Bumble to relaunch amidst waning Gen Z interest in dating apps
Gen Z are slowly ditching dating apps in favour of real-life socialising. It could wind up costing big companies like Bumble a fair buck. Now, it has announced a relaunch later in the year alongside widespread layoffs. Have you ever tried to using a dating app to find love? Algorithmic,...
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Apple reportedly cancels electric car project
Despite never being officially announced, Apple’s rumoured electric car project has apparently been shelved. Apple has apparently cancelled plans to build electric vehicles, after ten years of rumours and speculation that it was working on such a project. According to Bloomberg News, many employees previously involved with electric vehicles will...
What’s up with the constant gaming layoffs in 2024?
The gaming industry has never exactly been synonymous with job security, but what is causing this unprecedented amount of layoffs in 2024? By 2027, the gaming industry is slated to be worth a staggering $282 billion. That said, what on Earth is going on with the continuous layoffs being reported...
Will Samsung’s smart ring usher in a new era of wearable tech?
As consumers become increasingly interested in tracking their health status with help from wearable tech, could Samsung’s smart ring make smartwatches a thing of the past? Modern life is all about data. Banking apps notify us about changes in our month-to-month spending habits, music apps reveal how many minutes we...
Over 100 new species found on underwater mountain near Chile
Off the coast of Chile, up to 3,530 metres below sea level, scientists have discovered over 100 previously unknown species living on an underwater mountain. The planet’s biological tapestry is significantly richer than we knew last week. Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have just discovered 100 new species living...
Lawsuit filed against dating apps claims they are ‘fuelling addiction’
Since the emergence of online dating apps almost a decade ago, they’ve become one of the most common ways new couples meet. However, some users are claiming that their addictive nature is causing harm to our relationships and mental health. On Valentine’s Day, six dating app users filed a proposed...
ChatGPT just went rogue and we don’t know why
OpenAI’s generative language tool went completely haywire last night, and its responses have been freaking people out. Developers ambiguously refer to this phenomenon as a ‘hallucination’. Reassuring. Are our digital overlords readying their full-scale invasion already? Last night, ChatGPT users reported occurrences of the generative language tool going completely haywire. Simple user queries prompted strange ramblings, most of which were entirely unintelligible and way too long. Gathering to share examples on Reddit...
Reddit signs over its user data to train unnamed AI model
As user data becomes an increasingly hot commodity, an unnamed AI company is reportedly plotting a $60 million swoop to scrape Reddit for AI training purposes. Should we be concerned? Decades of Reddit ramblings could become fuel for the next generation of AI models. The self-proclaimed ‘front page of the internet’ has reportedly negotiated a content licensing deal with an unnamed AI company. For the cool price of $60 million,...
Disney invests $1.5bn in Epic Games to create new Fortnite universe
Disney has just secured a $1.5bn stake in Epic Games to develop a new Fortnite universe incorporating all of its major properties – including Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, ESPN, and more. Epic Games has done it again! The latest major coup for the publisher comes in the form of a hefty $1.5bn investment sum from Disney, and surprise, Fortnite is at the heart of the deal. The entertainment giant’s minority stake will...
SpaceX probed for claims of sexual harassment and gender discrimination
Female ex-employees of the company have condemned a ‘frat’-style culture allegedly rampant with gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Elon Musk’s aerospace’s company, SpaceX, is under the microscope of the Californian Civil Rights Department (CCRD) following an influx of alarming claims made in January. A civil rights complaint from a group of former employees describes regular instances of discrimination, crude sexual humour, and harassment, culminating in an ongoing ‘frat’-style culture in the...
