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TikTok to tackle misinformation with fact checkers and content warnings
Falling in line with the big social networking sites, TikTok is now attempting to tackle its spread of misinformation with in-app warnings and fact checkers. While TikTok is all about fun and games, its insatiable rise to the top of mainstream culture now demands a more thorough look into the types of content spreading on its platform. Safety first people, safety first. Chief on the list of concerns admist a global...
Stadia’s internal closure bets on industry shift to Cloud gaming
14 months after Stadia’s high-profile launch, Google is closing the company’s internal game development studio. Its once exclusive Cloud technology is now open to potential suitors. It’s taken Google 14 months to realise it doesn’t want to be a game making company anymore. Grandiose ambitions first revealed at the Game Developers Conference 2019 have never come close to fruition for Google’s Stadia. It originally teased its own Cloud-based console, a controller,...
High school astronomers have discovered four new ‘exoplanets’
A teenage duo from a Massachusetts high school have discovered four new exoplanets and co-authored a paper in the Astronomical Journal. It’s high time we officially axed the term ‘pie in the sky’. Two Massachusetts high schoolers have blossomed from keen physics students into renowned astronomers seemingly overnight. Thanks to a mentorship program at the Center for Astrophysics; Harvard and Smithsonian, both will go down in history for uncovering the existence...
The UN announces bold new framework for space sustainability
With concerns growing over space debris and satellite traffic, the UN and UK government has signed a one-of a-kind agreement to ensure the sustainability of space missions going forward. If you keep up to date with our stories, you’ll know that space junk – though it may sound like a storage locker owned by eponymous hero Rick Sanchez – actually represents a very real issue. As it stands today there are...
Solar powered pods provide sanctuary to homeless in Germany
Solar powered pods are offering rough sleepers an overnight sanctuary, as efforts to ‘start contact’ with the homeless community are boosted in the German city of Ulm. The German city Ulm, located about 75 miles west of Munich, has built a series of state-of-the-art pods for its homeless community to sleep in. Scattered throughout local parks and other areas known to be frequented by the city’s homeless population, the aptly named...
The 9-year-old activist leading a campaign against plastic waste
At just 9 years of age, a British girl is spearheading a campaign to stop unsorted plastic waste being dumped in developing countries. A new year may have just begun, but it’s safe to say we’ve already got a contender for most inspiring story of 2021. If you were to ask, a self-proclaimed activist will usually be able to draw on the exact moment they decided to take a stand for...
Wattpad’s takeover spells big opportunities for aspiring writers
Wattpad - the user-generated publishing app providing big-time opportunities to aspiring writers - is set for a huge year, with a purported $600 million buyout almost doubling its community in size. It’s safe to say seniors at Wattpad aren’t exactly lacking in ambition. In 2020, the self-publishing company outlined its desire to become the ultimate content feeder for streaming services like Hulu and Netflix, and a steady supplier of blockbuster material...
NGOs demand EU ban on destructive fishing method ‘bottom trawling’
‘Bottom trawling’ is destroying delicate marine ecosystems that are ‘protected’ by the EU. Now, a coalition of NGOs is demanding accountability and increased action. A group of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are pressuring the EU to ban the common commercial fishing method known as ‘bottom trawling’. For those unfamiliar, ‘bottom trawling’ involves dragging nets up to 650m wide across the seabed and catching thousands of low dwelling fish in a single voyage....
TikTok to support its Black creators with new incubator program
In lieu of broader efforts to ensure greater diversity and representation on the platform, TikTok has launched its Black Creators program for 2021. With the Black Lives Matter movement reaching a fever pitch of momentum in 2020, the biggest social media platforms are finally understanding the importance of providing all creators with equal opportunities online. It’s with this goal in mind that TikTok is ramping up efforts to further invest in...
Activists attempt to convict French state for lack of climate action
In what could become a historic court case of global significance, eco activists and NGOs in Paris are seeking conviction of the French state for its ‘inadequate’ action to combat climate change. A court in Paris will this week hear a landmark case accusing the French government of taking inadequate action to combat climate change. Brought forth two years ago by four climate NGOs, including Greenpeace France, Oxfam France, Notre...
