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TikTok owner ByteDance launched an avatar-creating app called “Pixsoul” in its Southeast Asian markets last week, Chinese media Tech Planet reported Monday. The app allows users to create 3D characters of themselves with cartoon effects and other filters. The move marks ByteDance’s continued efforts to invest in the “metaverse” concept…

Brooke Shields fears she's spending too much time on TikTok after her daughter introduced her to the social media platform. Shields went viral on TikTok in May last year, after she made a cameo on her daughter Rowan's page, when the 18-year-old struck her famous mum in the face with…

@healthygirlkitchen You need to make pasta sticks ASAP 🤤. #pastasticks #pastatiktok #pastarecipe ♬ Outside - Ikson Can't choose between pasta and pizza? Plant-based food blogger Danielle Brown of @healthygirlkitchen shared this simple, genius recipe for vegan pasta sticks that she said was inspired by this nonvegan version from @emilyscooking_. You'll…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. One of the biggest appeals of fast food is that you can eat it wherever, especially when you’re on the go. This can be somewhat inconvenient, however, if you’re driving and trying to balance holding your food and condiments without spilling or…

US Markets Loading... H M S I visited Treasure Hunt in Evansville, Indiana. Courtesy of Kevin Greenlee and Áine Cain/Insider An "unclaimed mail" store in Evansville, Indiana, recently went viral on TikTok. I decided to check the store out for myself. The shopping experience involved a lot of hunting and…

Representatives from social media companies including Twitter, Facebook, Snap and TikTok met with the United States Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to discuss how to reduce the availability of opioids online.  The day-long event, which took place over Zoom, included academics and law enforcement officials, and was not open…

World 10 Sep, 2021 12:25 AM3 minutes to read Unvaxxed woman’s harrowing final video before dying from Covid-19. Video / @atasteofalex A woman who was "scared" to get vaccinated has died from Covid one week after she posted a harrowing final video online. Alexandra Blankenbiller, from the US, begged her…

@markellwashington1 Y’all this is usually not Markell …… but why not right @imnotmarkellwashington he took my phone ♬ original sound – waveywuan In other news,... Trending Many artists have hit the spotlight and many songs have climbed the charts after becoming a viral sound on TikTok used by thousands of…

Naturally when ABBA announced a comeback, everyone went mad for it. Since disbanding in the 80s, the band’s legacy only seemed to grow and grow, from ‘ABBA Gold’ CDs in family cars worldwide, to Cher’s appearance in Mamma Mia 2 and now the ever-viral nature of their songs place in…

With September being the month of major fashion events, TikTok has today announced a new #TikTokFashionMonth program, which will highlight a range of fashion influencers in the app, and see the platform host various live-streams and events, aligning with community interest. First off, TikTok has anointed ten of its most…