📰 EXTRA, EXTRA - READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Again, don’t do drugs kids!!

Imagine waking up to a text from the police along the lines of “Oh Hey there, we’re the police and we know you’ve been buying illegal drugs - seek help!“. Well I’m paraphrasing of course but this actually did happen - After the Irish Police conducted a series of raids where among the recovered items were phones belonging to the dealers. They were able to extract the phone numbers stored on each device and filter out nearly 2,000 suspected buyers who received the texts.

The text actually read:

The force is exploring new wholistic ways to tackle the growing drug problem in the country as Detective Superintendent Emma Neill told BBC News: "It is important that we not only arrest and search and seize these drugs that are openly available but also take a public health approach and support those who are affected by drug misuse, often the most vulnerable in our society."

Microsoft Now Owns Activision Blizzard

THIS IS NOT A DRILL - Microsoft just completed their acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This means they now own Activision Blizzard's iconic titles such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, Warcraft, and Diablo!

The deal cost a whopping $68.7 Billion (with a capital ‘B’), making it Microsoft's largest-ever acquisition - eclipsing LinkedIn and Bethesda. To make sure the transition goes as smooth as butter, Activision Blizzard CEO, Bobby Kotick, will be staying on board until the end of 2023.

UK regulator Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed their concerns had now been addressed after originally moving to block the sale resulting in the nearly 2-year battle.

This condition was met with the sale (well I’d like to think of it like more of a lease, but what do I know? 🤷🏼‍♂️) of Activision's cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft, essentially to stop Microsoft from “having a stranglehold over the market”.

Ubisoft will hold the rights for 15 years for markets outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and once that period elapses, Ubisoft will no longer hold the cloud streaming rights. According to the CMA, the idea behind this is to allow time for rival cloud gaming providers to become established, allowing for healthy competition.

There are plans to include the games in the Xbox Game Pass program so at some point in the future, you should be able to play these games as long as you’re a paying subscriber.

Ladies, quick question…..

Remember, Cheesecake Factory bae from Tiktok? The one who absolutely refused to leave the car when she and her date arrived at the restaurant?

@moniquelsantos09

#fyp #foryoupage #dating #relationship #datinglife #datingover30 #blackrelationships

It turns out that sparked a massive debate about what counts as an acceptable first-date location. An ‘anonymous‘ user took to their Facebook account to share a list of 28 “places women absolutely refuse to go on a first date” and it caused quite a stir.

Ladies do you agree with this list and would you add or take out anything else on it?

🎁 LOOK WHAT I FOUND

Spotify Jam

So you and your mates are driving out together for a night out and the elusive “Who wants to connect to the Bluetooth“ comes up. The car is now immersed in an aura of awkwardness because you lowkey don’t want to hug the music but now want to show off your new bangers.

Enter Spotify Jam! It’s a new feature that lets everyone connect to the host device and cue up their own songs. Now everyone can join in to curate the vibes for the night.

Wanna try it out? Check out their tutorial HERE

MageGPT

This one is a bit of an interesting one. It lets you auto-generate a full-stack web app in Wasp, React, Node.js and Prisma - all from the prompts you give it. If you’re a dev or are interested in web technologies, it is definitely a fun little one to try out.

Check it out HERE

Klicksterters

If you live in the UK and are looking to break into the tech space either a recent graduate or looking to pivot, Klickstarters is a great place to start. They’re essentially a recruitment agency for entry-level tech roles.

Check them out HERE

Refer.me

Applying for jobs is a massive pain in the @$$, and actually acing the interview can be incredibly nerve-wracking.

I came across Refer.me. It is a tool that helps you intuitively prepare for interviews.

Here is how it works:

They have a library of popular interview questions in a video format which are played to you. To which you then record and upload voice audio responses. The AI then analyses your response and gives you actionable feedback to help you ace that interview!

Try it out here

Queue

Do you keep track of shows you watch in the Notes app? - FIX UP!

I’m praying for you, and because I love you, I’m gonna put you on!

My good friend introduced me to Queue just last week! It's an excellent tool for organizing and managing the movies and TV shows you're watching. With Queue, you can easily check off each episode and receive timely push notifications for new releases. What's more, you can connect with your friends, enabling you to explore their viewing choices when you’re on the hunt for new shows to watch. Additionally, the platform allows you to rate and review content, providing insights from others to help you decide if a new show is worth your time and investment.

Oh also, you can copy your list from Notes and paste it into the app and it will automatically add it to your…Queue - clever right?

You can check it out HERE 

If you do, give me a follow at @YemiDavis to see what I’m watching!

✨ OPPORTUNITIES

• Acts of Repair: Loss and Damage Residency - Application Deadline: 12th November 2023

• DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Residency Program - Application Deadline: 17th December 2023

• AAUW International Fellowship - Application Deadline: 15th November 2023

• Pforzheim Designers in Residence - Application Deadline: 15th November 2023

• Sir John Soane’s Museum Artist in Residence Program - Application Deadline: 15th December 2023

• ZARATAN Annual Grant Residency Program - Application Deadline: 31st October 2023

• Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation

• Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

• Loewe Foundation Craft Prize - Application Deadline: 25th October 2023

• Algorand Build-A-Bull Hackathon - Application Deadline: 18th October - 15th November 2023

• The Aurora Tech Award for Women Tech Founders - Application Deadline: 1st December 2023

• SUI Foundation Developer Grant

🎧 I’M CURRENTLY LISTENING TO

So the cool kids at Duduke asked me to curate a playlist for their weekly drop and best believe I wouldn’t pass up the opportunity. I present to you ”Lool de Loop”:

That’s it for today gang. See you in the next one!

- Yemi 💥