The Monstrous Crochet Creations of ChatGPT
Like a lot of people, Alex Woolner was instantly fascinated by ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot which took the internet by storm when it launched in November 2022. But instead of …
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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry rule TikTok — not in a good way
They’re the ‘Tok of the town — but it isn’t good. According to new research from Hootsuite on behalf of Newsweek, Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 42, are the …
DeSantis says he would ban TikTok because of China threat
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told CNBC that he would likely ban TikTok if given the opportunity because the social media app is owned by a Chinese company. “I do think …
TikTok Is Letting People Shut Off Its Infamous Algorithm—and Think for Themselves
TikTok recently announced that its users in the European Union will soon be able to switch off its infamously engaging content-selection algorithm. The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) is driving …
Why You Shouldn’t Use Dish Soap in Your Washing Machine
There’s a reason why some social media cleaning “hacks” are only surfacing now, decades after domestic scientists and home economists developed many of the products and techniques still used today: …
I used AI to catch my boyfriend cheating — here’s how you can, too
Was their love artificial all along? In a viral TikTok from earlier this year, Mia Dio, 22, claimed that her boyfriend, Billy, had been acting suspiciously. Dio — who has …
Funny TikTok Video Claims Car Culture Is Ruining Hooters
We’ve talked a lot about how America’s garbage infrastructure is negatively impacting our lives, but we’ve never really covered the fact that all of these places for cars have been …
Honey Lips Is the Latest Makeup Trend Taking Over TikTok
TikTokers have an appetite for food- and beverage-inspired beauty trends these days. Latte makeup spilled all over TikTok, Hailey Bieber made strawberry girl summer a thing, and things just got …
‘Barbie’ Has Popularized A Botox Procedure, And It’s Not For Your Face
Old habits die hard: Barbie is back, and she’s inspiring women to alter their bodies to look more like her. “Barbie Botox,” or traptox as it’s more traditionally called, has …
The Newest Threat to Your Attention Span? TikTok ‘Dual’ Videos
Makieda Mckenzie was scrolling through TikTok when it first dawned on her: People in the internet age are like sharks. Not in the colloquial sense where we might label an …