2025-01-20

Bluesky created its own TikTok-like feature called 'Trending Videos'

TikTok might be (sort of) back for now, but that's not stopping other social media platforms from trying to horn in on its business. Bluesky is the latest, introducing a TikTok-like vertical vide [...]

2025-01-20

China suggests it’s open to a US deal for TikTok after all

China has provided the strongest indication yet that it’s willing to secure a deal that will keep TikTok up and running in the US. The country previously claimed it would block any forced sale of th [...]

2025-01-20

X adds a dedicated video tab to fill the TikTok void

TikTok bid adieu to its US users over the weekend before returning for an encore with no clear ending. But, it's now joined by a few copycats, including X (formerly Twitter). X announced late Sun [...]

2025-01-20

Vibration Plates: Do They Actually Help You Lose Weight?

Vibration plates are all the rage on social media, but do they do anything for your health? [...]

2025-01-20

Melania Trumps inauguration hat draws comparisons to Carmen Sandiego

Melania Trump's hat, designed by Eric Javits, is causing lots of stir on social media. [...]

2025-01-20

The Trump Administration is no longer letting asylum seekers make appointments with the CBP One app

As part of sweeping plans to change immigration in the United States, the Trump Administration has removed functionality from the CBP One app, a US Customs and Border Protection app used by asylum see [...]

2025-01-20

Peeing is contagious among chimps

Physical proximity, social dominance are primary factors involved in "contagious urination" behavior. [...]

2025-01-20

AI startup Sereact lands €25M to give dumb robots better brains

Stuttgart, Germany-based Sereact has secured €25mn to advance its embodied AI software that enables robots to carry out tasks they were never trained to do.  “With our technology, robots act situ [...]

2025-01-19

TikTok is no longer available in the US

The switch has flipped on the US TikTok ban. TikTok's app stoped working and was removed from the App Store and Google Play on Saturday night, just hours before the January 19 ban was expected to [...]