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Mark Cuban Slams Viral TikTok Scammers For Faking Shark Tank Endorsements To Sell Products: 'It's Messed Up...I Hope They Get Busted'
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 3:18am | 810Viral TikTok videos are using doctored clips from "Shark Tank" to falsely portray billionaire investor Mark Cuban endorsing products sold through TikTok Shop — and the billionaire is not amused. What Happened: A new investigation by news rating group NewsGuard found that several TikTok accounts...
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Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri Testimony Reveals TikTok Led To Worrisome Engagement Drop For Meta's Platform: 'You're Either Growing, Or You're Slowly Dying'
Friday, May 9, 2025 - 3:09am | 628On Thursday, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri's testimony revealed how TikTok's explosive rise forced the Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)-owned app into a fight for survival. What Happened: Mosseri testified in the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Meta, where the U.S. government...
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Netflix Keeps Hitting New Highs: Can TikTok-Style Feed, OpenAI Search Power Even More Growth?
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 5:19pm | 687Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) continues to dominate the sector and its stock keeps hitting all-time highs. Netflix isn't slowing down and is launching a major overhaul to its home page that could help user engagement. What Happened: While Netflix didn't break out its subscriber figure...
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Cannabis Scientist-Turned-Influencer Dr. Riley Kirk (@cannabichem) To Release Book 'Reefer Wellness'
Monday, May 5, 2025 - 8:55am | 572As public curiosity around cannabis continues to surge, a new voice is stepping forward to provide clarity, backed by science, not hype. Dr. Riley Kirk, a cannabis research scientist and popular TikTok educator known as @cannabichem, will release her debut book, “Reefer Wellness:...
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President Trump Hints At Cooling Tariff War With China, Says TikTok Divestment Will Be Postponed Until Trade Issues Are Settled
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 2:04am | 465President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated that the tariff impasse between the United States and China may be on the path to resolution, even as a proposed negotiation involving TikTok hangs in the balance. The remarks come amid signals that both countries are moving away from further economic...
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The $10K Handbag Hoax? TikTok's Trade War Puts Luxury ETFs In The Hot Seat
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 3:44pm | 1092As geopolitical tensions between China and the U.S. rise and viral videos on TikTok expose layers of luxury supply chains, investors are facing a new type of reckoning: brand dilution by exposure. While some luxury brands are gearing up to pass the cost on to affluent customers, others may be at...
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Sheryl Sandberg Testimony In Meta Antitrust Trial Touches On Efforts To Stifle Ads From Google Plus, KakaoTalk — Mark Zuckerberg Says TikTok Bigger Than Facebook, Instagram Combined
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 2:02am | 780On Wednesday, in the ongoing antitrust trial against Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), former COO Sheryl Sandberg testified about the company's efforts to block advertisements from potential competitors like Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Plus, KakaoTalk, and LINE. What...
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TikTok's US Policy Chief Steps Down As Bidding War Heats Up After Trump Extends Deadline: Report
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 1:44am | 450TikTok‘s U.S. public policy chief, Michael Beckerman, is leaving his Washington-based role to transition to a global advisory position. The departure comes as President Donald Trump recently extended the deadline for ByteDance‘s sale of TikTok’s U.S. assets by 75 days, The...
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Nvidia Didn't Alert Chinese Clients About US Export Limits On H20 AI Chip: Report
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 7:48am | 638Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) has reportedly not communicated to some of its major Chinese customers about the new U.S. export rules affecting its AI chip. What Happened: U.S. officials informed Nvidia on April 9 that its H20 chip would now require an export license for sales...
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Meta Used 'Buy Or Bury' Strategy To Monopolize Social Media, FTC Says
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 1:36pm | 415In a high-stakes antitrust trial that began Monday in Washington, D.C., the Federal Trade Commission called on Meta Platform, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) to divest Instagram and WhatsApp, alleging these deals formed part of an illegal “buy or bury” strategy to monopolize social networking. The...
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Chinese TikTok Influencers 'Expose' Cheap Nike, Lululemon Suppliers To Bypass Trump Tariffs
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 11:10am | 453A surge of TikTok influencers are targeting American consumers with videos that claim to reveal the Chinese factories behind major brands like Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) and Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU). The influencers claim that viewers can bypass President Donald Trump's tariffs by...
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Mark Zuckerberg Defends Meta In Landmark Trial As FTC Seeks To Decouple WhatsApp, Instagram
Monday, April 14, 2025 - 10:27pm | 765On Monday, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Washington, D.C., courtroom. What Happened: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Meta opened arguments in a trial that could lead to the forced divestiture of Instagram and WhatsApp, reported CBS News. "There's...
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Deal Dispatch: US M&A Is Quiet, But Abroad? Volume Is Spiking
Friday, April 4, 2025 - 3:07pm | 1307These past three months were not what U.S. dealmakers wanted or expected. As of April 3, transaction tracker Dealogic showed zero percent growth in U.S.-based M&A volume compared to last year’s first quarter. Elsewhere? Volume is spiking triple digits. The Middle East and Africa combined...
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AppLovin Wants TikTok But Can It Beat Amazon And OnlyFans To The Punch?
Friday, April 4, 2025 - 8:24am | 667AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) shares were trading lower in premarket hours on Friday after the company confirmed it had submitted a preliminary expression of interest to the U.S. President regarding a potential acquisition of TikTok’s operations outside of China. “This indication of...
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Trump Says US Near TikTok Deal, Reiterates Trade Relief Offer For China's Approval: 'Tariffs Give Us Great Power To Negotiate'
Friday, April 4, 2025 - 1:29am | 500On Thursday, President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. is nearing a deal to spare TikTok from a potential ban, with ongoing discussions involving multiple investors and a possible tariff agreement with China. What Happened: During remarks aboard Air Force One, Trump said, “We're very...