Newly unsealed and edited video shows TikTok employees and consultants expressing concern that potentially addictive features of the app could harm users’ mental health. The video compilation, which was shared with CBS News by the North Carolina Department of Justice, is part of the evidence in a 2024 lawsuit the state’s former attorney general filed…
Last fall, the attorney general of North Carolina, joined by 12 other states, sued TikTok, alleging that the social media platform was designed to be addictive, particularly for minors, and that users and their parents were deceived about the risks. Newly-unsealed video in that case shows TikTok employees voicing some of those same concerns. Jo…
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – A west Alabama high school teacher is singing the praises of the new state ban on cell phones in class after Alabama lawmakers passed the no cell ban during their most recent legislative session. Tuscaloosa County High School U.S. history teacher Jonathan Buchwalter expressed his happiness on social media, calling…
It’s Z fitness fashion faux pas of the day. After reigning as choice activewear for 20-something years, 20-somethings online have officially declared workout leggings “dead.” RIP to the grip. Rather than breaking a sweat in the skintight togs, gym rat Gen Zs now prefer loose-fitting, baggy sweatpants or shorts while exercising, according to a recent report by…
Brandy Melville — one of the leading brands in the world of fast fashion — has sued one of its rivals, the online platform Temu, for allegedly selling counterfeits and infringing on intellectual property. The July 21 filing continues a trend of fast-fashion titans clashing in the courts. What happened? In the federal lawsuit filed…
The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, less than a month before President Trump’s deadline for the social media app — owned by China-based ByteDance — to either find a new owner or face a U.S.-wide ban. The account posted its first video Tuesday afternoon: a 27-second montage of videos of Mr….
Marcelo Gaia describes himself as “one of the world’s biggest fast-fashion designers” — but he says it’s entirely against his will. Gaia is the owner and lead designer of the womenswear brand Mirror Palais, a trendy upscale label. But he claims that his original, proprietary designs have been cash cows for fast-fashion brands like Shein…
When Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek debuted a chatbot that it said rivaled the best the United States had to offer, and at a fraction of the cost, venture capitalist Marc Andreesen called it “AI’s Sputnik moment.” Seven months later, it appears DeepSeek needs some American rocket power to get its AI Sputnik off the…
The latest news in the electric vehicle world is that the manufacturer of the beloved Subaru Crosstrek is dabbling in electric again. The Solterra was Subaru’s first battery-powered vehicle after a long history of customer loyalty with internal combustion engine vehicles, commonly known as gas-powered. According to Inside EVs, more than 21,000 Solterras were sold…
From Juicy Couture sweat sets and low-rise, bedazzled jeans to chunky belts and baby tees, early 2000s fashion is all the rage again. That potentially makes that old box of clothes in the back of your wardrobe a sitting cash cow. Generation Z has taken to the Y2K aesthetic that many millennials cringe at. Fashion-forward…