ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is selling some of the AI tech powering the app’s viral algorithm to other companies. The Financial Times reported that ByteDance launched its new division BytePlus last month.The new venture offers businesses app personalization services, text and speech auto-translation software, real-time video effects, data analysis and management tools. Not to mention the secret algorithm behind TikTok’s "For You" page, which provides users with limitless personaliz...

Good news Upper East Siders, HBO Max's Gossip Girl reboot officially premieres tomorrow (July 8). Ahead of the release, get to know one of the show's main cast members, 18-year-old rising actor Whitney Peak, who plays the role of Zoya Lott.A spin-off of the original '00s show, the 10-episode sequel stars a more diverse cast and promises more queer romance. "This time around the leads are nonwhite. There’s a lot of queer content on this show," Josh Safran, executive producer and writer for the...

While we may have met LaLa Milan back in 2015 from her social media fame, the comedian has evolved and created a brand far beyond her online presence. A businesswoman and actor, Milan has been featured as a series regular on Lena Waithe's BET show Boomerang, and has guest-starred in the HBO series A Black Lady Sketch Show and Claws on TNT. Aside from being a hoot on screen, the Charleston, South Carolina native has dipped her toes into the entrepreneurial pool with the creation of The Salon podc...

Initially announced late June, Halsey's fourth album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power has now officially received a release date. Along with the update, the musician has unveiled the record's cover art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.In a 13-minute-long video, Halsey stands on the second floor of the Met in stunning smokey makeup and a sequined gown embracing her baby bump. She walks the halls of the landmark, giving fans a tour of the museum with famous works such as Ducc...