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Grim revelations arise from two-year TikTok investigation
Previously redacted documents about TikTok’s practices have been mulled over by several news outlets. The grim revelations bring to question the platform’s duty of care and lax precautions, particularly when it comes to young users. Two years ago, TikTok discovered some truly disgusting things were taking place on their platform. Children as young as 14 had been stripping on livestream and taking requests from adults in exchange for gifts or digital...
Is the ‘Souls-like’ explosion linked to real world adversity?
Difficult RPG games of the ‘Souls-like’ variety used to be somewhat niche, due to their unforgiving nature. In the last 18 months, however, the popularity of these types of games has exploded. Why is that? Never had a tension headache from playing a game before? May I offer you some Souls-like? If you haven’t heard that term before, it originates from Dark Souls - a gothic RPG created by FromSoftware back...
Stop shoving online therapy down our throats
i’m trying to watch YouTube in the bath. Go away I’m one BetterHelp ad away from bouncing my Pixel off the wall. Is it just me, or is anyone else being low key harassed by advertising for online therapy portals in 2024? It’s either that or male grooming kits. Perhaps my YouTube algorithm sees the amount of Manchester United rant content I consume and has decided I personally need an intervention. Either way,...
Starlink access approved for areas hit by Hurricane Helene
Elon Musk’s gaggle of internet satellites is currently providing connectivity to areas affected by Hurricane Helene. This is what the tech tycoon had always envisioned for Starlink. You can argue whether Elon Musk’s Starlink project is borne of altruism or primarily of self-gain, but there’s no denying the project’s original MO is now being achieved. Hurricane Helene finally subsided after six long days, but the category 4 weather event has left...
Netflix, can we have nice things?
Netflix in 2024 is pretty shite. I’m not a huge fan of reality TV. I’ll indulge in the odd season of Married At First Sight every couple years, sure, but I find it more irritating than anything before long. Despite being apparently ‘unscripted’, most now follow the same formula relentlessly year after year – to the extent that people will say: ‘It’s the XYZ episode on Love Island tonight’ with genuine excitement. The novelty of these...
Has the PlayStation 5 Pro made the future of gaming inaccessible?
Retailing for an eye-watering £700 at launch, the PlayStation 5 Pro has fans of console gaming concerned that next gen hardware will completely price us out. Has the market just been ruined? How do you appease lifelong PlayStation fans becoming disillusioned by a lack of exciting new IPs and exclusives? By releasing a mid-gen console for £700, apparently. The PlayStation 5 Pro is slated for release in early November. As its...
Cognify wants AI-simulated memories to help rehabilitate prisoners
Hashem Al-Ghaili, a Berlin-based scientist and filmmaker, envisions a future where prisoners are rehabilitated using implanted synthetic memories created by AI. His MO is to instil a sense of empathy and cut lengthy sentences from years to a matter of minutes. Having cut his teeth in the realm of independent filmmaking, Hashem Al-Ghaili has certainly let his mind run wild with this controversial concept. Presumably after binging Black Mirror and the...
bought a home & our generation is screwed
i’m lucky and grateful for my unique set of circumstances – most others categorically don’t have, or just don’t fancy. I’m currently in the process of moving into my first flat in the UK, I’m rapidly approaching 30 and have a daughter to keep clean, dry, and fed. Ruby is the best thing that’s ever happened to me – marginally ahead of Manchester United’s 1999 treble – but I’m not going...
Britain’s ageing homes offer ‘worst value for money’ of major economies
Britain’s ageing house stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, the Resolution Foundation found in a recent survey. If you’re looking to buy a property – which, unfortunately, I am for the first time – here’s a hefty dose of anxiety about the housing market to top you up. Britain’s ‘expensive, cramped, and ageing housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy,’ says...
Study claims UK girls more anxious about climate change than boys
A report led by a team from the University College London claims that when it comes to fears about climate change, girls are far more concerned than boys – in UK schools, that is. Just how early does existential concern about humanity’s ecological doom begin, I wonder. Though my generation was perhaps a little late to the party, Gen Alpha are dealing with this inherited burden while navigating high school. Just...
