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TikTok is flooding the platform with ads presented by AI "digital avatars" — and the actors behind these AI puppets are paid next to nothing.
Artificial Intelligence

Man Sells His Likeness So an AI Version of Him Can Shill Garbage on TikTok

By Frank Landymore

A cowboy hat-toting bipedal robot, dubbed "Jake the Rizzbot," is wandering the streets of Austin, Texas, flinging compliments.
Robotics

Community Confused by “Rizzbot” Walking Around With Cowboy Hat and Chain, Complimenting Their Outfits in Gen Alpha Slang

By Victor Tangermann

Natalie Reynolds, a TikTok influencer, was so upset that she got banned from TikTok that she was filmed crying at a TikTok office.
Future Society

Influencer Sobs in Front of TikTok Headquarters After Getting Banned

By Sharon Adarlo

Looking for work is already arduous enough — but for one job-seeker, the process was made worse by an insane AI recruiter.
Artificial Intelligence

Deranged Video Shows AI Job Recruiter Absolutely Losing It During an Interview

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a grotesque twist to the online trend of "looksmaxxing," a TikTok user has spent over 160 days working out just a single trapezius muscle.
Developments

What Happened When This Man Exercised Only One Single Muscle

By Victor Tangermann

On China's RedNote social network, alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione is striking a chord with users who affectionately call him as "Lulu."
Future Society

Americans Flood Chinese App RedNote, Discover Its Users Are Obsessed With Luigi Mangione

By Noor Al-Sibai

RedNote or "Little Red Book" founder Mao Wenchao was apparently inspired by Stanford and Bain & Company for his app, not Mao Zedong.
Future Society

Man Named Mao Who Started Chinese App Called “Little Red Book” Was Actually Inspired by Stanford University and Mitt Romney

By Victor Tangermann

TikTok users looking to spite the US government have found a new home in Chinese app RedNote, along with a warm welcome from Chinese users.
Future Society

TikTok Users Looking to Spite US Government Find Warm Welcome on Chinese App

By Joe Wilkins

ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, fired an intern who apparently screwed with the company's artificial intelligence projects.
Artificial Intelligence

Intern Fired by TikTok Owner for Sabotaging Its AI Model

By Noor Al-Sibai

After digging up a weird rug buried in her backyard, an Ohio woman began experiencing some unexplained goings-on.
Future Society

Haunted Woman Calls the Cops After Discovering a Rug Mysteriously Buried in Her Backyard

By Noor Al-Sibai

An astrophysicist's TikTok video about gas in galaxy clusters went viral – but because kids were looking for a different kind of galaxy gas.
Off-World

Astrophysicist Surprised to Learn Why Her TikTok on “Galaxy Gas” Was Suddenly Blowing Up

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The viral "glitch" that allowed people to withdraw "unlimited" money from Chase ATMs is simply a form of fraud, the bank said.
Future Society

People Who Used “Glitch” to Get Free Money From Chase ATMs Are Now in Huge Trouble

By Frank Landymore

"Raw-dogging" a flight means no food, no entertainment, and no moving from your seat. You sit there, and tough it out — like a total chump.
Health & Medicine

Doctors Suggest ‘Raw-Dogging’ Your Flight Is Bad For Your Health

By Frank Landymore

If you search the words "how to edge" on Google, the words "in class" are recommended as the top autocomplete suggestion.
Developments

Google’s Top Autocomplete Suggestion for “How to Edge” Is Wild

By Noor Al-Sibai

A grisly new trend is emerging on TikTok, with self-proclaimed "veneer technicians" performing illegal dental surgery.
Developments

Dentists Horrified by People Carving Off Tooth Enamel at Home

By Victor Tangermann

Some TikTok creators and users are upset that videos are silent ever since Universal Music Group pulled its artists from the platform.
Future Society

TikTok in Shambles Now That Videos Can’t Use Popular Music

By Sharon Adarlo