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TikTok’s ‘SkinnyTok’ trend is under fire from EU regulators

The European Commission is coming for “SkinnyTok.”

EU regulators are investigating a recent wave of social media videos that promote extreme thinness and “tough-love” weight loss advice, assessing whether TikTok is doing enough to protect children online, per Politico.

France’s minister for digital media, Clara Chappaz, recently reported #SkinnyTok to both the French

The subreddit r/AITA is headed for the small screen

The infamous “Am I The A**hole?” subreddit is making its way to the small screen.

Hosted by Jimmy Carr, the new game show for Comedy Central U.K. will feature members of the public appearing before Carr and a panel of two comedians to reveal their deepest secrets and most bizarre disputes—before receiving judgement, per Deadline

Ex-OpenAI workers ask state AGs to block for-profit conversion

Former employees of OpenAI are asking the top law enforcement officers in California and Delaware to stop the company from shifting control of its artificial intelligence technology from a nonprofit charity to a for-profit business.

They’re concerned about what happens if the

‘Thank you for your attention to this matter!’: Trump’s favorite sign-off has become a viral meme

Thanksgiving may not arrive until November, but you wouldn’t know it from perusing Donald Trump’s social media feeds. He’s been giving thanks quite a lot lately. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!” is

Microsoft says these are the AI terms you need to know

Microsoft released its annual Work Trend Index report on Tuesday, which argued that 2025 is the year that companies stop simply experimenting with AI and start building it into key missions.

As part of its release, Microsoft put together a glossary that it says is comprised of “new terms to know for a new world of work.”

Here’s the list:

  • Agent: An AI-powered system that can reason, plan, and act to complete tasks o
Microsoft thinks AI colleagues are coming soon

Artificial intelligence has rapidly started finding its place in the workplace, but this year will be remembered as the moment when companies pushed past simply experimenting with AI and started building around it, Microsoft said in a blog post accompanying its annual Work Trend Index report.

As part of this shift, Microsoft is dubbing 2025 the year of the “Frontier Firm.”

“Like the digital native companies of a generation ago, they understand the power

José Andrés on AI, crisis tech, and rethinking the food system

As the founder of World Central Kitchen, renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés has truly mastered the art of leading through crisis. Andrés shares insights from his new book, Change the Recipe—a candid collection of personal stories that doubles as a playbook for navigating uncertainty, breaking rules, and leading with heart. José also explores how AI is poised to reshape the food industry and more. 

This is an abridged transcript of an interview from

20 years ago, this simple video rewired the way we share our lives online

The elephant enclosure at your local zoo is an interesting place to be. But until 20 years ago, it was somewhere you’d encounter in person—with reverence and intimacy. A video &ab_channel=jawed">uploaded by YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim 20 years ago today changed that. Karim wanted to test out the capabilities of a new website he and his colleagues had developed—what they called YouTube—and needed content to share with the world. It was

‘It is absolutely crushing to my business’: Trump’s tariffs hit Kickstarter campaigns hard

Curt Covert would love for people to play his latest board game—but with sky-high tariffs, he’s not sure anyone ever will.

“At 54%, I had a plan,” Covert tells Fast Company, referring to a tariff rate on imports from China imposed by the Trump administration in early April. That rate has nearly tripled since. His reponse: “145% brings business to a standstill. It is absolutely crushing to my business.”

Covert is the owner of


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