Back in January of 2019, the Peterson Institute for International Economics sounded a warning about a seemingly innocuous social media app. TikTok, the think tank suggested, represents a potential national security concern for the US. “TikTok per se may never expand its reach beyond teenagers, but it is only a matter of time before a …
There are exceptions to every rule, but more often than not viral TikTok trends are pretty pointless and silly. If you need proof, here’s the latest example — it’s the Starbucks TikTok trend you might have seen pictures of being shared across social media in recent days. And it is the product of nothing other …
In an inter-connected social media landscape where Twitter memes go viral on Facebook and Instagram videos routinely blow up on Reddit, it’s not at all surprising that a Twitch channel recently exploded in popularity after it was posted to TikTok last week. The Twitch channel is called Stopsigncam and encompasses the exact type of nonsense …
TikTok is going to start giving its users the ability to add automatically generated subtitles on their videos in an attempt to foster a more inclusive community. The company refers to the future feature as “auto captions,” and creators will see them on the editing page after they’ve uploaded or recorded a video in the …
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before — a time-traveling TikTok-er has just returned from the future, claiming to have visited Earth in 2027 and to have witnessed the extinction of our species. A bit of a departure from the usual mind-boggling life hacks, faddish dances, and viral trends and challenges that TikTok users …
Mars is the next planet that humans will explore. NASA and SpaceX are both working towards putting a man on the red planet. One day, we’ll colonize the planet and then use it as a forward operations base for conducting more substantial campaigns in space. The ultimate goal is to find new planets that can …
One of the best iPhone and Mac features is called Continuity, but you need to own at least one of each device in order to experience it. Among other things, Continuity includes a couple of neat iPhone camera hacks that every Mac user needs to know about. You can initiate a document scan or take …
Google is piloting a new feature for its mobile Search apps, a Short Videos carousel that would surface Instagram and TikTok videos relevant to the user’s searches. The goal of the feature is to keep users inside the Search app on Android and iPhone for a longer time. The Short Videos section would let users …
A judge issued a temporary injunction against Trump’s executive order to ban TikTok from iPhone and Android. The app remains available for download in the App Store and Google Play following the decision. The judge has not blocked the broader ban that would render TikTok unusable in the US come November 12th. TikTok continues to …
TikTok is flooded with alleged sightings of UFOs and alien invasions. The app has been promoting some of the videos as suggested clips to users, helping them spread rapidly. One of the most popular UFO videos turned out to be nothing more than the Goodyear blimp. TikTok has skyrocketed in popularity over a very short …
