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TikTok Sisters Brigette and Danielle Pheloung Debut Launch Phe Phe
It’s twin time. TikTok creators Brigette and Danielle Pheloung — best known for their viral blowout technique, productive morning routines…
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Trump’s TikTok deal with China – what do we know?
US and Chinese officials have discussed a deal under which Oracle and several other companies would invest in a US version of the social…
Culture
AI-generated clip of Louvre jewel heist spreads online
One day after thieves robbed France's Louvre Museum of prize jewels in a brazen daytime heist, a short video purporting to show the crime…
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The Age of Enshittification
Sometimes a term is so apt, its meaning so clear and so relevant to our circumstances, that it becomes more than just a useful buzzword…
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Indonesian anti-monopoly agency fines TikTok for late reporting of Tokopedia deal
TikTok has been fined 15 billion rupiah (S$1.15 million) for the late reporting of its acquisition of e-commerce platform Tokopedia,…
Business
ByteDance to get about 50% of TikTok US profit under Trump deal: sources
TikTok’s Chinese parent company will likely get about half of the profit from the platform’s US operation even after it sells majority…
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Amazon, Formula 1, Target and Pinterest Are Among the Top 50 Brands of 2025
As the year has continued to be a guessing game of who will reign supreme amid an uncertain market, Generation Z research and strategy…
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TikTok collected sensitive data on Canadian children, investigation finds
TikTok has agreed to improve its measures to keep children off its website and app after a Canadian investigation found its efforts to…
Business
Lachlan Murdoch, Michael Dell, Ellison involved in TikTok deal, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (Sep 21) that media mogul Lachlan Murdoch and business leaders Larry Ellison and Michael Dell…
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Any TikTok Deal Must Separate It from China | National Review
The administration, having long flouted the law, now appears poised to evade it permanently. Source link
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China says US TikTok deal a ‘win-win’, will review app’s technology and IP transfers
China on Wednesday called the framework deal reached in Madrid to switch short-video app TikTok to US-controlled ownership a “win-win” and…
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Santa Barbara Clinic Employees Under Fire After Posting TikTok Video of Bodily Fluids Left Behind by Patients in Examination Room
Healthcare employees from a Santa Barbara clinic are under fire after they made a viral social media post mocking patients. The video in…
Business
TikTok owner ByteDance sets valuation at over US$330 billion as revenue grows: sources
ByteDance, the owner of short-video app TikTok, is set to launch a new employee share buyback that will value the Chinese technology giant…
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How to Survive Your Song Going Viral on TikTok
If you’ve heard the 2019 hit song “Tek It,” by the New York City-based band Cafuné, there’s a good chance it’s not the version that the…
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The High Femme Dystopia of Star Amerasu
If the recent embrace of seemingly—and only seemingly—autonomous machines is any indication, something much less chic than the future…
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TikTok UK shifts to AI moderation, hundreds of jobs at risk
Social media platform TikTok announced on Friday (Aug 22) it will restructure its UK trust and safety operations, putting several hundred…
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Video from Malaysian airshow in 2023 falsely linked to Cambodia-Thailand clash
Bangkok has rejected "baseless" accusations from Cambodia that it used chemical weapons during the Southeast Asian neighbours' worst…
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Virality-Driven Beauty Brands Are Reshaping the Industry, but Sustaining Momentum Remains Key Challenge
A report by Spate and YipitData shows that TikTok-fueled momentum is translating into meaningful share gains for a cohort of next-gen…
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American Eagle Responds to the Sydney Sweeney Ad Backlash and Branding Experts Are Mixed
After more than a week of near-nonstop scrutiny on social media, in the mainstream media and among consumers, American Eagle Outfitters…
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TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platform to adopt a…
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Coldplaygate Is a Reminder That There’s No Escaping Going Viral
It doesn’t take a surreptitious phone camera to get caught in a viral video. Smartphones have cast a decentralized web of surveillance…
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Blackstone drops out of consortium bid for TikTok US: source
PRIVATE equity giant Blackstone has withdrawn from a consortium seeking to invest in TikTok’s US operations, a source familiar with the…
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TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale: report
TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the United States ahead of a planned sale of the app to a group of investors, The…
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TikTok cuts more workers from US e-commerce division
US President Donald Trump has said he has a buyer lined up for the app, and just needs approval from the Chinese government for the sale…