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1,000 Rejections Challenge: For influencer Gabriella Carr, rejection is perfection

Influencer Gabriella Carr is tracking the rejections she receives, in a bid to put herself out there and seek new opportunities.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 28, 2026

Snow covers a street near the US Capitol building in Washington on Jan 27, two days after a winter storm swept across a large swathe of the US.

TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial against Meta, YouTube

TikTok - along with Meta, Snap and YouTube - faced allegations that its platform is fuelling a youth mental health crisis.

TikTok star Khaby Lame signs $1.2 billion deal to monetise global fan base

Senegalese influencer and content creator Khaby Lame has 160 million followers on TikTok.

California governor accuses TikTok of suppressing Trump criticism

ByteDance said TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC would secure US user data, in a deal praised by US President Donald Trump.

Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial in US on youth addiction claims

The trial in California Superior Court is a test case for thousands of other lawsuits seeking damages for social media harms.

Drink warm water and try qigong: TikTokers are ‘becoming Chinese’ in latest wellness trend

The origins of the trend can be traced to American-Chinese creator Sherry Zhu.

Social media giants face landmark trial in US over addiction claims

The companies behind YouTube, TikTok and Instagram are being accused of addicting young users to content that has led to depression, eating disorders, psychiatric hospitalisation and even suicide.

TikTok’s new US CEO brings Hollywood connections, ByteDance loyalty

Adam Presser, a longtime right hand to TikTok’s global leader Chew Shou Zi was tapped to lead the new entity, TikTok US Data Security Joint Venture.

After TikTok deal, Chinese companies search for a new global path

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