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‘What’s more motivating than a punch card?’ TikTok has a new hack for keeping New Year resolutions

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This group is playing ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ to help L.A. fire victims, and you can join in

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The rise of ‘influencer voice’: Why this TikTok creator accent is taking over the internet and maybe the world

The rise of ‘influencer voice’: Why this TikTok creator accent is taking over the internet and maybe the world
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DashCon, the infamous celebration of Tumblr fandom, is coming back. This time, organizers say it will be different

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TikTok users are prepping for tariffs to raise grocery prices with anti-Trump stickers

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What people on TikTok are really talking about when they say ‘cute winter boots’

What people on TikTok are really talking about when they say ‘cute winter boots’
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Did you show ‘negative sentiment’ for insurance companies after the UHC CEO shooting? Police were watching

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How an AI-generated ‘expert’ sank into media deadlines

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‘Students will benefit from fewer distractions in the classroom’: Pinterest CEO supports phone-free schools

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A new Instagram feature might expose your embarrassing habits

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Instagram courts TikTok creators with cash bonuses up to $50,000

22.01.2025 1

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‘TikTok, we mean business’: MrBeast is bidding for the beleaguered app

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‘It’s not enjoyable to make music now’: AI music platform CEO is under fire for going after human creativity

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‘We’ve got 1,460 days to go’: This TikTok creator is monitoring egg prices under Trump

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This app locks you out of social media until you go for a walk

This app locks you out of social media until you go for a walk
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‘Pouring oil in my belly button every night’: The navel pulling trend is taking over TikTok

‘Pouring oil in my belly button every night’: The navel pulling trend is taking over TikTok
21.01.2025 5

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Americans keep falsely claiming this random man from Vancouver is RedNote’s CEO

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‘Welcome, TikTok refugee’: Duolingo sees a 216% spike in U.S. users learning Mandarin

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Substack is trying to court displaced TikTok creators

16.01.2025 7

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‘Just reported my old landlord’: The internet is naming and shaming L.A. landlords for price gouging during the wildfires

15.01.2025 4

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The femosphere is the internet’s toxic women-focused answer to the manosphere

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AI slop has is still distorting news about the L.A. wildfires

AI slop has is still distorting news about the L.A. wildfires
14.01.2025 4

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The AOL experience is still kicking in 2025

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How to save your TikTok videos before the U.S. ban

How to save your TikTok videos before the U.S. ban
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Watch Duty overtakes ChatGPT in the App Store as California wildfires spread

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Sony PlayStation is adding smell—yes, you read that right—to its games

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TikTok alternative Lemon8: Why creators are moving to ByteDance’s other social media platform

“Okay it’s happening… are we switching to Lemon8 or what’s the plan?” posted one TikTok user back in December. With a potential U.S. ban...

08.01.2025 1

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‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary wants to buy TikTok—and says he needs Trump’s help

Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank fame and billionaire Frank McCourt, ex-owner of the Dodgers, are teaming up to save TikTok from a looming U.S. ban....

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‘My goal is to spend under $1,000 this month’: The no-buy movement is making waves on TikTok

The no-buy trend isn’t anything new, but it gains fresh momentum every January, right on the heels of the holiday splurge.  If you’re new to the...

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Good news, gamers: Playing ‘The Legend of Zelda’ helps mental health

Next time someone claims staying in and playing video games is bad for you, direct them to this study that suggests open-world games might actually...

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Instagram is in hot water for blocking LGBTQ+ content

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is facing backlash for its handling of LGBTQIA content on its platforms.  Journalist Taylor...

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‘This is going to make me very uncomfortable’: The 75 Hard challenge is blowing up on TikTok

It’s hardly a week into 2025, but already people are going pedal to the metal with their New Year’s resolutions. For many, that means committing...

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‘This app saved our business’: Small businesses are bracing for a TikTok ban

As the clock ticks closer to a U.S. ban on TikTok, small businesses are bracing for the loss of an app that has, in many cases, proven vital for...

05.01.2025 7

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Dating Wrapped: TikTok users are crunching the numbers on their dating life

If Spotify Wrapped left you underwhelmed this year, TikTok’s “Dating Wrapped” trend is here to spice things up.  Instead of playlists, users...

03.01.2025 2

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‘Somewhere on Google Earth, I’m still 17’: People are treating Google’s satellite service like a photo album

When taking a trip down memory lane, some might flip through a photo album or scroll through their phone’s camera roll. But would you think to...

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‘For $80, you can pretend you got a Birkin’: Why TikTok is obsessed with Walmart’s Hermès handbag knockoff

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Forget the confetti: Most Americans are planning for a low-key New Year’s Eve at home

Planning a quiet New Year’s Eve at home? You’re in good company.  According to a new Associated Press-NORC poll, most U.S. adults will be ringing...

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Abortions grow post-‘Roe,’ but the numbers don’t tell a simple story

Abortions are on the rise in the U.S., even as Republican-led states enforce bans and restrictions.  More than two years after the Supreme Court...

30.12.2024 2

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Credit card debt is at a record high this holiday season

This holiday season has come with a hefty price tag: record-high credit card debt. Over a third of (36%) of American consumers took on holiday...

27.12.2024 3

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Air pollution from AI could surpass that of all the cars in California

The data centers powering the AI industry are fueling higher levels of dangerous air pollution, according to new research. In a paper titled The...

27.12.2024 3

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YouTube has a new plan to combat clickbait

Thumbnails play the YouTube equivalent of a movie poster, aiming to draw your attention to click and watch when you have hundreds of videos...

26.12.2024 4

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TikTok is full of bogus, potentially dangerous medical advice

25.12.2024 3

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‘You think you know love until you read this book’: Why TikTok is obsessed with this 1848 Russian novella

“Pov: you think you know love until you read this book,” reads a viral TikTok post that’s referring not to a bestseller by Colleen Hoover or...

20.12.2024 5

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‘Combat their crazy opinion with an even crazier opinion’: This TikToker offers tips for handling tense family conversations over the holidays

The holidays can be a hotbed for arguments, whether it’s a squabble in the kitchen or a heated game of monopoly. “Never discuss religion, sex,...

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‘Through snow, rain, and sunshine’: Two TikTokers just completed a 76-day cross-country trek by skateboard

Two lifelong skateboarders rolled into New York City’s Times Square on Saturday, completing their cross-country odyssey that started from Los...

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Snapchat is overhauling how influencers earn money on the platform

“I’m sorry WHO is using snapchat in the big year of 2024,” one X user asked. Turns out, a lot of people and for some, it’s proving...

19.12.2024 4

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‘My best friend’: Gen Zers are gushing about ChatGPT on TikTok

“Me and ChatGPT,” reads one TikTok post with 13.4 million views. The video shows a girl joyfully running through a field, handing flowers to a...

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‘Psychological terror’: Influencer Matilda Djerf has been accused of creating a toxic workplace

Swedish influencer Matilda Djerf has been embroiled in a string of recent controversies.  Djerf is facing backlash following an investigative...

17.12.2024 2

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Gen Z TikTok users have taken holiday wish lists to a new level

Do you still make a holiday wish list? For those past the Santa Claus phase but still spending the holidays in their childhood bedroom, this debate...

17.12.2024 3

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‘Being a teen mom doesn’t mean that you’re a sh***y parent’: TikTok’s teen moms are making big money

“Dinner w an exhausted overstimulated 19y old teen mom who hates cooking,” wrote MariClare MacLamroc over a video of herself cooking pasta and...

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