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New TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Explains Why He Left Disney

Variety reports: "Kevin Mayer traded mouse ears for TikTok’s teen memes — and he’s very excited to be leading the rapidly exploding short-form video...

Verizon suspends Facebook advertising as boycott grows

VentureBeat reports: "Verizon Communications said on Thursday it is pausing advertising on Facebook in July in support of a campaign that called out the...

India Bans TikTok, WeChat, Tencent’s QQ Music, 56 More Apps

Hypebot reports: "India has 59 apps from Chinese companies, including TikTok, WeChat and Tencent’s QQ music. India is reportedly TikTok’s biggest market outside of...

Koji raises $10 million so you can remix games and interactive...

VentureBeat reports: "Koji has raised $10 million for its platform for creating interactive social media posts. It’s a remix tool that anyone can use...

Quibi is flailing because no one at Quibi understands what Quibi...

The Verge reports: "After 90 days, Quibi’s free trial period has come to an end. Now, executives at the company have their biggest hurdle...

App Annie: Mobile gamers broke app store records in Q2 2020

VentureBeat reports: "Mobile apps and game usage surged to the highest levels ever recorded — with games in particular scoring 14 billion downloads —...

Just 8% of Quibi’s Initial Free-Trial Users Have Converted to Paying...

Variety reports: "Not a whole lot of people who sampled Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi premium mobile-streaming app for free are forking over money to pay...

Twitter is working on a subscription platform codenamed Gryphon

VentureBeat reports: "Twitter is working on a new subscription platform under the codename Gryphon, according to two online job postings." Read more

Unreal Engine can now capture facial expressions via an official iOS...

The Verge reports: "A newly released iOS app from Epic Games lets developers record facial expressions that can be imported directly into the Unreal...

Amid More Questions About Data-Sharing, TikTok Releases Latest Transparency Report

Social Media Today reports: "Amid renewed calls to ban the app, after India blocked all Chinese-originated apps due to concerns around their potential data-sharing...