TikTok

Summary: TikTok is now getting ready to launch its own community notes. Users will be able to contribute their own notes, but they must meet certain qualifications in order to be a contributor.  Meta has made headlines over the past ...

Summary: TikTok is challenging Google Maps (kind of) with a new feature, Reviews, which is in testing. Users who have access to this feature will see a new tab on the right when they open the comments for videos. This ...

Summary: ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, is working on its own pair of AI-powered smart glasses. These are going to take on the smart glasses on the market like the Meta Smart Glasses. The smart glasses market is set ...

Summary: The US extended the deadline for the TikTok ban, but any potential deal still depends on Chinese government approval — which looks unlikely after Trump’s aggressive tariffs. Even if ByteDance agrees to sell, China’s strict export laws on core ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR TikTok will not be banned in the US as of tomorrow. The White House has once again issued an order granting a 75-day extension on the ban. It remains to be seen what company ...

Summary: President Donald Trump has, yet again, move to delay the TikTok ban that’s been looming for months. The app will have another 75 days in the States before the next ban or extension. TikTok is living on borrowed time, ...

Summary: YouTube has launched a handful of new TikTok-inspired features for its Shorts platform. The new features include an enhanced video editing tool, auto synchronization of videos with music, image stickers, AI stickers, and new Shorts templates. YouTube will start ...

It appears that TikTok’s potential ban in the United States is inspiring the emergence of new alternatives based on decentralized protocols. Such is the case of Skylight—backed by Mark Cuban—an app that seeks not only to be an alternative to ...

Summary: Amazon has reportedly placed a last-minute bid to buy TikTok’s US business. But, it’s not the only company that’s placed a bid lately. Startup Zoop, a company by OnlyFans’ founder, is also joining the race. Meanwhile, the latest post ...

In the world of mobile apps, it’s normal for companies to “inspire” each other, especially when a particular service is extremely popular. ByteDance’s TikTok already enjoys immense popularity on its own. However, the company aimed to challenge Instagram’s dominance in ...