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Nvidia’s Canvas app could speed up creative process for artists
A new Nvidia AI tool called ‘Canvas’ allows users to create complex landscape art using a few doodled brush strokes, potentially changing the creative process for millions of artists. Remember watching the special feature clips on animated movie DVDs in the noughties and noticing all of the cool concept artwork made by animators and artists? If you didn’t understand that admittedly niche reference then you missed out on a childhood...
LEGO unveils first bricks made from recycled PET
The giant toy company LEGO has shown off its first brick prototype made from recycled plastic bottles, as it continues toward making all of its products entirely sustainable. When you think of words to associate with LEGO, ‘sustainable’ probably isn’t very far up the list. The company has been attempting to change this in recent years, however. In 2018 it announced a new range of LEGO bricks made from...
Amazon found destroying millions of items every year
An investigation by ITV has claimed that Amazon UK is destroying upwards of 130,000 unsold products every week, creating an unprecedented amount of waste and e-waste. Online retailer Amazon is destroying millions of unsold and discarded items every single year, according to a new investigation by ITV. Footage taken undercover at one of 24 distribution centres shows a huge amount of items - much of it tech such as laptops...
Gen Z ‘most problem-solving generation ever’ survey finds
A new survey by EY Ripples and JA Worldwide asked 6,000 Gen Z participants how they’d reframe business and education. The results indicate an optimistic and pro-active generation entering the work force. When trying to understand different generations of employees and workers, it can be difficult to know what drives and motivates them – particularly as this tends to change from one to the next. It’s in the interest of...
Pharrell to open low-income schools in Virginia
Pharrell Williams, famed producer and musician, will be opening several private schools exclusively for low-income students. Places are available right now online. Fancy enlisting at a Pharrell funded school? If you’re from Virginia you may be in luck, as the lauded producer Pharrell Williams has announced the opening of several private schools exclusive to low income families. The first is named Yellowhab and will be opening in the Ghent neighbourhood near...
Everything you need to know about the G7 summit
World leaders met in Cornwall to discuss a variety of global issues, including climate change and the pandemic. Here are all the main talking points from this year’s G7 summit. Last weekend saw many world leaders - including Joe Biden and Boris Johnson - gather at Carbis Bay in the UK for the 47th G7 summit. This annual event is used by the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies to discuss a...
Exclusive – Meeting Gen Z filmmaker Kasha Sequoia Slavner
Kasha Sequoia Slavner is an award-winning filmmaker and director who made a splash in the industry with her 2017 social change film ‘The Sunrise Storyteller’. We discussed her work and future ambitions, as well as her take on the changing landscape of cinema. If you’re an indie film savvy you may have already heard of Kasha Sequoia Slavner, a 22-year-old director, screenwriter, and founder of The Global Sunrise Project. Her...
Opinion – How Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’ masterfully portrays Gen Z angst
Written, directed, and shot all by Bo himself, ‘Inside’ could be this decade’s first true modern masterpiece, an isolating and self-referential rollercoaster that derails into a nightmare of Millennial and Gen Z angst. I’ve no doubt you’ve seen the rave reviews and social media buzz surrounding Bo Burnham’s latest special ‘Inside’ by now. Released last week, this new 90 minute ‘comedy’ was created entirely by Bo himself. Recorded, directed, written, and...
Lil Nas X named Pride icon with huge Philadelphia mural
The famous pop singer Lil Nas X has been featured in a giant three-story-tall mural in the ‘Gayborhood’ area of downtown Philadelphia, solidifying his place as a Pride icon. Lil Nas X has been honoured with a giant three-story-tall mural in Philadelphia to kick off Pride Month. The artwork is on full display in the ‘Gayborhood’ area downtown, and features three separate costumes based on aesthetics from his recent music videos...
Should we ban bosses from emailing after working hours?
France introduced a law four years ago that secured employees the ‘right to disconnect’ from bosses to improve mental health. Should other countries do the same? UK organisation Prospect is calling for the government to introduce new protections into its Employment Bill that would ban bosses from routinely emailing employees outside of working hours. It comes after a year and a half of huge, widespread cultural shifts in the way...
