One pioneering restaurant empire, the one with the clown, made the genius connection between their staff and Snapchat, and are now hiring using the app. Yes, really.
You on the Internet, comment at me, bro
I have something to admit. I live for the low blows and logically-inept battleground of Internet comment boxes. I know it’s a war where nothing is ever won, but I shoulder arms nonetheless.
Crack is whack: Science develops unbreakable phone screen
Finally, technology is relevant. A pioneering group of eggheads have developed an unbreakable phone screen. Joie de Vivre.
The hypocrisy of condemning Indonesia but forbidding SSM at home
The news from Indonesia gave me a jolt. We, a nation that routinely legislates against human rights, have “serious concerns” about another nation’s violations. While we do not condemn SSM with a cane, we do so with a fountain pen.
Alt-facts: How Facebook actually helps fake news
Facebook has introduced measures to curb fake news, but unfortunately, those measures actually embolden the spread of fake news with users worldwide flipping a middle finger to the censor.
Want to look forever young? Start looking miserable now
The fountain of youth does exist. Unfortunately, its true location lies on the borders of the duckface.
Facebook is shrinking our brains: Narrow-minded study
It’s official. Those who compulsively check Facebook, or farm the shallow fruit of the blue thumb, are operating under reduced brain function.
Face(book) the facts: Paranoia-proofing the online you
Yes, the online world is the fountain of knowledge, but it is also a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Here’s how to keep your virtue.
Intelligence: You may not have got it from yo momma
A scientific study which pegs our mothers as the reason for our intelligence is going viral as we approach Mothers Day. Problem is, it’s complete bollocks.
FitBit knows best: Are our invasive apps making us safer?
Thinking of finally freeing yourself from the oppressive shackles of society’s law and order? You’d better hope there are no fitness buffs involved.
Not so comical: How Comic Sans demands your attention
For our money, Comic Sans is the Pol Pot of fonts. However, there is a method behind the brutal madness, apparently (not that it has convinced us).
All in the family: Biased news passed from parents, not online
Those parents who blame the Internet for the ease of horror on developing minds should know that they’re the primary news source of Junior’s (mis)understanding.
Swipe no more: Social media is heralding the end of online dating
There’s a seismic shift afoot in the dating game, with the expanded access that social media grants us, it seems that online stalking is the new wave.
Eating before exercise: Results or nah?
It’s an eternal question, wrapped in a riddle, wrapped in a kebab wrapper. Can you eat before you exercise and still get results?
AI chef cooks worse than single white male
Finally, a glitch in the system. Someone let an AI organise dinner, and the results are not good.
Three steps back: Woe to be a gay man in 2017
For gay men represented in the discussion in 2017, it would be easy to see themselves as an inhumane problem to be solved, an antagonist, an object to placate. It’s time to change the narrative.
Insta-dam: Science believes users narcissistic
Study confirms it: the theorising that Instagram is home to the most narcissistic social media users was just unfair stereotyping…until now.
Get the message: Is firing via text message the way of the future?
When people get fired by text message, it tends to make the news and cue an uproar from those who read it. But, I contend it’s just progress, and a resistance you feel is the past dying.
Future food: Picked fresh from the lab
As the world’s natural food stocks slowly dwindle to zero, it’s time we take genetically modified food seriously. Some endeavouring minds met in San Francisco to discuss the future of food.
How to lose an app in 10 days: A lesson in artificial heartbreak
This week I traded the analogue dating scene for the digital arms of artificial intelligence. While I learned love between man and router can exist, the problems we face now will remain in future.
Black, white and read all over: The hypocrisy of US reporting
The story of James Harris Jackson, a white man who wanted to hunt black men speaks louder than the words within, in that the promotion of crime in America is still horribly biased.
Science: You’ve already peaked, accept it
Well, it’s official. According to science, we’ve wasted our lives. But at least thanks to a new handy chart, we can know exactly what we’ll never be as good at again.