#Gen Z
5 stories taggedGen Z.
Gen Z's 'production nihilism': why young workers are tuning out the traditional grind
A new idea explains why young people are growing indifferent to conventional work, not just conventional saving.
Fed up with swiping, Gen Z students are letting an AI pick their dates
Ditto, a text-message matchmaking service with 150,000 sign-ups, skips the app entirely and sends college students on a blind date every Wednesday at 7 PM.
Stanford Students Walked Out on Google's CEO at Graduation. Here Is What They Actually Wanted.
More than a hundred students left during Sundar Pichai's commencement speech at Stanford. Their grievances went far beyond artificial intelligence.
Young Adults Are Turning to AI for Emotional Intimacy. Should We Be Concerned?
A new wave of AI companion apps is filling a loneliness gap that many in their twenties say their human relationships no longer can. One reporter who has covered Gen Z for four years says she has watched the shift happen in real time.
Meet Gowanus, the Garbage-Born Puppet Fronting America's New Luddite Movement
A puppet made from Brooklyn dumpster scraps just gave a podcast interview with a handwritten contract. The people behind it want you to slow down, look up, and ask who tech actually serves.