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In a series of season-ending exit interviews, players made allegations about a culture of abuse in the Texas Tech program since Coach Marlene Stollings took over in April 2018. They say a toxic atmosphere has prompted an exodus of players, including 12 of 21 leaving the program, seven of whom were recruited under Stollings, as reported by USA Today. … [Read more...] about Players allege Texas Tech basketball coach created toxic, abusive environment

"The recent events around TikTok will change the way we look at companies that are based in China or have interest in expanding to China, which is often one of the most interesting markets to expand into from the US," said Mike Jones, co-founder and managing partner at Science Inc, a Los Angeles-based incubator and tech studio that's backed companies such as Dollar Shave Club and Bird. … [Read more...] about Trump’s demand that the US get a cut of TikTok’s sale could set a dangerous precedent

Ahead of the global launch, Instagram has been working behind the scenes to give social media stars early access to the feature, likely in an attempt to drum up excitement and line up high-quality content for the launch. According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook also offered TikTok creators financial incentives to use the new Instagram product. In response to the report, a Facebook spokesperson said in certain cases, it may help cover production costs for influencers' "creative ideas." … [Read more...] about Instagram’s TikTok copycat Reels is now available in the US

But there have been some signs of political involvement. In June, TikTok users encouraged people to register online for a free Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and then not show up. Trump bragged about 1 million RSVPs for the event, though his rally arena did not fill to the more than 19,000 capacity. … [Read more...] about As Trump threatens ban, TikTok says it wants to fight foreign interference in the November election

The earbuds have a bigger speaker than their predecessor, the Galaxy Buds+ released earlier this year, and three microphones that users can choose from to cancel out background noise more easily. … [Read more...] about Watch Samsung unveil its latest flagship device