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UK prisons hosting a record number of activists this Christmas
As many as forty people between the ages of 22 and 58 will be spending Christmas in UK prisons. This record-breaking figure is attributed to the high number of arrests at climate change protests and demonstrations related to Israel’s actions in Gaza. This year, a record-breaking number of UK protestors will be spending Christmas behind bars. With forty activists between the ages of 22 to 58 locked up across Britain in...
Apple sued by Democratic Republic of Congo for illegal mining
The DRC’s lawyers have stated that tech giant Apple has knowingly sourced minerals from conflict zones in East Africa while publicly painting itself as sustainable and ethical. The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed lawsuits in both Paris and Brussels claiming that tech-giant Apple purchased illegal ‘blood minerals’ from its conflict zones for use in its product lines. Filed against the Apple European subsidiaries, the lawsuit states that the company...
this is not a gift + guide
uninterested in boxing myself in (pun fully intended) Hello my winter sunshine, my hot cocoa by the fire. It’s around that time where we all start breaking up for the holidays and I don’t know about you, but the prospect of that feels both exciting and much-needed! Hopefully you’ve all got some lovely plans to look forward to in the coming weeks. To carry us over until then, this weekly newsletter is...
Opinion – it’s time to abandon our ‘always on’ culture
While smartphones have granted humans the remarkable ability to stay in touch from anywhere in the world, we need to acknowledge the consequences of never getting a chance to properly 'shut off'. Throughout history, no other group of human beings have lived the way we do, that is, completely immersed in and unable to escape a culture of being ‘always on’ and ‘available’. The seamless connectivity offered by modern technology...
Musicians could lose €4 billion to generative AI every year
A first-of-its-kind economic study predicts that, in just four years, a quarter of music artists could see their earnings sabotaged by the rise of AI generated tracks. It’s getting harder and harder to trust the authenticity of ‘leaked’ songs from our favourite artists these days, and that’s all thanks to the rapidly improving capabilities of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). In just a few minutes, the vocal likeness of top artists can...
‘v’ is for vigilante + vendetta
the internet is not-so-divided over this murderous ivy leaguer Hello to all of you wonderful people 💞 Global news during this last week has been especially wild, from the murder of a healthcare company’s CEO in NYC, to intense rebel activity in Syria, and ongoing political instability in South Korea. With the latest edition of our newsletter, I hope to shed a little bit of light on your week. This week...
Why has the price of coffee hit an almost fifty-year high?
Coffee prices have been on a steady incline for the last few decades, but in 2024 the price of the world’s most popular bean variety has increased by 70 percent. What’s behind this rapid change? Feeling scammed whenever you pay your local coffee shop £3.40 for your flat white? Well hold on, because that figure might just rise in the coming months. New reports have revealed that prices for Arabica coffee...
Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
The human rights organisation has alleged that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the crime of genocide under international law. This morning, December 5th, Amnesty International released a report titled, 'You Feel Like You Are Subhuman': Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza. It contains months of research, extensive witness interviews, and in-depth analysis of both visual and digital evidence to constitute its claim – including satellite imagery and...
perfume snobs + streetwear’s end
styling and profiling to start the month Happy December to you all! We’re starting this month off strong with a newsletter touching on tech nostalgia, climate change consequences, and the death of streetwear. As usual, there’s more than than that to come. Let’s dive in! 💿 Tech talk We’re all suffering from ‘qualitynesia’ now – financial times In simplifying the way we consume media with the aim of improving convenience (streaming literally everything) we’ve...
This year’s Spotify Wrapped is the most immersive yet
Each year, Spotify boosts the metrics and features included in its annual ‘Wrapped’ feature. In 2024, it’s utilised AI to take things up a notch while launching an immersive experience near one of London’s busiest tube stations. It’s the time of year that all Spotify users look forward to most: Spotify Wrapped day! First launched in 2016, Spotify’s personalized yearly round-up of user listening habits quickly became a fan favourite. Wrapped...
