Meet China's 10 richest tech billionaires, from the CEO of ByteDance to the 'Steve Jobs of China'

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Ma Huateng (L), Zhang Yiming, and Jack Ma (R) are China's richest tech billionaires as of 2023.

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Montana's legislature has passed a statewide ban on TikTok

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In this photo illustration the social media application logo for TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a US flag and Chinese flag background in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023. - China urged the United States to stop

A TikToker who calls herself 'yourrichBFF' is teaching 'broke adults' how to claim cash from Ikea

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A TikToker who goes by "yourrichbff" gives advice on how to claim money from Ikea.

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Why banning TikTok could be a bad idea

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Happy Friday, readers! I'm Emilia David. I'm glad we made it to the weekend. 

I'm writing this from Insider's New York office. Maybe you don't want to think about the office this weekend (or any weekend). But what if your office had restaurants, a movie theater, and a hotel? In the age of remote work, some office campuses, built like small towns, find they're gaining tenants and luring workers back.

I made $127,000 selling PowerPoint templates after my TikTok went viral. Here's how I turned views into sales in 6 months.

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Left: Jakob Welle Smogeli, the TikTok creator behind jacobppt, Right: Screenshot of a jacobppt video
Creator and student athlete Jakob Welle Smogeli is now focusing on how he can scale his six-figure presentation business in a healthy way.

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The viral success of ByteDance's new app Lemon8 shows just how pointless a TikTok ban would be

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Bytedance is pushing a new social media app in the US, Lemon8, as it deals with calls for a TikTok ban.

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OpenAI's Sam Altman and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew just cracked the Time 100 Most Influential People list for the first time

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OpenAI's Sam Altman and TikTok's Shou Zi Chew have come under scrutiny for ChatGPT and TikTok, respectively.

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Cash stuffing budgets are all the rage right now. 2 women explain their polar-opposite experiences.

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Vera, left, and Roxanne both tried cash stuffing, but only one of them stuck with it.

Vera Kent, Roxanne Macias

I'm a Gen Zer who went undercover for 3 weeks as a Gen Xer on TikTok – a lot of their jokes went over my head

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Jordan Hart
I've been on TikTok for the past three or four years, so my "For You" page is very tailored to my specific humor. I created a new account to find out what older people are enjoying online.

Jordan Hart

A millennial tried out the TikTok-famous cash stuffing budget method — and said it helped her pay off a $19,000 car loan ahead of schedule

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Berenice Rodriguez makes cash stuffing videos on TikTok for over 10,000 followers.

Berenice Rodriguez TikTok

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