Meet the 21-year-old former MrBeast staffer building an AI startup to help creators make viral videos

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Palo cofounders Shivam Kumar (30) and Jay Neo (21).
Palo cofounders Shivam Kumar (30) and Jay Neo (21).

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Why Reels' $50 billion business is great for Meta, but not creators

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Mark Zuckerberg poses for photographers in New York, October 2025
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta launched Reels as a TikTok response five years ago. Now it's a $50 billion business.

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How Instagram is competing with TikTok's parent company in the battle to build the best video editor

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Brett Westervelt
Brett Westervelt is Instagram's VP of design.

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TikTok Shop is one of the fastest-growing brands in the US, as social shopping hits the mainstream

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TikTok Shop logo.

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TikTok Billionaire Is Making Bari Weiss’s ‘Anti-Woke’ College Tuition Free

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Uber, X And The Free Press Host Inauguration Eve

'It's organized crime': TikTok Shop says it's fighting a new wave of AI scammers

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TikTok Shop van.

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Tired of doomscrolling? It's time to start using an 'analog bag.'

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An analog bag
Analog bags are all the rage on TikTok.

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I tried 4 drugstore concealers that people rave about, and the best one is $8

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Reporter Amanda Krause tries two concealers that are popular on TikTok.
My two favorite concealers are ones that you can easily find at most drugstores.

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Trump’s TikTok Deal Will Supposedly Close on Thursday

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The TikTok sign on the company’s office building in Culver City, CA

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's 100% tariff threat on China is 'effectively off the table'

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks before President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on September 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned government shutdown could hamper US economic growth.

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