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In 2020, amid a rapidly evolving global data landscape, TikTok, a brand deeply rooted in Chinese technology and known for its extensive collection of user data, found itself at a crossroads. Responding to the shifting dynamics, ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, took a proactive step by running a novel full-page advertisement in the German news magazine SPIEGEL.  This advertisement marked a departure from TikTok’s typical marketing strategies, focusing not on its content or lifestyle appeal…

In his 2008 sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu created a fascinating world where cutting-edge particle physics, VR gaming, and Chinese history played crucial roles in shaping humanity’s response to an imminent planet-wide threat. It also seemed unfilmable. The depth of the book’s ideas about cultural memory and the complexity of its central mystery made The Three-Body Problem feel like a story that could only work on the page.That hasn’t stopped streamers from trying, and last year, Tencent debuted its own…

A new report says the imminent antitrust lawsuit against Apple could be filed by the Justice Department as early as Thursday, over the ongoing issues of blocking rivals access to some of the features of its iPhone. The pending lawsuit was reported Wednesday by Bloomberg, which indicates the suit could be filed in federal court “as soon as Thursday.” At its heart, the suit will reportedly accuse Apple “of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software features of its iPhone.” It’s likely…

Young Nudy has been a rotation mainstay for diehard fans of Atlanta rap for years. But he’s on the verge of crossover stardom after the ascent of “Peaches & Eggplants,” a delectably titled single with his cousin 21 Savage that peaked at Number Seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart last fall. The single from Nudy’s Gumbo album is buoyed by a pulsing, synth-driven beat and an irresistible “boaw, boaw, boaw” ad-lib that blew up on TikTok. Over the phone, Nudy says that the song’s success just might be…

If you’re looking to upgrade your old iPad, a few new changes will make the next line of iPad Pros feel very different. The OLED iPad Pro range is expected to finally launch very soon. Though we know it is expected to come with a new screen and may even arrive with that beefy Apple Silicon M3 chip, a report from notable leaker Instant Digital suggests the bezels could be smaller than the last Pro model. He took to the social media site Weibo to say the following changes would be made: iPad Pro 2024 11-inch Screen Bezel…

An AI tool that creates digital twins of patients can predict our future health, according to a new study. Named Foresight, the tool uses generative pre-trained transformers, the same family of large language models (LLMs) used by ChatGPT.  Researchers in the UK first trained the models on medical records. Next, they fed their tool fresh healthcare data to produce virtual duplicates of patients. Finally, the digital twins forecast various outcomes, from disease development to medication…

The Hackintosh might not be long for this world if recent murmurings turn out to be accurate, with Apple almost accidentally putting the final nail in its coffin by removing support for something as innocuous as a wireless card. Hackintoshes have been around for a long, long time and they've gone through different states of usability and stability in that time. We've had a relatively good spell of late, but this latest news just drives home a point that some might have already been pondering — it's time to let the…

Is your iPhone constantly running low on storage? There may be an easy way to clear out a lot of your unneeded pictures from the Photos app without losing your precious memories. If you’re like me, one of the most used features on my iPhone is taking screenshots (side button + volume up on the best iPhones). While that’s great for having loads of memes on my iPhone 15 Pro Max it also means I have a lot of junk pictures taking up precious storage space.Luckily, there’s a very quick way to get rid of all the screenshots on…

Amazon’s Big Spring Sale hasn’t been the strongest this year, but there’s a real deal to be had at the moment — the AirPods Pro 2 USB-C are down to a new lowest price of $179. That’s $10 lower than the previous lowest, and a $70 discount on full price.We’ve found this deal around other retailers as well, so you can also head to Best Buy if you’d prefer. Prime members will likely want to stick with Amazon, of course, for that ever-helpful next-day delivery.AirPods Pro 2 lowest price everThe AirPods Pro 2 are Apple’s best…

Letterboxd is a social platform for movie lovers. It’s best to think of it as a film journal and a social network rolled into one. You can write about the films you’ve seen, share reviews and rate them, too. It’s all about fostering a passion for film, allowing you to discover new movies, follow your film-loving friends and other people with the same tastes as you, as well as make films lists based on almost any genre and theme. You can access Letterboxd on the web, but I’d recommend the Letterboxd iOS app for your…