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Trans youth are turning to TikTok for support

Trans youth are turning to TikTok for support

In uncertain political times, America’s young LGBTQIA+ community are using social media as a vital crowdfunding tool.  The day after the 2024 US presidential election, thousands of trans youth across the country woke to a sense of a dread. Iris, a 20-year-old Black trans woman living in Texas, was one of...

This year’s Spotify Wrapped is the most immersive yet

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...

By London, UK
Everything you need to know about Bluesky

Everything you need to know about Bluesky

Does Jack Dorsey’s new Twitter-alternative mark the end of Musk’s X? The word ‘Bluesky’ first popped into the public consciousness when Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey launched the app last summer. But as Twitter (now X) becomes increasingly inundated with far-right rhetoric, and Donald Trump’s election launches X owner Elon Musk into the political limelight, a mass exodus of the social media app has given Bluesky its proverbial moment in the sun. For...

By Brighton, UK
Why the world hasn’t fully adopted digital voting

Why the world hasn’t fully adopted digital voting

Despite technological advancements, many countries remain hesitant to fully embrace digital voting systems with concerns such as security, accessibility, and trust playing a part. Many tables this year would have seen the topic of elections during dinner. Many elections occur worldwide, and the results determine the fate of nations and regions. The most significant ones occurred in top global economies ranging from the European Union to the United States of America....

By Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia