rathbiotaclan.com
Watching TikTok and Instagram deactivates the cognitive control network: Studyhttps://www.rathbiotaclan.com/tiktok-videos-deactivate-key-cognitive-brain-regions/Aug 20, 2026 6:54 PM
reuters.com
Microdramas boom in a shrinking Hollywood as studios chase a TikTok audiencehttps://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/microdramas-boom-shrinking-hollywood-studios-chase-tiktok-audience-2026-08-18/Aug 20, 2026 2:52 AM
bloomberg.com
TikTok Exploring Sending Money via Direct Messageshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/tiktok-is-exploring-feature-to-send-money-over-direct-messagesAug 18, 2026 6:33 PM
matchafilterremover.site
Show HN: AI tool to correct TikTok's Matcha filter in under 30shttps://matchafilterremover.site/Aug 18, 2026 12:58 PM
techcrunch.com
Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to TikTok videoshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/reddit-begins-testing-a-new-audio-and-video-experience-similar-to-popular-tiktok-videos/Aug 18, 2026 8:11 AM
youtube.com
A candy brand discovered TikTok made an AI clone of its founder to run ads [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itovmsMwus0Aug 18, 2026 2:45 AM
laurentiugabriel.github.io
I built TikTok, but instead of videos you scroll through cool GitHub reposhttps://laurentiugabriel.github.io/gitok/Aug 17, 2026 9:03 AM
banproof.io
BanProof – AI that scans TikTok Shop videos for violation points before you posthttps://banproof.io/Aug 16, 2026 11:29 PM
hollywoodreporter.com
‘Love Story’ Producers Didn’t Expect Carolyn Bessette’s TikTok Fan Army to Come for Themhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/love-story-producers-react-carolyn-bessette-tiktok-1236672651/Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson reveal how leaked photos sparked a social media firestorm — and how the FX limited series ultimately won over skeptics with seven Emmy nominations.Aug 16, 2026 7:30 PM
hollywoodreporter.com
The TikTok Comment That Let Megan Gallagher Know She Nailed the Representation of Motherhood in ‘All Her Fault’https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/tiktok-comment-all-her-fault-motherhood-tv-1236672638/“Every little, tiny breadcrumb-y feminist thing that I put in there…everyone picked up on it,” says the writer and creator of the Peacock series.Aug 15, 2026 7:30 PM
insidehook.com
What Is the "Bean Soup Theory" on TikTok?https://www.insidehook.com/internet/bean-soup-theory-tiktokAug 14, 2026 2:13 AM
404media.co
The Government Is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accountshttps://www.404media.co/the-government-is-monitoring-anti-flock-tiktok-and-instagram-accounts/Aug 12, 2026 5:12 PM
arstechnica.com
TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they thinkhttps://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/how-much-control-do-tiktok-users-really-have-over-fyps/Jul 9, 2026 12:44 PM
teslarati.com
SpaceX threw its annual 2022 holiday parties and was a hit on TikTokhttps://www.teslarati.com/spacex-2022-holiday-party-tiktok/SpaceX held its annual holiday parties in December, and as holidays are a time of celebrating festivities, several attendees provided a look...Dec 31, 2022 2:23 PM
cbc.ca
Ariana Grande blasts Trump team — again — over music used for social posthttps://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ariana-grande-trump-music-social-9.7315673?cmp=rssFor the second time this summer, Ariana Grande is blasting U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for using her music in a TikTok post, which featured her hit track We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) and even tagged the Grammy-winning performer.Aug 21, 2026 6:03 PM
fortune.com
OpenAI hits pause on training in Hugging Face aftermathhttps://fortune.com/2026/08/19/openai-hits-pause-on-training-in-hugging-face-aftermath/In today's edition: OpenAI presses pause; China's robot dogs; Apple's EU sacrifices, teen AI, TikTok money, Meta, China's edge, Alibaba, and Etched.Aug 19, 2026 8:47 AM
theguardian.com
‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phoneshttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/wetherspoons-customers-welcome-ban-music-phone-calls-speakerPatrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speakerThe terrace of the Moon Under Water Wetherspoons pub in Leicester Square was full of people enjoying the warm weather and chatting between tables – without a TikTok video or speakerphone call in earshot.At Wetherspoons, the convivial atmosphere can no longer be punctuated by rude cust...Aug 18, 2026 5:32 PM
mashable.com
Meet Polyester: Gen Zs new way to call you fakehttps://mashable.com/life/polyester-gen-z-slang-meaning-tiktokWhat does "polyester" mean on TikTok? Gen Z’s latest insult describes anything cheap, generic, or inauthentic.Aug 18, 2026 5:06 PM
sports.yahoo.com
Baller League will no longer be shown on Sky Sportshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/baller-league-no-longer-shown-110424407.htmlThe six-a-side tournament will continue to broadcast on YouTube, Twitch and TikTok.Aug 18, 2026 11:04 AM
sports.yahoo.com
It might be time to get Bubba Wallace his own food and travel showhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/might-time-bubba-wallace-own-233307921.htmlBubba Wallace's video series 'Sunday Special with Tim Cheese' could easily make the jump from TikTok to televisionAug 17, 2026 11:33 PM