TikToker Khaby Lame partners with Nasdaq-listed Rich Sparkle in a $975M, 36-month deal, including an AI version, to monetize his 360M social media followers
Khaby Lame, the world's biggest TikToker, partnered with Rich Sparkle Holdings Ltd. to transform his 360 million social-media followers into a commercial venture.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement announcement on Instagram surpasses 1M reposts, more than any post ever on the platform; the post has 29M+ Likes
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A look at the fight over valuable social media accounts when couples divorce; data: 44% of 27M paid US content creators say social media is their full-time job
When couples who make their living online split up, assessing the accounts' future value and divvying them up fairly is a drag
Elon Musk tweets that he is “up for a cage fight” with Mark Zuckerberg, who replies “send me location” in an Instagram story; Musk suggests the Vegas Octagon
Here we go. — After Elon Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg …
Meta plans to reinstate Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks with “new guardrails to deter repeat offenses”, after a two-year ban
- “We've always believed that Americans should be able to hear from the people who want to lead the country,” Clegg told Axios.
Nike announces virtual sneaker store and trading platform .SWOOSH and plans to launch its first collection in January 2023; registrations open on November 18
Nike Inc. is opening an online store and trading platform for virtual sneakers as management pumps investment into the metaverse.
Apple AirPods Pro (second-gen) review: improved ANC, sound quality, and clarity, but same old design, a Lightning connector, and no major new software features
the same, but also way better Andrew O'Hara / AppleInsider : Apple Watch Ultra is impressive, but can't replace my dive watch just yet Mashable : The new AirPods Pro look old but s...
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sue Triller, alleging the short-form video app owes them $28M+ after acquiring live-streaming music series Verzuz and missing payments
Triller bought music series Verzuz for an undisclosed sum in January 2021. Now its creators say they're still owed money.
Amazon is working on letting Alexa mimic any voice after hearing less than a minute of audio, as a way to “make the memories last” of deceased family members
your dead relative's James Hennessy / The Terminal : Art, death and imagined conversations Argam Artashyan / Gizchina : So Will The New Alexa Feature Resurrect The Dead Or Not? Kat...
Amazon is working on letting Alexa mimic any voice after hearing less than a minute of audio, as a way to “make the memories last” of deceased family members
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) wants to give customers the chance to make Alexa, the company's voice assistant, sound just like their grandmother — or anyone else.
Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead creators of the GIF, died last week at 74; Wilhite invented the GIF while he was employed by CompuServe in the 1980s
It's pronounced ‘jif’ — Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead inventors of the GIF, died last week from COVID at the age of 74 …
Tinder lets US users access background checks via Garbo to screen matches for past violence and abuse; first two searches are free, then $2.50+ each afterward
Following last year's investment in the background-check nonprofit Garbo, Match Group today is rolling out Garbo-powered background checks to its flagship dating app Tinder.
Career Karma, which helps employees find educational resources and courses, raises a $40M Series B as it looks to become a common company-provided benefit
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Adidas Originals launches an NFT collection with Bored Ape Yacht Club, Gmoney, and Punks Comic that offers access to wearables in The Sandbox virtual world
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Nike acquires RTFKT, an NFT studio founded in 2020, for an undisclosed sum; RTFKT raised an $8M seed in May led by a16z at a $33.3M valuation
Nike is taking a plunge deeper into the world of crypto collectibles, announcing that they're acquiring the NFT studio RTFKT (pronounced “artifact").
Yik Yak, the app that creates anonymous message boards for users within a five mile radius, returns to the US iOS App Store after its 2017 shutdown
Find Your Herd — iPhone Screenshots — YIK YAK IS BACK! Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge : Local and anonymous social media app Yik Yak is back José Adorno / 9to5Mac : Yik Yak for i...
Facebook says it will begin testing ads on Oculus headsets, starting with the shooter game Blaston, and won't use data stored on devices to target ads
but I think one factor is that the Quest 2 is an excellent consumer product with no real peer on the horizon save the rumbles from Apple, and Apple will be fine. What competition w...
Sources: Apple tried to buy rap battle livestreaming service Verzuz before it was acquired in March by Triller
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Amazon quietly updated its app icon, changing the appearance of the ripped packaging tape after some drew comparisons of it to Adolf Hitler's mustache
The company's icon gets a less problematic new look — Amazon has quietly rolled out a slight update to its new app icon that it debuted …