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New York (CNN Business)South by Southwest, the annual tech, film and music conference in Austin, has officially been canceled because of the coronavirus.The decision, announced by city authorities on Friday, came just two days after Austin public health officials said the event could proceed as planned despite a string of…

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TikTok has banned a viral stunt called the "skull-breaker challenge" after teens experienced serious injuries.The stunt involves two people kicking the legs from underneath a third person as they all jump in the air, causing the person to fall over.US prosecutors reportedly charged two New Jersey teens with aggravated assault…

San Francisco (CNN Business)South by Southwest, the annual tech, film and music conference in Austin, will proceed as planned despite concerns about coronavirus, Austin public health officials said during a press conference on Wednesday. "It's important for us to remember at this stage that we're actively evaluating mass gatherings on…

This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Digital Media Briefing subscribers earlier this morning.To check to see if you already have access to Insider Intelligence through your company, click here.This week, TikTok is introducing new analytics features to its Creator Marketplace to help brands measure campaign performance, according to SocialMediaToday.…

There’s a lot happening on social media, more than any one person can safely keep up with. Do you need to know about it? At Hall Monitor, we provide you with a digest to help you make up your mind. Challenge watch: #SaltCheckThanks to short-form video-sharing platforms, the rest of the…

By Morgan Sung2020-02-29 19:57:24 UTC The World Health Organization (WHO) joined TikTok on Friday in an effort to fight misinformation about the new coronavirus, called COVID-19.  "There are several measures you can adopt to protect yourself and others from getting the new coronavirus," Benedetta Allegranzi, technical lead of infection prevention…

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads in 2019 and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019,…

Photo: Lionel Bonaventure (Getty)On Friday the World Health Organization took the fight against online health misinformation to TikTok, the same day it elevated its coronavirus threat assessment to the organization’s highest possible level.“We are on the highest level of alert or highest level of risk assessment in terms of spread…

By Nicole Gallucci2020-02-28 20:09:13 UTC Jeff Bezos is rich as hell, but if you have trouble understanding just how obscenely wealthy the Amazon founder is, we suggest you visit TikTok. Entrepreneur and TikTok star Humphrey Yang, a 32-year-old eCommerce consultant and freelancer from Silicon Valley, recently created a striking visual…