First solar-powered vinyl record press built in US
Dave Newell, a Florida-based musician and avid record collector, has, alongside environmentalist wife Betsy Bemis, created the first solar-powered vinyl record press in the US. They call it ‘Audiodrome’. The first sustainable vinyl record press has opened in the US for Earth Day, and it has nowt to do with...
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Are Gen Z less tech savvy than previous generations?
Despite being the first ‘digitally native’ generation, studies suggest Gen Z are struggling with tech illiteracy. Young people are somewhat synonymous with technology; well, with the smartphone at least. From Facetune to Capcut, Gen Z are well equipped with social-first skills – many of them have even established successful internet...
Google announces major shake up to search algorithm
In an effort to reduce low-quality articles and unoriginal content, Google is making big changes to its search algorithm. A new core update to Google’s search traffic algorithm could have wide-reaching implications for SEO experts and copywriters. The company is further boosting its low-quality downranking project that it began testing...
Apple fined nearly $2 billion USD by EU for ‘blocking’ music apps
Apple is being fined almost $2 billion USD for supressing alternative music streaming apps on its App Store. It’s the first time the EU has penalised the company and its third largest fine ever. Which music streaming platform do you opt for? Are you an avid Spotify user or an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Study shows Brits wouldn’t be able to survive without the Internet
As the number of Internet users is rising, research from Community Fibre reveals just how dependent Brits are on the Internet. UK internet users are set to increase to 63 million in the next five years, and new research from broadband provider Community Fibre reveals that many Brits depend on the Internet. Out of the 2,000 respondents who use the Internet, three in five Brits (62%) admit they couldn’t...
Opinion – Apple’s attempt to redefine ‘screen time’ is eerie
The Apple Vision Pro has the ability to pin virtual screens and notices throughout your home and keep them there. Though the tech is far from mainstream, this could be a nod to the future – and it’s eerie as hell. One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to be more present and significantly decrease the amount of time we spend staring at screens. This is easier said than...
