ‘memories’ from decades ago, and fake family scenes that never happened. While it might be fun for grandma, Gen Zers who are more savvy about AI infrastructure are concerned about privacy and consent. The rise (and rise) of AI poses many threats: widespread redundancies, excessive water use, even the potential extinction of...
Is it acceptable to bring an iced coffee into a job interview?
Recruiters are debating on TikTok whether it’s okay to bring iced coffee into a job interview, highlighting discrepancies in professional standards between different generations and industries. Would you bring iced coffee into a job interview? A debate has been underway on social media this week as Gen Zers and older professionals consider whether it’s ‘inappropriate’ or an unnecessary restriction that makes new, potential employees uneasy. It began when TikToker @caitlinrecruiter uploaded...
Google fined by Irish data watchdog for GDPR violations
Tech giant Google has been fined £345 million by the Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) over misuse of location data following a six-year investigation. Google has been hit with a fine of £345 million by the Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) over mishandling of location data. The DPC undertook a six-month investigation across three specific features provided by Google: ‘Web and App Activity,’ ‘Location History,’ and ‘Location...
