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BuzzFeedAmericans Are Scrambling To China's RedNote As TikTok Faces The Axe, And The Cultures Are Colliding In Unexpected — And HILARIOUS — Ways
"Red Note got me wondering why we're always beefing with China. Love them."
- Futurism
This "Leaked Photo of Heaven" Went Viral for All the Wrong Reasons
God's Country A "leaked photo of heaven" has been going mega viral on social media this week. The purported photo shows a half-baked and architecturally unsound city, seemingly carved into chalky rock and set against what appears to be the Milky Way. It was a low-brow and technologically lacking instance of AI slop, but caught the attention of millions of netizens nonethless. "Leaked photo of heaven is going viral on social media," one X-formerly-Twitter account wrote in the caption of the photo
- Variety
L.A. Wildfires: YouTube, Google, Snap and Meta Donating Millions to Recovery Orgs
YouTube, Google, Meta and Snap are pitching in to help L.A. recover from the wildfires that have caused devastation across the region and forced thousands to evacuate in the past week. Google and YouTube are contributing $15 million to L.A.-area relief organizations. Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are making a combined …
- TechCrunch
As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out
TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just six days, as the Supreme Court is currently weighing the law that would ban the app. The law gives TikTok parent company ByteDance until January 19 to divest its U.S. operations or face a ban in the country. TikTok is hoping for a pause to the law, but if that doesn’t happen, the app will effectively be banned in the country.
- HuffPost UK
West Refuses To 'Recognise 1 Truth' About Russia Which Means Europe Has 'No Chance' Against Putin
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a dire warning to his allies today.
- NewsWire
Driver killed in ‘horrific’ crash named
The driver who police suspect deliberately caused the death of three other people in a “confronting” crash has been named.
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Sam Konstas' brilliant act for fan who crashed car trying to meet young Aussie cricket star
Sam Konstas might find himself out of the Aussie XI for the next Test. Read more here.
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Casey Dellacqua calls out truth about Danielle Collins as shock Ash Barty detail back in spotlight
Danielle Collins is public enemy No.1 in Australia. Read more here.
- The Independent
‘Bro I can’t let this slide’: The chilling warning of troubled teenage killer who murdered schoolgirl
Hassan Sentamu had warned his friend ‘Bro I can’t let this slide’ before launching his murderous attack on schoolgirl Elianne Andam
- NewsWire
New blow for Bali Nine member
Matthew Norman, 38, has been arrested and charged in Sydney, just weeks after his return to Australia following 19 years behind bars in Indonesia.
- Cosmo
Rita Ora's teeny tiny orange micro bikini has us dreaming of summer
Rita Ora took to her Instagram stories to share two photos of her sunbathing in a teeny tiny orange triangle bikini top and matching tie-side bikini bottoms.
- InStyle
Cameron Diaz Wore a Sheer Pussy Bow Blouse for Her First Red Carpet in 5 Years
It was her first movie premiere in over a decade.
- HuffPost
Coca-Cola’s Donald Trump Honor Leaves Critics Bubbling With Outrage
Anger fizzed over the corporation's tribute to the president-elect.
- Parade
Heidi Klum, 51, Rocks Tiny String Bikini in New Photos With Husband Tom Kaulitz
The supermodel and her musician hubby are on vacation in St. Barts.
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Thanasi Kokkinakis delivers brutal new blow to Lleyton Hewitt after Nick Kyrgios rips umpire act
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis' dream came to a crushing halt. Read more here.
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Daniil Medvedev facing $200,000 fine after 3am move following loss to teen at Australian Open
Daniil Medvedev fell foul of the rules on multiple occasions. Read more here.
- The Independent
Kelly Osbourne calls out celebrities using LA fires as photo op after Meghan and Harry labeled ‘disaster tourists’
‘No one asked you to come out and give hugs,’ reality star argued
- BuzzFeed
Poor People Who “Married For Money” And Rich People Who “Married For Love” Are Sharing What It’s Really Like, and Wow
"I married for love — my husband came from a poor family and didn’t have a high-paying job. After we got married, I realized he had hid a lot of debt from me: credit card, student loans, and the wedding, which I was told was taken care of. We’ve been married for eight years, and I have been the breadwinner and sole provider for at least half the marriage. I do find myself wishing I married for money, out of pure exhaustion."
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Staggering call made on Scott Boland amid fears of Aussie cricket hero's axing for Sri Lanka Tests
An Indian cricket great has made an astonishing claim about the Aussie quick. More here.