TikTok’s path to becoming a super app
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Although TikTok is widely described as a social media giant, it has gradually moved beyond that category. Over time, the video app added the TikTok Shop, a map for local…
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Anthropic’s Claude Tag gets to know your business, one Slack message at a time
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Every new iOS 27 feature worth knowing about
While Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence announcements dominated the WWDC spotlight earlier this month, the tech giant also packed iOS 27 with a number of upgrades across its…
The smartphone era created an attention crisis. Slowtech fixes it
When Tony Fadell walked into New York City’s 28th Street Subway Station, he didn’t expect to come face to face with an advertisement for a product he designed over 20…
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Sixty percent of US consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a disruption, survey finds
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