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TikTok is about to become even bigger and more powerful

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 05:42

TikTok is for millennials now — More millennials are on TikTok. If the app survives the US ban, its cultural significance will only grow.
Prostock-Studio/Getty Images, Tiktok, Abanti Chowdhury/BI

Media, Tech, culture, Discourse, tiktok, Millennials, gen-z

TikTok is becoming a new GoFundMe, with views replacing donations to help people get out of debt

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 11:54

Tech Insider : Economy

young woman making money — Views are becoming digital currency on TikTok, with creators asking for help with their debts (stock image).
Massonstock/Getty Images

culture, economy, tiktok, money, Revenue, Debt, student-debt

A rare feather just sold for $28,000, making it worth 40 times as much as gold by weight

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 02:23

The Waka Huia performs a Maori welcome ceremony at St Mark's square on June 3, 2009, and a male and female huia sit on a tree branch in an artist's illustration. — The Waka Huia performs a Maori welcome ceremony at St Mark's square on June 3, 2009, and a male and female huia sit on a tree branch in an artist's illustration.
ANDREA PATTARO/AFP via Getty Images and Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

culture, News, new-zealand, Auctions, Gold

Belle Delphine earned over $90K selling jars of her bathwater in 2019. PayPal only released her money this week.

Mon, 05/20/2024 - 16:32

Belle Delphine in pink hair next to a screenshot of paypal — Bell Delphine sold more than $90,000 worth of jars of her bathwater but didn't get the money from PayPal until this week.
Belle Delphine

Tech, culture, belle-delphine, venmo, paypal, Payment, adult-entertainment

The risky allure of WiFi Money: private jets, sports cars, and ruined investors

Sun, 05/19/2024 - 05:57

A man whose face is swirling into a black hole. There's a car and a plane in the background and money flying everywhere. — Since its founding in 2020, WiFi Money has left a trail of lawsuits alleging fraud, bankruptcies, mental breakdowns, and financial devastation.
Brandon Celi for BI

Tech, Discourse, finance, Media, culture, wi-fi-money, Finfluencer

For working moms, it's some good news and some bad news

Sat, 05/18/2024 - 06:54

Tech Insider : Economy

A working mother looks at a Zoom screen while taking care of a baby. — Women with kids under 5 saw much higher workforce participation than any other group of women.
J_art/Getty Images

economy, Parenting, culture, Mothers, Parenting, child-care, build-back-better

A bridesmaid says she's out $3,200 for the wedding, and if she did everything the bride wanted, she'd probably have to move

Fri, 05/17/2024 - 21:57

Bridesmaids — One-third of bridal party members said they went into debt for the wedding.
Lanny Ziering/Getty Images

finance, culture, Weddings, bridesmaids, Debt

Gina Rinehart, a mining magnate worth $22 billion, wants her portrait removed from an Australian gallery

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 07:16

Gina Rinehart — Gina Rinehart and her portrait by Vincent Namatjira.
Getty Images

finance, culture, culture, art, paintings, Australia, gina-rinehart

MrBeast has broken the curse of influencer success

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 05:58

Tech Insider : Business

MrBeast — MrBeast is on track to have the biggest YouTube channel in the world.
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

culture, Media, MrBeast, Influencers, influencer-market, Business, Success

What is OnlyFans?

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 11:36

OnlyFans creator Isla Moon in a white dress with blue flowers, standing amid plants in a garden. — Isla Moon is an OnlyFans creator who runs two profiles where she posts adult content.
Isla Moon

Media, Tech, culture, OnlyFans, Influencers, creator-economy

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