Marshall Group has sold a majority stake to HongShan Capital Group. Photo Credit: Adam Tagarro Marshall Group officially has a new owner: HongShan Capital Group (HSG), which has acquired a majority interest in the “audio, […]
iStockphoto Scientists are very concerned about artificial intelligence (AI) because frontier AI systems have surpassed what they are calling “the self-replicating red line.” The scientists say that such an advancement “is an early signal for […]
As the threat of TikTok being banned in the United States looms large, particularly for those who are creators on the app and earn income from it, there is an alternative cropping up called Rednote. […]
Is Amazon Haul the new Temu? The new under-$20 shop launched in November and has since risen in popularity thanks to its wide inventory of products (spanning categories from fashion and home to electronics) and […]
Biographies are always hitting the bestseller lists for good reason—we are fascinated by the lives of others, especially people who have achieved extraordinary feats. Through biographies and autobiographies, we are afforded a peek into the […]
A WOMAN has revealed her easy side hustle which she claims nets her £390 for five minutes work. TikTok user @crystalrubyv showed how she rents out a flower wall for parties and weddings, and it […]
MICROSOFT has realised new AI that can make creepy videos of people using just one photo – but won’t release tool over impersonation fears. The technology can create synchronised animated clips of a person talking […]
What is Shou Zi Chew’s Net Worth? Shou Zi Chew is a Singaporean businessman and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $200 million. Shou Zi Chew serves as the CEO of the video-hosting service […]
AN expensive tote bag released by a TikTok influencer has sold out despite people slamming the exorbitant price. Emily Mariko, who created the viral sushi bowl recipe, was ripped for charging $120 for her seemingly […]
Photo Credit: Plann / CC by 4.0 Last week, a report indicated that TikTok had stored creators’ sensitive financial information on servers in China – where government officials can unilaterally demand access to companies’ records. […]
Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Last year, Beijing-headquartered ByteDance acknowledged that its employees had improperly accessed TikTok user data. Now, as the app continues to grapple with regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. and abroad, a report […]
Photo Credit: Alejandro Luengo The Chinese government will require stringent government checks on AI services operating within the country. The move comes after Chinese tech companies rolled out ChatGPT-like services. According to the guidelines, any […]
Photo Credit: Collabstr As TikTok grapples with continued user-data criticism and regulatory scrutiny, a Senate vote to ban the controversial video-sharing platform has been blocked. This newest development in the long-running push to prohibit TikTok […]
Paris, France. Photo Credit: Anthony Tan Days following TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s appearance before Congress, France has become the latest country to prohibit the video-sharing app’s use on government devices. France’s minister of public […]
Beijing, China. Photo Credit: zhang kaiyv As the White House reportedly demands that ByteDance sell its interest in TikTok or grapple with the short-form app’s potential stateside ban, both the video-sharing service and the Chinese […]
Photo Credit: TikTok After months of intensifying scrutiny over TikTok’s user-data policies and national-security implications, the White House is reportedly “demanding” that Beijing-headquartered ByteDance sell its stake in the short-form app or grapple with a […]
Photo Credit: Rene DeAnda The House Foreign Affairs Committee has officially advanced a bill that would allow the president to prohibit the use of TikTok and other digital services “that threaten U.S. national security.” This […]
Photo Credit: Rene DeAnda About two months after the No TikTok On Government Devices Act became law, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has officially instructed all executive agencies to remove the highly controversial […]
Brussels’ Berlaymont building, which serves as the headquarters of the European Commission. Photo Credit: EmDee After Congress (and north of 20 state governments) banned TikTok due to far-reaching privacy and national-security concerns, the European Commission […]
TikTok has been outlawed in both chambers of Congress and by more than 20 state governments. Now, as federal lawmakers push for an outright ban, different senators, also from both sides of the aisle, are […]