The extremely amorphous millennial generation, which has been described as 18- to 34-year-olds since around the time I was 18 a decade ago, is finally getting some boundaries. On March 1 the Pew Research Center announced that in its future examinations of generational cohorts, it will section off millennials as people born between 1981 and 1996. Pew—and…
Category: Tech
A 26-year-old woman racked up $10,000 of debt after trying to become an Instagram star — and it reveals a huge issue with the platform
Some millennials say they’re sinking thousands of dollars into crafting perfect Instagram photos. This week, the New York Post reported the story of Lissette Calveiro, a 26-year-old who racked up $10,000 of debt trying to become an Instagram star. Calveiro says she splurged on designer handbags, expensive clothes, and luxurious vacations while working low-salary jobs, including an…
Bitcoin heist: 600 powerful computers stolen in Iceland
They called it the “Big Bitcoin Heist” and that’s an understatement. Some 600 computers used to “mine” bitcoin and other virtual currencies have been stolen from data centers in Iceland in what police say is the biggest series of thefts ever in the North Atlantic island nation. Some 11 people were arrested, including a security guard, in…
‘Bird’ Is the Solution Commuter Cities Have Been Looking For
Soon metropolitan areas across the country may be hit by a bird infestation, but they aren’t the kind of birds you’d think. “Bird” is a new vehicle sharing service company comprised of a flock of sleek, black electric scooters. Customers can gain access to these electric scooters by using an application on their phone. Once…
Winning the Lottery Hasn’t Changed Me
Three years ago, I made a VICE documentary about Melissa Ede, a trans woman who worked a 60-hour week as a taxi driver in Hull, England. The film followed her as she prepared to say goodbye to life on Earth and relocate to the planet Mars as part of the Mars One Project—a trip, unfortunately,…
Masculinity in the Middle East: Confronting stereotypes through photography
By, Katy Scott Terrorist. Misogynist. Fanatic. The portrayal of Arab men can often be one-dimensional and unflattering, particularly in Western media. But two female photographers have sought to confound these stereotypes. The idea was to present these men as they are, beyond the stereotype, without labeling them as anything. Scarlett Coten’s “Mectoub” series — recently…
His 2020 Campaign Message: The Robots Are Coming
The Shift By KEVIN ROOSE Among the many, many Democrats who will seek the party’s presidential nomination in 2020, most probably agree on a handful of core issues: protecting DACA, rejoining the Paris climate agreement, unraveling President Trump’s tax breaks for the wealthy. Only one of them will be focused on the robot apocalypse. That…
Crypto prices mount a comeback following huge losses
Jon Russell (@jonrussell) What goes up, must go down… what does down, must go up…? After a big and bloody plunge this week — which saw the price of bitcoin touch a two-month low of sub-$6,000 — the crypto market has mounted a comeback with double-digit gains across the board. Coinmarketcap.com — the current go-to for crypto…
CNN And Casey Neistat’s $25 Million Deal Has Come To An End
When CNN bought YouTube star Casey Neistat’s company Beme for an eye-watering $25 million in 2016, it made headlines all over the world. Just over a year later, however, CNN has announced that it will be shutting down the company and its cofounders Neistat and Matt Hackett will be leaving CNN. Beme was initially conceived as a social sharing app…
Apple, Capitalizing on New Tax Law, Plans to Bring Billions in Cash Back to U.S.
Inside a building at Apple’s new headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. The company said Wednesday that it planned a $350 billion contribution to the American economy over the next five years. SAN FRANCISCO — Apple, which had long deferred paying taxes on its foreign earnings and had become synonymous with hoarding money overseas, unveiled plans on Wednesday that…
