Charlie Coombs

Editor In Chief London, UK

I’m Charlie (He/Him), the Editor In Chief at Thred. I studied English at the University of Birmingham and as a music and gaming enthusiast, I’m a nerd for pop culture. You can find me curating playlists, designing article headline images, and sipping cider on a Thursday. Follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn and drop me some ideas/feedback via email.

Hi, I’m Charlie, and I’m the Editor In Chief at Thred.

I briefly ventured northward to study English with Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham before promptly returning to the south to pursue a creative career in London.

As a music enthusiast I’m a bit of a nerd, particularly for pop culture news and album releases, and whenever I’m not making visuals for our website or editing articles for Jamie I can usually be found crafting playlists and making art on Photoshop.

A proud tea binge-drinker who’s worn my habits off on the rest of the office, I’m never one to say no to an end-of-week beverage.

 

Latest Stories from Charlie

Banana prices to go up as global temperature increases

Banana prices to go up as global temperature increases

Top experts say that bananas are likely to become more expensive as climate change and increased temperatures affect supply chains. Bad news for banana lovers this week. Pascal Liu, senior economist at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, has said that climate change is an ‘enormous threat’ to banana supplies. It will also intensify problems caused by fast-spreading diseases and fruit availability. The World Banana Forum is to meet next week...

By London, UK
Warner Bros. Discovery to double down on live-service games

Warner Bros. Discovery to double down on live-service games

Despite the publisher releasing Hogwarts Legacy last year to great success, Warner Bros. Discovery’s head of gaming says live-services and mobile will be its main focus moving forward. If you’re into video games, it’s likely you picked up - or at least saw gameplay of - Hogwarts Legacy last year. Despite some controversy surrounding the title and its association with JK Rowling, it was the best-selling game of 2023 in the...

By London, UK
Rooster Teeth announces shut down after 21 years

Rooster Teeth announces shut down after 21 years

For many Millennials, Rooster Teeth represented the first major shift into digital-only entertainment throughout the mid-noughties. Its closure is a goodbye to a bygone era. Rooster Teeth, the digital-only production house that pioneered various internet shows in the noughties and tens, is shutting down after 21 years. Parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is pulling the plug after numerous failed attempts to sell the brand and its entertainment division. Rooster Teeth’s...

By London, UK
Google announces major shake up to search algorithm

Google announces major shake up to search algorithm

In an effort to reduce low-quality articles and unoriginal content, Google is making big changes to its search algorithm. A new core update to Google’s search traffic algorithm could have wide-reaching implications for SEO experts and copywriters. The company is further boosting its low-quality downranking project that it began testing in 2022. In a statement that year, Google explained that it had ‘launched thousands of updates to Search based...

By London, UK
Survey finds Gen Z climate anxiety is extremely prevalent

Survey finds Gen Z climate anxiety is extremely prevalent

New research by the Curtin University shows that young people in Australia have significant, life-impacting concerns about the state of the climate. Climate anxiety amongst Gen Zers is at an all-time-high. A new study by Curtin University has found that Australian young people have drastic concerns about the climate crisis, so much so that it is impacting their lives and may have wider consequences in their long-term futures. Gen Z’s Climate...

By London, UK
Apple fined nearly $2 billion USD by EU for ‘blocking’ music apps

Apple fined nearly $2 billion USD by EU for ‘blocking’ music apps

Apple is being fined almost $2 billion USD for supressing alternative music streaming apps on its App Store. It’s the first time the EU has penalised the company and its third largest fine ever. Which music streaming platform do you opt for? Are you an avid Spotify user or an Apple Music goer? The two platforms are considered to be direct competitors within the streaming space. Now, after months of rumours,...

By London, UK
Why can nobody recognise this lost 1980s song?

Why can nobody recognise this lost 1980s song?

A mysterious song snippet has been making the rounds online. Nobody seems to recognise the track or its origin. What gives? Despite the internet’s best efforts, it seems nobody can identify a mysterious 17 second song snippet that was uploaded to WatZatSong by a user called Carl92 in 2021. The ongoing effort to track down the artist and identify the song name has been extensive, with various niche 80s artists...

By London, UK
Bumble to relaunch amidst waning Gen Z interest in dating apps

Bumble to relaunch amidst waning Gen Z interest in dating apps

Gen Z are slowly ditching dating apps in favour of real-life socialising. It could wind up costing big companies like Bumble a fair buck. Now, it has announced a relaunch later in the year alongside widespread layoffs. Have you ever tried to using a dating app to find love? Algorithmic, expensive, time-consuming, and arguably addictive, dating apps have been a headache for young singletons over the past decade or...

By London, UK
New study suggests Gen Z are welcoming ‘post-truth media age’

New study suggests Gen Z are welcoming ‘post-truth media age’

A large study into the UK’s media habits has found that Gen Z are less interested in traditional news outlets and more likely to opt for social media platforms, despite trusting their content less. Gen Zers are less likely to use traditional media outlets such as BBC News and The Guardian over TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms, a new study has found. In fact, young people are shunning...

By London, UK
Olivia Rodrigo launches ‘Fund 4 Good’ initiative for women

Olivia Rodrigo launches ‘Fund 4 Good’ initiative for women

Singer and songwriter Olivia Rodrigo has announced a new initiative called ‘Fund 4 Good’ which will work to ‘support all women, girls, and people seeking reproductive health freedom’. Olivia Rodrigo has unveiled a new initiative called ‘Fund 4 Good’ that will finance non-profit organisations championing girls’ education, supporting reproductive rights, and preventing gender-based violence. The fund will operate in conjunction with Olivia’s GUTS world tour, which kicked off early this...

By London, UK