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Meet Lavinya Stennett: 23 years old and tackling Britain’s racial education
At only 23-years-old, Lavinya Stennett is the CEO of The Black Curriculum, a new initiative that’s fighting to improve teaching of Black British history and culture. If you grew up in the UK like I did, then you might feel that your formal education on Black British history was somewhat lacking. Aside from a surface level rendition of the slave trade’s abolition, very little in-depth discussion of Black rights or...
Antarctica’s seabed is leaking methane into the atmosphere
It’s a worrying sign for the climate emergency, but it does give us an unprecedented research opportunity in Antarctica. Methane leakage on the sea floor has been recorded in Antarctica for the first time ever. The seep was discovered in a 30ft deep site known as Cinder Cones in McMurdo Sound and was led by Andrew Thurber from Oregon State University. Methane isn’t being released in bubbles but instead is ‘coming...
China successfully launches first ever mission to Mars
The secretive space mission is called Tianwen-1 and is scheduled to land on Mars in seven months time. China has officially entered the Mars space race with the successful launch of Tianwen-1, an unmanned rover that will land sometime in February if all goes well. It would make China the second country to land and operate a rover on Mars after the US. The Tianwen-1 consists of an orbiter, lander,...
Twitter suffers massive bitcoin security breach
Accounts of huge companies and celebrities including Barack Obama and Apple have been compromised in the biggest Twitter hack ever. Over 300,000 verified Twitter accounts have been temporarily blocked from posting any content due to a huge, widespread cyber-attack by a bitcoin scammer. These users include huge international companies such as Apple and several big celebrities. Elon Musk, Kanye West, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, and many others have had their...
‘Prospect 100’ is giving Gen Z fresh creative opportunities
This new initiative is hoping to give young talented creatives the opportunity to realise their potential, and anyone can get involved. Unless you’re born into a well connected family with a ton of personal wealth, it can be hard to crack into creative industries as an outsider. Three young business entrepreneurs are hoping to lessen this gap between talented teenage hopeful and wildfire success story with a new initiative...
Russian hacking group attack vaccine researchers
According to British authorities, Russia is sponsoring hacking group APT29 who’re attacking British, US, and Canadian medical organisations. The UK’s National Cyber Security has publicly stated that drug companies and research groups focusing on a Covid-19 vaccine have been targeted by a hacker group called APT29. Known in hacking circles as the Duke or Cozy Bears, APT29 are sponsored by the Russian state and are considered a particularly troublesome collective...
Publishers to raise gaming prices for next gen
2K announced last week that NBA 2K21 will cost $70 USD on next-gen, setting a precedent for other publishers to increase prices - but it should come with a reduction in microtransactions. The regular pricing for video games could be seeing an increase as we move into the next generation of consoles, as 2K has announced it will be raising the price of NBA 2K21 by 10$ USD for...
EA announces new Sims reality tv show
Players will compete with one another in a series of challenges that test their creativity within The Sims 4. It’s a mashup of e-sports and traditional television that we’ll likely see more of in the future. EA has announced a new reality show called The Sims Spark’d. The venture will pitch twelve gamers against one another in challenges designed to assess their creative talents. It will be premiering this...
Millionaires are demanding to be taxed more
Over 80 of the world’s richest people have published an open letter demanding tax increases for millionaires to fund the world’s coronavirus recovery. An open letter calling for an increase in taxes for the super-rich was published this weekend and was signed by 83 millionaires, including Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield and Disney heir Abigail Disney. Titled ‘Millionaires for Humanity’, the letter details the long-term economic damage that coronavirus...
Jenna Marbles and Shane Dawson apologise for past racism
Older YouTubers are distancing themselves from videos that made them big names ten years ago - it’s a vital step toward genuine progress for racial representation. YouTube will turn fifteen years old this year. Back in 2005 the site was full of snappy videos of cats, quirky millennials making cringy loud-mouth content, and funny dance crazes that are horrendously dated now. It was not the Gen Z content powerhouse that...
