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TikTok: Courtesy of @wisdm8This week was Haute Couture week, which would normally mean star-studded front rows and endless street style galleries. However, most of the presentations were displayed virtually this season, so those guests were mostly absent. It was a shame: Half the fun of fashion week is looking at…

Charles Murphy/Sundance Institute If every generation gets the “Romeo and Juliet” it deserves, well, Gen Z may need to wait a little longer for theirs. It probably won’t be Sundance entry “R#J,” which is so intently of-the-moment it almost feels dated before the credits roll. For his first feature, director…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is expanding her skin-care routine with some TikTok favorites. On Jan. 28, the congresswoman responded to a journalist on Twitter who asked about her go-to products. "I don't mean to state the obvious but besides being compassionate, articulate and brilliant, @AOC is drop dead gorgeous and what moisturizer…

Swift Current's Bella Thomson, 7, was diagnosed with three rare conditions at birth, but that hasn't stopped her from enjoying everyday pleasures. Now, a video showing her drawing a picture for a short story she is writing has amassed over 11 million views.  A Saskatchewan girl who has spent years in…

On Wednesday, ByteDance gave up on its India dream. As the government made its ban on TikTok permanent, the most valued startup in the world announced its plans to lay off close to half of its workforce in its biggest international market, people in the know told The Economic Times.…

The Indian government went through with its ban on TikTok and made it permanent, and today ByteDance returned issued its response. The platform owner has announced in an internal memo, acquired by Reuters, that it will cut the size of its 2,000+ team in India. The company is unsure whether…

(Source:ChineseNewYear2021) On the evening of Jan. 26, Zhang Nan, CEO of ByteDance China, issued an internal letter to the staff, announcing that its affiliate short video sharing platform Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, will be the exclusive red envelope interactive partner of the 2021 Spring Festival Gala. On Lunar…

From the dining table straight to my heart, this Harry Styles-inspired Lotería game has officially made it onto my birthday wish list (along with a few other gifts). The Style-ized version of Lotería, made by MattaMX on Etsy, is a modern take on the traditional Mexican card game, which is…

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Emily Kager was featured on a Square Developer's "Sandbox 101" Youtube video. Square/YouTube This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. "TechTok" is a TikTok tag where software engineers share tips, gripes, and jokes.  TikTok users have viewed videos tagged "TechTok' nearly…