The massive EU fine against TikTok on Friday marks the latest setback for the popular Chinese-owned social media platform, which has more than one billion users. Here is a closer look at TikTok: TikTok’s surge from niche video app to global powerhouse is one of the most significant shifts in digital entertainment since the advent … Read more
SonicScrubber has become a household name thanks to its viral social media fame as a highly effective cleaning gadget. With spring-cleaning season upon us, the brand has launched an upgraded version of its popular product in the UK. The original SonicScrubber was first launched in 2007 and has since gained a loyal following, including top … Read more
Earlier this year, with a TikTok ban looming, Perplexity AI threw its hat into the increasingly crowded ring to take over the embattled social media company. Now, the maker of the AI search engine is outlining for TikTok if its bid were to win out. In a blog post, the company made a lengthy pitch … Read more
We may earn a commission from links on this page. There’s a difference between cleaning and decluttering. If you have too much stuff (clutter), you’ll have a much harder time sweeping, dusting, sanitizing, and actually cleaning, plus your house will never look clean. But decluttering is harder than cleaning, by far. It’s overwhelming, even, which … Read more
Like many people, I had a retail job in college. What it failed to deliver in financial rewards, it made up for by teaching me life skills. I learned how to stay calm when someone was being loud and wrong, how to negotiate, and how to manage my time. Other learned skills weren’t as obvious. … Read more
There’s chatter on TikTok right now about going “monk mode,” but if you watch enough videos on the subject, you’ll realize this means different things to different people. At its core, though, the idea of engaging with your work in a distraction-free environment is timeless. In fact, even “monk mode” has been around as a … Read more
Instagram has introduced a new video editing app called Edits, coinciding with TikTok’s temporary blackout following a federal ban. On the same day, X (formerly Twitter) announced a new video tab in its mobile app, signaling a growing competition in the video content space. Instagram and X Raise Their Weapons to Get TikTok’s Market Share … Read more
Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the TikTok ban. The law is set to go into effect on Sunday, which would lead to the app going dark unless ByteDance divests itself from the company beforehand. There are signs that lawmakers want to delay the ban. TikTok … Read more
The Chinese government is considering selling TikTok’s U.S. operations to Elon Musk, according to a report from Bloomberg News. The move to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations to Musk, who also owns social media company X/Twitter, would be done to keep the popular app from being banned in America, notes the Bloomberg report. The … Read more
TikTok is facing a potential ban in the United States due to national security concerns. Alarms have raised alarms over the app’s data privacy practices, fearing that user data collected by TikTok could be accessed by the Chinese government, given its parent company, ByteDance, is based in China. These concerns have prompted discussions about the … Read more