Indonesia’s presidential election is due 14 February and candidates are going all out to win over voters in this country of 274 million. With millennials and Gen Z voters making up 56.5% of the electorate campaigning is often done on social media. One platform in particular has emerged as key, TikTok. Sopa Images | Lightrocket … Read more
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his top commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, that he was firing him in a meeting on Monday, according to a senior official familiar with the conversation — a disruptive military shake-up amid Ukraine’s struggles on the battlefield and after months of friction between the president and the popular general. … Read more
In the (mostly) immortal words of Tom Hanks: There’s no crying in tax season. This story is part of Taxes 2024, CNET’s coverage of the best tax software, tax tips and everything else you need to file your return and track your refund. Yet 54% of Gen Z reports that anxiety over filing their tax … Read more
In 2024, there will be a paradigm shift in employee-employer power and trust dynamics. It’s part of a generational redesign of work from being like a game of Tetris to becoming like a game of Roblox. Growing up, I spent countless hours playing Tetris on my Nintendo Game Boy. There was something mesmerizing about slotting … Read more
Logos of online social media and social networking sites displayed on a smartphone screen on August 01, 2023 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As more businesses turn to social media to sell their merchandise, online shoppers in Singapore are exploring new buying experiences — and Gen … Read more
Google wants to inject a little generative AI into retail. Or to try, at least. To coincide with the National Retailer Association’s annual conference in NYC, Google Cloud today unveiled new gen AI products designed to help retailers personalize their online shopping experiences and streamline their back-office operations. As to whether they perform as advertised, … Read more
When the pandemic hit, Gen Z-ers—born between 1997 and 2012—were just entering adulthood. After enduring a particularly difficult time during lockdowns, today they face an acute mental health crisis. As a result, in 2024, many will be asking more from their work life. When my research team at Harvard University interviewed 80 Gen Z college … Read more
Jodie Foster seemingly would rather not work with Gen Z folks. And she has her reasons. In a new interview with The Guardian, the 61-year-old actress let her true feelings be known about those born between 1997 and 2012. She’s irritated by them, and she didn’t hold back in an interview to promote the HBO series, … Read more
Jodie Foster is giving her honest opinion on Gen Z and young actors. During an interview with The Guardian, the 61-year-old actress and filmmaker opened up about flaws she sees in teens and twenty-somethings. She called them “annoying” and shared her advice for the rising generation of talent in her industry. Keep reading to find … Read more
The millennial and Gen Z generations are placing financial goals at the top of their lists of 2024 resolutions, a recent American Express survey finds. The poll, which surveyed more than 1,800 people born between 1981 and 2012, found that 57% of respondents named personal finance goals as their top personal aim for next year, … Read more