LinkedIn is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges that the social media platform disclosed Premium customers’ private InMail messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial intelligence (AI) models. The proposed class action was filed Tuesday (Jan. 21) night, Reuters reported...
China reportedly signaled that it would be open to a transaction that would keep TikTok available in the United States. The country’s foreign ministry said companies should “decide independently” when it comes to their operations and deals, Reuters reported Monday (Jan. 20). A U.S. law...
With TikTok’s future in the U.S. unclear, other social platforms are filling the void. Platforms like Bluesky and X have just launched new features making it easier for users to view and discover vertical videos, The Verge reported Monday (Jan. 20). And soon after TikTok’s...
After years of political and legal wrangling, the TikTok ban only lasted a few hours. That ban went into effect Sunday (Jan. 19), but by midday, the short-form video sharing platform said it had begun restoring service. This came after President-elect Donald Trump wrote on...
Search engine startup Perplexity AI reportedly wants to merge with TikTok. The company has submitted a bid to TikTok’s China-based parent ByteDance, Reuters reported Saturday (Jan. 18), citing a source familiar with the matter. The merger attempt comes as a U.S ban on TikTok goes...
Chinese social media app RedNote has reportedly gained 700,000 new users as U.S. users of TikTok seek a new platform ahead of the approaching ban of that app. Some earlier users of RedNote, which known as Xiaohongshu in China, have welcomed the new users by...
China is reportedly considering selling TikTok to Elon Musk before the platform is banned. That’s one option the Chinese government is considering if TikTok parent ByteDance can’t halt the U.S. government’s ban of the popular video app, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Jan. 14), citing sources familiar with the matter....
TikTok’s owner has one week to sell the platform or face a U.S. ban. And with that deadline looming, creators on the social media service are urging fans to find them on other channels, CNBC reported Sunday (Jan. 12). “This is my 9-to-5 job,” Jack...
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is taking steps toward its goal of becoming a super app. According to multiple media reports on Wednesday (Jan. 8), the company is planning to roll out X Money this year. During a speech at CES 2025, X CEO...
