Young Kids Love TikTok–and That’s a Serious P...

China rattled neighbors from Japan to Australia on Monday by test-launching a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean. While such launches are rare, the latest test reflects Beijing’s increasing openness about its growing military strength. On t ...  Show more

Two opaque corners of finance have joined forces: shadow banking and phantom debt. Put another way, private credit firms are backing Buy-Now-Pay-Later companies to finance their expansion into the US consumer market. On today’s Big Take podcast, guest host Stacey Vanek Smith join ...  Show more

This week, TikTok was in the news for pulling a video critical of China's mass detention of Uighurs. Most of the popular Chinese-owned social media app's users are children and teens who share lip-syncing videos, dance crazes and comedy skits. But in today's episode, Alex Hern, t ...  Show more

This week we're taking a global look at TikTok, and some of the problems the video sharing platform has been facing. Also on Tech Life, you want to keep in touch with your child, but is there an alternative to giving them a smartphone ? We hear from video gamers in South Africa. ...  Show more

Yanni delves into the forced sale of TikTok, the size of Charlie Kirk’s head, and the increase in depression among adolescents and those in their 20s. TikTok serves the algorithm of destruction to us, and it’s hard to see the strings. Tune in to hear Yanni shouting into the void. ...  Show more

TikTok is the most popular app among younger smartphone users. If you're a parent, here's how to talk about it with your kid.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.