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Report: TikTok is building a new version of its app for U.S. users, as expected sale looms

TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the United States ahead of a planned sale of the app to a group of investors, The Information reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.

This comes as

Napster is back—and it’s betting big on holographic avatars

Copyright lawsuits and ethical debates have led some to say the AI industry in its “Napster era.” Now, Napster itself is now reentering the chat with its own AI bet.

Last month, the former dot-com darling launched a conversational

Google’s AI Overviews gets hit by an antitrust complaint in the EU. Here’s why

Alphabet’s Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also asked for an interim measure to prevent allegedly irreparable harm to them, according to a document seen by Reuters.

This new app makes using your iPhone camera tons more fun

I have not found much joy in iPhone photography of late. Between the flat, HDR-heavy image processing and the stagnant hardware compared to competitors, it’s rare that I’ll use my iPhone for anything beyond quick, functional snapshots. “Here is the price of eggs at the supermarket today” in a chat message. That sort of thing.

But over the past week, I’ve been ha

Here’s how far-right extremists hide in TikTok’s earworms

Far-right extremists are exploiting TikTok’s “use-this-sound” feature as a Trojan horse for hate speech, with most of the offending videos staying online for months, according to new research published in arXiv, Cornell University’s preprint server.

Marloes Geboers of the University of Amsterdam and Marcus Bösch at Heinrich

Plane yoga is going viral on EasyJet and Spirit Airlines

The last place you’d think of doing a downward dog? An airplane.

That might soon change, as plane yoga is apparently now a thing. TikTok creators are sharing in-flight videos of attendants guiding passengers through seated yoga flows.

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How AI is transforming corporate finance

The role of the CFO is evolving—and fast. In today’s volatile business environment, finance leaders are navigating everything from unpredictable tariffs to tightening regulations and rising geopolitical tensions. The latest shuffle in global trade policy is just another reminder that agility is no longer optional—it’s a necessity.

According to 

Want to move data between Apple and Google Maps? Try this  workaround

In June, Google released its newest smartphone operating system, Android 16. The same month, Apple previewed its next smartphone operating system, iOS 26. The new OSes are packed with exciting

Tally lets you design great free surveys in 60 seconds

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Tally is the best free tool for creating surveys. They’re better-looking and more flexible than Google Forms, and they’re just as easy to create in 60 s

How China is leading the humanoid robots race

I’ve worked at the bleeding edge of robotics innovation in the United States for almost my entire professional life. Never before have I seen another country advance so quickly.

In the span of the last few years, China has overtaken the U.S. as the leader in the robotics race, especially when it comes to humanoid robots designed to mimic the


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