Meta Pushes Its New AI Agent on Employees—but Eases Off on Tokenmaxxing

The company is reducing pressure on workers to use artificial intelligence tools while encouraging them to experiment with Hatch, its most advanced AI project yet. [...]

Temu’s Takeover Is Now Complete

Despite the arrival of new competitors and growing political tensions between the US and China, the ecommerce juggernaut Temu proved in 2024 it’s here to stay. [...]

Amazon Warehouse Workers Across US Strike Ahead of Holiday Rush

Thousands of workers are striking, as picket lines formed outside seven Amazon distribution centers from New York to California Thursday morning. [...]

Nearly half of U.S. teens say theyre online almost constantly

46 percent of teens told the Pew Research Center that they're online 'almost constantly,' according to a new report. [...]

TikTok is giving free Shop credits to people recruiting new users

TikTok is reportedly giving away TikTok Shop credits to people boosting its user numbers and amount of time spent on the app. [...]

Spotify Wrapped 2024 introduces My Wrapped AI Podcast

How to find your Wrapped AI Podcast, a new feature available on this year's Spotify Wrapped. The AI-generated podcast is powered by Google NotebookLM. [...]

Social medias LOLCow obsession is curated cruelty

A relic of the early internet, TikTok users are bringing back the phrase 'LOLCow' to describe a new generation of viral creators. [...]

YouTube art project turns random old videos into a candid, beautiful stream of clips

YouTube is home to millions of random videos uploaded automatically from iPhones years ago. A new tool will play those videos randomly. It's strangely wonderful. [...]

Online news influencers are predominantly men and more likely conservative, study finds

America is increasingly getting its news from influencers. A new study revealed the make-up of those influencers. [...]