Tag: social media
Before ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ Henry Golding swept salon floors at 14 for $32 a day and worked as a travel host on his way to stardom
Many Hollywood stars rose to A-list status by acting from gig to gig since childhood, rising to stardom after years of countless auditions. But...
Trump on TikTok: ‘We’re gonna watch the security concerns’ and keep extending deadline until ‘things work out’
President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said Friday he’ll...
Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law
People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky. The company announced Friday that it will be blocking all IP addresses...
Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law | TechCrunch
Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a...
This Extremely Cute Bean Wants to Help You Stop Doomscrolling
The bean just wants to knit.With their back to me, Poe, the name I gave the animated brown bean in the Focus Friend app,...
‘This isn’t about free speech. I’m sure they’re gonna holler that’: Minnesota sues TikTok, accusing it of preying on the young
Minnesota on Tuesday joined a wave of states suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people with addictive algorithms that trap them...
The exact salary the ultra-wealthy say they’d need to feel ‘comfortable’ in the current climate has been revealed—and it starts at $500,000
It wasn’t too long ago when earning six figures felt like achieving the American Dream: luxury sports cars parked in front of mansions, fridges...
Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts
The salesperson hawking Brother printers on Taobao works hard—like, really hard. At any time of the day, even when there’s no audience on the...
MAHA is reshaping Amazon and other consumer packaged goods companies’ supply chains more than tariffs right now, manufacturing platform CEO says
U.S. consumer packaged goods (CPG) giants are racing to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again movement. Looming food regulatory changes...
Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally, starting with English and Spanish | TechCrunch
Meta is rolling out an AI-powered voice translation feature to all users on Facebook and Instagram globally, the company announced on Tuesday.
The new...