The feature-free phone, launched at Milan design week, is the latest device to tap into young people’s concerns about attention-harvesting and data privacyIt’s almost enough to make you stop doomscrolling: dull devices are now cool.The Boring Phone is a new, featureless flip phone that is feeding the growing appetites of younger people who want to bin their smartphones in favour of a dumbphone. Continue reading
The US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it is issuing a federal order to require more testing and reporting of H5N1 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cows. The USDA had previously required reporting of H5N1 influenza in poultry and wild birds, but producers were not required to let the government know if cows tested positive – a factor the USDA admitted had hampered its ability to investigate the spread of the current outbreak in cattle. Since cases were confirmed...
Have you ever wondered why so many brands are switching to digital social media platforms, like TikTok and Instagram, as their primary advertising mediums? Are you one of those people who criticise the new generation of creatives for their choice of advertising platform? After all, aren’t traditional linear TV ads what’s worked well for decades? […]
This month, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) unveiled a rare government feat: a bipartisan bill that has lawmakers feeling "optimistic" and "fired up." It’s the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), and it’s long overdue. The U.S. lags far behind the rest of the world on privacy legislation; 137 of the world’s 194 countries have national privacy laws, according to the United Nations. We’re the G-20 outlier without one. This isn’t the kind of “exceptionalism”...
Britons enjoying a full English breakfast this morning have dismissed claims that the fry-up could be dying out because of health concerns among young people.
It’s been a few years since Lifehacker looked at the slang of Generation Z, long enough that Generation Alpha has had time to develop and spread some of its own special buzzwords and jargon. Here's an alphabetized collection of slang taken from both Gen-Z and Gen A.
It looks like Android 15 could come with a cool new feature that shows the remaining lifetime of your phone’s storage chip.
The upcoming Star Wars series The Acolyte is going to attempt to give us something different from anything that we’ve seen before in the Star Wars franchise as it is...
There’s a lot of buzz in boxing circles about eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao making a comeback in a serious fight, not an exhibition, and from what’s in the air, it appears that he’s not ruling out anything at the moment.
Businesses that want to work with the Commonwealth government will have to prove that their operations are sustainable in a push to shift Australia towards a circular economy. As the government attempts to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says a circular economy – where goods are reused, repurposed, recycled or […]
When U.S. Air Force serviceman Aaron Bushnell lit himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., in February, far too many applauded the 25-year-old’s very public, viral, suicide protest. Cornel West called him a “dear brother” and praised his example, saying, “Let us never forget the extraordinary courage and commitment of brother Aaron Bushnell who […]
A new study reveals the popular abbreviations that Generation Z perceive as 'old'. Thankfully, there are some easy swaps you can make to keep up with youngsters