TikTok

The TikTok social media platform is largely credited with popularizing short-form videos. With over 1 billion active users worldwide, it has quickly become one of the most popular apps among Gen Z and millennials. Chinese company ByteDance owns the platform, and Shou Zi Chew serves as its CEO. TikTok faces competition from other social media giants such as Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube. Our coverage of the platform includes the company’s spending-heavy foray into e-commerce.

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Meta Is Building an AI Agent Called ‘Hatch’ and an AI Shopping Tool in Instagram

By Jyoti Mann · May 5, 2026 3:33pm PDT
Meta Platforms is building a consumer version of the AI agent OpenClaw and a new agentic shopping tool, people familiar with the efforts said, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes for products to deliver returns on the company’s huge artificial intelligence investments. Meta is training the OpenClaw-inspired agent, internally called “Hatch,” with the... Meta Platforms is building a consumer version of the AI agent OpenClaw and a new agentic shopping...
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Benson Boone, Tech’s Go-To Performer

By Erin Woo · Apr 25, 2026 8:20am PDT
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The tech elite are using AI to supercharge their cancer battles • Artificial Intelligence: Should AI and Christianity mix? • Tech Culture: Amid AI backlash, billionaires demand new breed of bodyguard—plus, inside the star-studded Breakthrough Prize gala • Plus,... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The tech elite are using AI to...
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The Night Hollywood and Silicon Valley Celebrated Together

By The Information Staff · Apr 25, 2026 8:13am PDT
In a festive merger, the glitterati and the technorati combined forces in Los Angeles a week ago for the annual Breakthrough Prize black-tie gala, which hands out million-dollar awards to the world’s leading scientists. In a festive merger, the glitterati and the technorati combined forces in Los Angeles a week...