Fashion
Industry Leaders Weigh the Transformative Power of Brand Ambassadors in Fashion and Culture
The enormous impact of brand ambassadors — whether they are influencers, celebrities or athletes — on culture and the fashion industry was…
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Culture
Miley Cyrus Debuts New Album ‘Something Beautiful’ With Surprise Performance at Fan-Only TikTok Event in Los Angeles
Miley Cyrus took a moment during TikTok’s fan-only listening event for her new album “Something Beautiful” to give the 100-person audience…
Lifestyle
Courrèges Men’s Spring 2026, Women’s Resort 2026: Street Life
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 28 MAY AT 7 A.M. CET/1 A.M. EST – PLEASE ATTACH PHOTO GALLERY WHEN READY BEFORE SCHEDULING The streamlined…
Lifestyle
‘Bro invented soup’: People are rolling their eyes at the water-based cooking trend on TikTok
On TikTok, soup is getting a rebrand. It’s now water-based cooking to you. “Pov you started water-based cooking and now your skin is…
Business
Millennials are sharing recession tips on TikTok
Fast Company’s Maria Jose Gutierrez Chavez reports on how millennials are taking over TikTok to share memories of life during the 2008…
Business
TikTok signals layoffs as U.S. e-commerce team told to work from home
U.S. TikTok Shop employees received a memo on Tuesday that recommended its staff to work from home Wednesday, ahead of “difficult…
Business
TikTok Shop US Employees told to work from home as layoffs loom
TikTok told US e-commerce staff to work from home on Wednesday (May 21) while awaiting emails regarding “difficult decisions,” suggesting…
News
Duolingo deletes all its TikTok videos after AI backlash—and then returns with a strange message
In any language, silence sounds just about the same. It carries a thunderous kick, though, when it comes from Duolingo, the world’s most…
News
‘The school has to be evacuated’: Connecticut students are setting their Chromebooks on fire for TikTok
The latest TikTok trend is leading to fire evacuations at schools across Connecticut. As part of the trend, students are filming…
News
TikTok, Facing a U.S. Ban, Tells Advertisers: We’re Here and Confident
“TikTok is here — we are here,” Khartoon Weiss, the company’s vice president of global business solutions, told a packed warehouse of…
Business
Zalando Grows Sales and Users in Q1, Named TikTok Shop’s Logistics Partner in Key Markets
PARIS – Zalando‘s ecosystem strategy is paying off with a strong first quarter, rebounding from losses in 2024. In the three months to…
News
Trump says he would give TikTok another extension if needed
President Donald Trump said he would give social-video platform TikTok another extension of a deadline to sell to a US owner if it was…
News
‘Tagle core’ goes viral on TikTok as Gen Z swoons for pope contender who sang John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’
A cardinal of the Catholic church going viral for singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” was not on this year’s bingo card. Pope Francis’s…
Business
TikTok Fined $600 Million for Sending European User Data to China
TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday for violating a European Union data privacy law after regulators found the…
Business
TikTok fined 530 million euros in EU over China data transfer
TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros (S$779 million) on Friday (May 2), accused of sending personal data of…
Business
Why TikTok got hit with a $600 million fine from EU privacy watchdogs
European Union privacy watchdogs fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday after a four-year investigation found that the…
Business
‘Eating like a medieval peasant’: TikTok is eating up recession-era dining tips
“If this is your first time being poor, I’m Kiki, and I’m trying to make it affordable to eat by using depression, recession, and wartime…
News
TikTok plans to build 1b euro data centre in Finland
TikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros (S$1.48 billion) to build its first data centre in Finland as it moves data storage for European…
Beauty
EXCLUSIVE: Alix Earle Is ‘Un-expiring’ Pantene’s Newest Drop
Alix Earle and Pantene are joining forces. The Miami-based influencer has teamed up with the mass market hair care brand to launch a…
News
A TikTok ‘Fantasy Pope League’ lets you bet on who will become the next pope
After Pope Francis’s funeral was held over the weekend, attention has now turned to the papal conclave to choose the next pope. If you’re…
Business
Inside a single day on TikTok: 117 million videos, billions of views
Getting a sense of the scale of social media platforms can be tricky. While tech companies often share self-serving metrics—like monthly…
Culture
Video: How Colleges Are Turning Athletes Into Influencers
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is known for its sports programs, but now it has something else to offer its athletes: an…
Business
Robert Irwin’s Underwear Campaign Earns $8 Million in Media Exposure and Boosts Bonds on TikTok
Robert Irwin, the son of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, helped Bonds soar in its U.S. debut. The Australian underwear brand…
Business
Found on celebrity bags and on TikTok: The Labubu toy doll fashionistas are loving
Annabel Rackham Culture reporter James' reaction as he unboxes a rare, limited edition Labubu toy can only be described as pure,…