Around 55,000 children have a gambling problem in the UK — it’s time the games industry started acting The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Mental Health Director, Claire Murdoch, has spoken out against the use of loot boxes in video games aimed at children. What is a loot box? A loot box is a virtual … Continue reading NHS Mental Health Director calls for clampdown on gaming loot boxes
Is the streaming service barking mad? Spotify has given users a tool that allows them to make a playlist based on answers to a few questions about their pet(s). First, you have to input your type of pet, before using sliders to add specific details about their personality. You then upload a photo and add … Continue reading Spotify Launches Personalised Playlists For Pets
This clever use of AI serves as a great writing prompt Artificial intelligence could transform the way writers think about character workshopping. If you’ve ever used a random name generator to give you inspiration for a character name, then you should consider using an AI-powered photo generator such as thispersondoesnotexist.com as a character-writing exercise. Writing Prompt … Continue reading Could Artificial Intelligence Help You Write Better Characters?
Even though he really wants one Published with OneZero on Medium When my partner asked for an Alexa device for Christmas, I refused to buy him one. I explained that while I ordinarily would welcome suggestions of what to get him, this year I would be ignoring his less-than-subtle hints about smart speakers, and he … Continue reading I Will Never Buy My Partner an Alexa
Simple tips to make sure people don’t scroll right past Planning is a vitally important stage of creating an advertisement. To launch a successful ad campaign, you need to know who your target audience is. The ad you produce needs to be tailored towards the needs and motivations of this select group of individuals. You need … Continue reading How To Create the Perfect Mobile Ad
Our family made a collective decision a few years ago that transformed what Christmas looks like in our house completely. We decided that instead of buying each other presents either on a whim or begrudgingly complying with the vague request for ‘a new pair of slippers’, we would create a comprehensive Google Drive spreadsheet that had … Continue reading The Decision That Changed Christmas In Our Family Forever
The ‘misleading’ @CCHQPress account rebrand could have gifted Johnson the election Last Tuesday during the ITV pre-election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, the Conservative Party renamed the official @CCHQPress Twitter account to ‘factcheckUK’. The party also temporarily replaced its profile picture with a tick logo and a header image with the logo, the text ‘factcheck … Continue reading Conservatives Dominated Twitter at a ‘Crucial’ Time
But now journalists must lobby Facebook to follow suit On Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the social media platform will no longer accept cash for political or advocacy advertising. The specifics of the policy will be published by Twitter on 15 November, and will be effective from 22 November. It’s a significant move … Continue reading Twitter Takes Accountability for Its Role in Maintaining Democracy
The streaming service has launched a Spotify Kids app that could takeover the role of Mum or Dad Kids whose parents have the Spotify Premium Family Plan are able to beta test a new Spotify Kids app from today. The service will initially be available in Ireland, but will be rolled out to all markets … Continue reading Spotify Wants to Read Your Child Their Bedtime Story
Two Metropolitan Police officers have been issued written warnings after they discouraged a 15-year-old victim from reporting her Croydon car park rape. At the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) misconduct hearing, which concluded on 3 October, PC Michael Silverthorne was issued a final written warning for gross misconduct and PC Stephen Tanner a written warning … Continue reading Two Met Police officers issued written warnings after ‘concerning’ conduct in Croydon rape case
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