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TikTok testing out new Gen Z recruiting tool

TikTok testing out new Gen Z recruiting tool

TikTok is reportedly testing out a beta version of its new recruiting tool for Gen Z, which does away with normal CVs. Could this lead to wider change across the board? Who said TikTok was a waste of time? If, like us, you spent far too much of your lockdown limbo...

Carbon emissions are reportedly shrinking Earth’s stratosphere

Carbon emissions are reportedly shrinking Earth’s stratosphere

New research confirms long harboured suspicions that humanity’s emissions are shrinking Earth’s stratosphere, with its thickness reportedly contracting by as much as 400 metres since the 1980s. Science is starting to draw regular connections between humanity’s role in climate change and marked shifts with the planet, and the latest reports are seriously concerning. Just last month, data from the American Geophysical Union revealed that humanity’s ceaseless emissions have separated the...

By London, UK
Why space junk is the real enemy of the US Space Force

Why space junk is the real enemy of the US Space Force

President Biden affirms his support for an official military presence in outer space, which means a greater risk of space debris. Spy satellites might be the least of his worries. In the final days of his presidency in 2019, Donald Trump officially launched Space Force, the USA’s first new military service in seventy years – and yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Committing $40 million to the initiative, Trump signed...

By International, World
Snack: The Gen Z dating platform using vertical video

Snack: The Gen Z dating platform using vertical video

Snack, billed as the perfect dating app for Gen Z, is merging young people’s love of low-pressure platforms and vertical video. Think Hinge meets TikTok. If you’ve ever been deemed too ‘thirsty’ in the TikTok comment section, Snack may soon become the natural platform to migrate to. You’d imagine if Gen Z were to put out an ad for their ideal dating app, it would look a little something like, ‘Wanted:...

By London, UK
Sony announces Discord integration for PlayStation

Sony announces Discord integration for PlayStation

Sony has announced plans to integrate its PlayStation Network with Discord early next year. Could this deal be a gamechanger in bringing the console giant more in-line with the values of young people? If Microsoft acquiring Bethesda was the biggest gaming coup of 2021, Sony has just secured a deal to arguably take the title for 2022 already. This week, Sony has announced plans to team up with popular chat...

By London, UK