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Faking it? Anna Lee has 50,000 anonymous orgasms and counting
By
Leah Montebello
January 25, 2024
In the world of sex tech, Anna Lee, co-founder of Lioness, pioneers a data-driven approach to understanding female orgasms. Through the innovative Lioness vibrator, equipped with force sensors and an app, users can track and analyze their pelvic floor movements, contributing to a broader conversation on sexual health and bridging the gap in research, despite the challenges faced by the sex tech industry in mainstream acceptance and advertising.

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Alexander and the Paradox of Choice
By
Tanisha F
January 25, 2024
There’s a new audio listening app on the block. Hardly surprising given the surge in demand for audio and visual content as people churn though entertainment during unprecedented amounts of leisure time. We’re consuming more than ever and we’re doing it at pace.

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Fashion retail and pure play brands: ignore Etsy’s $1.6bn acquisition of Depop at your peril
By
Tilly Brogan
January 25, 2024
The Atlantic described Depop, founded in 2011, as: ‘a little bit eBay, a little bit Instagram.’ A third of UK 16-24 year olds in the UK have Depop. In turn, 2020 was a record breaking year for acquiring US users.

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Why brands “rainbow-washing” for Pride month is even more harmful after a year in the pandemic
By
Tilly Brogan
January 25, 2024
Every year on May 31st, I stay up until midnight to watch businesses around the world suddenly update their logo to one with a rainbow on it; at the end of the month, I also watch as these corporations wait no longer than 00:01 on the 1st of July to return to their usual trademark symbol. More often than not, this marketing revamp is an example of rainbow-washing.

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Pride and Profit: how can brands do right by Pride Month?
By
Rhiannon Shaw
January 25, 2024
As we reach the end of another Pride Month, we find ourselves looking back at how brands sought to demonstrate their commitment to the LGBTQ+ community in perfunctory ways; they installed rainbow routes on the Uber app, Skittles yet again got rid of their rainbow, and dozens of companies swapped out their sleek black-and-white logos for gaudy Pride editions (well, in countries where they’ve calculated that the risk is worth the reward – see Bethesda and Mercedez-Benz)

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Why tweeting about Love Island has become better than actually watching it
By
Tilly Brogan
January 25, 2024
It’s been just over a week since Love Island returned to our screens. After last year’s season was cancelled because of the pandemic, the whole nation was excited to hear the cries of “I’VE GOT A TEXT!” and the endless possibilities of “Can I pull you for a chat?” once more. However, despite being gone for a whole year, the comeback season of the hit ITV2 series has only just started to pick up pace.

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Zillenial Tech: Technology at the intersection of Gen Z and the Millennial generation
By
Tilly Brogan
January 25, 2024
Zillennial: someone usually born between 1993 and 1998 who considers themselves too old for Gen Z, but too young for the Millennial generation. Zillennials make up a micro-generation of people currently in their mid-to-late twenties who don’t feel like they fit into either generational stereotype; we don’t know what it’s like to go to university and pay less than £9k, but our wardrobes are still filled with more skinny jeans than flares.

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