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Zuck's birthday t-shirt is a tribute to ancient Rome, Facebook's history, and going hard

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 07:40

Mark Zuckerberg wearing a black t-shirt that reads — Mark Zuckerberg wearing a t-shirt that reads "Carthago delenda est," a famous Latin phrase.
Mark Zuckerberg/Instragram

Tech, culture, news-uk, mark-zuckerberg, romans

Peloton's demise is another in a long line of failed fitness fads

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 06:07

Photo illustration of a tombstone with a Peloton bike. — Tingting Ji/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

Retail, Discourse, culture, health, Peloton, peloton-analysis, fitness-fads

Bumble's billboard ads made fun of celibacy as an alternative to dating. It didn't go down well.

Tue, 05/14/2024 - 07:17

Bumble dating app — Bumble is removing ads for its rebrand after social media backlash.
NurPhoto/Getty Images

culture, Tech, bumble, dating-apps, tiktok, tiktokers, social-media

A livestream video portal connecting Dublin and New York was meant to bring the cities together — instead, it's devolved into chaos

Tue, 05/14/2024 - 07:14

Livestream portal in New York — The livestream portal is installed in New York and in Dublin.
Brendan McDermid/Reuters

culture, Tech, tiktok, Viral, trending-uk, new-york, Dublin

MrBeast's breakup with his talent manager is a wakeup call that influencers won't always need middlemen

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 09:32

MrBeast Jimmy Donaldson — MrBeast recently parted ways with his talent manager of six years.
MrBeast

culture, Media, MrBeast, jimmy-donaldson, YouTubers, content-creators, Influencers

The Apple 'crush' ad for the new iPad wasn't bad, actually

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 13:40

a squishy ball being crushed for an Apple ad — A stress ball gets crushed by a hydraulic press in Apple's latest ad. Yes, it was shocking to some, but the backlash was extreme.
Apple

Tech, culture, Advertising, apple, advertisting, ipad, tim-cook

My AI dating your AI could be the future of online dating, Bumble founder says. 'No. No. Truly.'

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 13:05

Bumble dating app — Bumble.
NurPhoto/Getty Images

Tech, AI, culture, artifial-intelligence, bumble, dating-app, modern-dating

Gen Z is bringing back digital cameras and the post-night-out photo dump

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 08:48

Three girls taking a selfie with a digital camera. — Digital cameras are back thanks to Gen Z.
wundervisuals/Getty Images

culture, Tech, digital-camera, gen-z, gen-zers, zoomers, Millennials

My journey into the dark heart of modern chess

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 05:23

A man standing in the shadow of a giant chess piece — Nicolás Ortega for BI

There is a singular misery to trying your very best, after months of training, only to be crushed by a 6-year-old.

culture, Discourse, Media, freelance-illustration, rebecca-zisser, Discourse, chess

College alum surprised that his ayahuasca-inspired speech praising bitcoin got groans and boos

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 15:32

Chris Pan wearing a white collar shirt and black pants and sitting in a red chair in a warehouse space. — Chris Pan
Courtesy of OSU

culture, Tech, Education, ayahuasca, Bitcoin, Viral, commencement

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