Does your accent sound professional? Do some accents sound more friendly to you? Are some accents scarier than others?

In the other stories, we have a shifting trend in brand identities, that can make some companies feel a lot more familiar or nostalgic than others; and a video about a crazy esport — Microsoft Excel. Trust me, it’s much more exciting than it sounds!

Please share your opinion on the format of a new book club. Your opinion is very valuable here!

Articles for conversation return for 2025! Rejoice!

1) A 1995 tv programme that made predictions about 2025. Did they get any right?

2) A climate activism group and the failure of net-zero in the UK. What went wrong and what happens next?

3) Do we really need 10000 steps a day? What really happens when you walk this much

You don’t trust everything you read on the internet… unless it’s on this website!

In here is the story of an internet hoax that grew so big, even schools were including it in their teaching!

Also included, the story of AI in video games — is it a blessing or a curse? — and the story of how an advertisement for Google Gemini made the internet change their tune on the popular AI tool.

“Free coffee” subscription comes to an end in the UK | Worldwide internet outage: Is cash still king? | The Olympic Esports Games are set for 2025 — Is this the future of the Olympics?

The scientist chasing deadly storms, in order to stop more damage | The black-market of faces: How your image could be stolen and used online | The sewage issue that could ruin the Paris Olympics

“Health-hacks” might be a popular form of content on Instagram and TikTok, but can they be trusted? | In a digital age, how do we survive outdoors without a phone signal | Forget the 4-day work week, this country has just introduced a 6-day work week. Is this the start of a new trend?

The problem with carbon offsets | How AI exam papers are doing better than humans, while going undetected | Forensic Linguistics: The words that solve crimes

The dangerous race to win a wheel of cheese | A London cinema, bullied into cancelling a film showing | A video helping to ease some health anxiety

A top news app caught sharing fake news | Why TV is worse now, and better than ever | How the business of Temu might not be so legit

Once extinct, a native language in the UK sees a strong revival effort that was actually helped by COVID | The “athlete” who was banned for a rather strange reson | How multi-level marketing makes millions for the owners, but causes the members to lose everything

A very wide range of stories this week, so something interesting for everyone!

A place for your next “digital detox” | Can you taste design? | How one company hopes to change the face of the chocolate industry

A bad business idea or an elaborate scam? | The marketing campaign to get you eating more fruit and dairy | How national service could decide the next UK elections

The mystery of the 4-hour YouTube video in the age of TikTok attention spans | How AI answers are preferred to human ones, even when they’re wrong | The problem of food waste and how it can be solved

Did ChatGPT steal the voice of a famous celebrity wihout their permission? How much information can a stranger find out about you from a photo? Are food delivery apps ruining food delivery?

Could you be hpynotised? How is the law failing to deal with social meda platforms? Why is the British pub disappearing?

After missig a couple of posts, here is a collection of stories from around the internet over the last month or so. I hope you can find something interesting!

Internet conspiracies, fashion trends that are dying (no pun intended), and how a 20-minute walk can change your life.

Find out more in this week’s articles, and don’t forget to send in your suggestions!

An problem in the search for alien life; A controversial law change in Germany; A feat of human endurance and a worlds first…

Find out more in this week’s articles for conversation classes!

Robocop might be an iconic 80s action movie, but did it also predict the future? The use of AI may have taken an unexpected step at this point, and it might shape the future of policing as we know it. Find this and more in this post.