Google’s five-year antitrust lawsuit results in a slap on the wrist
Google has finally seen the end to a lawsuit filed way back in 2020 and a trial that began in 2023. The Department of Justice alleged that Google held a monopoly over the search and advertising market, but it’s gotten away with a slap on the wrist. After years of...
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AI chatbots increasingly linked to child suicide cases
The past months have seen an increase in lawsuits against AI companies by parents who have lost their kids to chatbots. These bots have been found to enable conversations about suicide and self-harm. Despite its past stigmas and accessibility problems, mental health is still a pertinent topic in many...
The jig is up for students submitting AI assignments
If you’re a student who’s recently submitted work containing traces of AI, you’re probably cooked. It all seemed a little too good to be true, because it was. If you were a student who graduated in 2024, you were in the absolute sweet spot for generative AI. The explosion of chatbot generators...
Elon Musk takes on Microsoft with AI operating system ‘Macrohard’
Elon Musk is going after big tech pillars like Microsoft with ‘Macrohard’, an operating system that will use AI agents to run all operations with minimal human involvement. Despite the tongue-in-cheek name, ‘Macrohard’ is very much real. Between going up against Keir Starmer’s immigration policies on X, running both Tesla and...
Roblox isn’t doing enough to protect its young communities
The company banned a YouTuber who had exposed many child predators and got them arrested. Now, it has come under fire for enabling predatory behaviour and its lack of child safety protocols. Roblox has been an integral part of many of our childhoods. In the digital era, the platform provides...
Jeanpormanove’s live death ignites outrage at Kick
French streamer Raphaël Graven, better known as Jeanpormanove, died on stream this week following a 10-day marathon in which he was subjected to sleep deprivation and physical abuse. How did Kick fail to recognise the danger? The death of French streamer Jeanpormanove has had a profound impact online, and it...
Kai Cenat and the influencer charity controversy
Kai Cenat is under scrutiny again, but this time it’s not about setting off fireworks in his room or being shite at Elden Ring. It involves a school in Nigeria, and we’re trying to find the line between philanthropy and clout chasing. Earlier this year, Kai travelled to Nigeria with fellow creators Fanum and Duke Dennis. During the visit, he revealed he’d funded the construction of a new school,...
Study shows Gen Z aren’t paying for games anymore
Gen Z spending on games has bottomed out, according to American research firm Circana. What are the factors at play? Do I really need electricity and hot water this month? Screw it, I’m getting the Switch 2. I’m being tongue and cheek with it, but this is the reality lived by just about every gamer Gen Zer that isn’t making six figures on Twitch or YouTube. Amid an ongoing cost of living...
Is it possible to detach from your phone?
The growing dependency on tech is driving us apart. But there are ways to prevent being swallowed by your phone. ‘84% of Americans say they are online either several times a day or ‘almost constantly,’ writes Christina Caron. I must amidst I didn’t even bat an eyelid at that statistic – which says it all, really. I’ve used 2025 as a sort of ‘health kick’ year. Newly single and determined to...
The US Moon mission could worsen geopolitical tensions
The US is fast-tracking the development of lunar nuclear reactors to establish operational keep-out zones, which, while not legally binding, could effectively limit the lunar activities of other nations. Building a base on the Moon is no easy feat. One would need to factor in transportation, manpower, and most importantly, a reliable source of energy. Hence, the best bet right now for a dependable lunar power source is nuclear energy. NASA...
