TikTok is popularized as a pop-culture meme generator. But the platform is increasingly being used for other less well known uses including cooking tutorials, language learning, real estate listings, DIY projects and in some cases for dating. We talk to CNET’s Erin Carson about how TikTok morphed from short funny videos into a cornucopia of information.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Erin Carson, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos

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The EU will issue charges against Apple for anticompetitive behavior, Toyota Motor Corp acquires Lyft Inc’s self-driving tech unit, and US military movements in Syria were revealed by location info available from smartphone apps.

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If you’ve ever experienced wake word fatigue with your virtual assistant, Google might have something in the works for you, The Washington Post is spinning off its software-as-a-service publishing platform, and Roku and Google have a public spat over YouTube TV.

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Facebook rolls out the Spotify miniplayer in the News Feed, China announces new rules for e-commerce live streams, and Clubhouse announces a content deal with the NFL.

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Welcome to the first DTH Sunday Science Supplement, presented by Niki Ackermans. We present a lot of science headlines on the show, and this weekly supplement will delve into the wonderful details that fall outside of the main headline.

This week, Niki Ackermans breaks down the fascinating details about the first flights of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter that we initially presented on Monday.

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NASA completes first powered flight of an aircraft on Mars, WordPress will treat FLoC as a security concern, and Amazon announces it is opening a hair salon in the U.K.

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UK court overturns 39 Post Office employee convictions that were originally based on flawed information derived from the Post Office’s computerized system called Horizon. Should this be a warning call for others to rely solely on one data point to uncover criminal activity even if it derives from an automated computer system?

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La NASA completa el primer vuelo de una aeronave terrestre en Marte, Amazon abre una peluquería en Londres y se plantea un presupuesto de más de 700 millones para implementar el PANAUT en México.

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Facebook began running tests to get user input on the News Feed, the Supreme Court rules to limit the FTC’s ability to obtain monetary restitution for deceptive practices, and Linux kernel maintainers ban submissions from the University of Minnesota.

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