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New grads are already worried about being overworked in their first jobs out of college; Dua Lipa is co-designing a collection with Donatella Versace that’ll debut at Cannes; Kate Bush — an unexpected Gen Z idol, thanks to Stranger Things — is being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; and watch Harry Styles’ WALL-E-inspired “Satellite” video.

TIKTOK IS LAUNCHING AD PRODUCT FOR PUBLISHERS AND GIVING THEM 50% CUT, wsj
The app unveiled a new product that will make it possible for publishers including Condé Nast and BuzzFeed to sell ads alongside their posts, marking a notable shift for TikTok, which has previously been more focused on creators. “It’s about, like, how can we really diversify our portfolio,” said Ray Cao, global head of monetization product strategy at TikTok.

INTRODUCING CLAPPER: A TOP-RANKED DALLAS-BASED APP THAT IS TIKTOK FOR ADULTS, dmagazine
With $4 million in funding, founder Edison Chen says Clapper is a place where “the parents of TikTok users can express themselves,” but while “adults make the content, there is no adult content” (what a turn of phrase!). They now have 300,000 users and the app has been ranked as the top social networking app on the Apple Store.

THE EXACT SIX-FIGURE SALARY THAT GEN Z AND MILLENNIALS NEED TO FEEL LIKE THEY’VE ‘MADE IT’, fortune
The average salary that young adults said would make them feel as if they’ve finally “made it” is $121,553 per year, with Gen Z aiming slightly higher — $124,494 — and millennials thinking a little less optimistic, at $120,902. As of the latest census, the median household income is $70,784.

AIRBNB PUSHING SINGLE ROOM RENTALS TO BECKON GEN Z BUDGET TRAVELERS, ap
Airbnb has had backlash in recent years for being as expensive as hotels, but with more fees and fewer amenities. In response, the short-term rental company rolled out a new offering yesterday called Airbnb Rooms. Guests can rent a room in the same house or apartment as their host (which has always been an option) at prices that Airbnb says will average $67 a night (which is the new part). “This is going to be especially popular for the next generation of travelers,” said CEO Brian Chesky. “The average Gen Z traveler wants to pay less than $100 a night.”

NOTHING SAYS FASHION IN 2023 LIKE A CORSET HOODIE, nyt
‘A very weird hybrid’ of comfort and constriction has developed a cultlike following among New York’s zeitgeisty fashion crowd; the creations designed by a young Irish designer named Timothy Gibbons — who repurposes hoodies he found in tourist shops on Canal Street — are especially popular. Interview magazine recently photographed the TikTok girl du jour Alix Earle in one of his hoodies.

LAB-GROWN DIAMONDS ARE FINALLY HAVING THEIR MOMENT, fastco
Ornella Siso, who left her job at Facebook to launch lab-grown diamond brand Idyl, says that young consumers “stumble across the brand as they’re searching for ethical diamond jewelry after decades of hearing about the human rights abuses associated with the diamond trade.”

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