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The cover for Sabrina Carpenter’s upcoming album, Man’s Best Friend, isn’t going over well. Last week, the singer unveiled the polarizing artwork, which shows her on all fours while a male hand grabs her hair. Within seconds, users on X and TikTok labeled the image “misogynistic” and “irresponsible.” Others claimed…

I'm full blooded Yoruba left, right, and centre and no one in my husband's family has ever treated me this way, and no one will!! Mariam, that was back in the days, most people I know have their mothers (woman's mum) coming first to take care of them after they…

The first study to investigate this type of video content has found that it may increase the risk of lifelong skin allergies in teenagers. When teens on TikTok say, “Get ready with me,” they may be doing more harm than they realize. In the first peer-reviewed study to explore the…

Douyin, China’s equivalent to TikTok, plans to offer its “group-buying delivery” service in more cities. Credit: 123RF ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, has been replacing Seattle-based TikTok Shop employees with managers from China as sales disappoint. The US e-commerce unit initially aimed to grow transaction volume to $17.5 billion in 2024…

TikTok’s announced some new AI-powered elements for its TikTok Symphony brand creation platform, including updated text-to-video creation, image-to-video animation, and more. First off, TikTok’s rolling out its own version of text-to-video, which will generate AI video using TikTok’s own AI tools. As you can see in this example, now, TikTok…

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TikTok star Michael Armstrong announced that his wife, Emma, suffered a stillbirth less than one month before their son was due. “It’s been hard to find words for this, but it’s with a heavy heart to share that our sweet baby has passed at 37 weeks,” Armstrong (who fans know…

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued updated clinical guidelines last month underscoring the importance of effective pain management during intrauterine device (IUD) insertion and other in-office gynecologic procedures. The guidance encourages clinicians to engage in shared decision-making and to utilize evidence-based interventions such as lidocaine, while cautioning…

After years of mounting scrutiny over TikTok’s data practices, in 2024 the Chinese video platform was threatened with a forced sale in the US or a nationwide ban. With the deadline looming on June 19, US–China tech rivalry has entered a new and more aggressive phase. TikTok vowed to fight…

An accident between a cyclist and a tipper truck along Tanah Merah Coast Road on Saturday (June 14) left the former lying face-down on the road, as seen in videos circulating online and on WhatsApp. According to videos posted by users on TikTok, the incident occurred along that road. The…