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Shrek 5 teaser trailer adds Zendaya to cast, draws on TikTok memes

Mashable Tech

DreamWorks has announced Shrek 5 's cast in a short clip which draws on TikTok memes and trends. It seems safe to assume Zendaya's teen ogre is Felicia all grown up, however we don't yet know whether Shrek 5 will also feature her brothers, or who might be voicing them. Shrek 5 is set to arrive in theatres on Dec. 23, 2026.

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Snapchat finally lets all iOS users put music in their snaps

The Verge

Snap still won’t have a feed like TikTok that pushes viral music content, like dances or memes, to users and is instead focused on its partnerships with big publishers and tighter social webs between users. If a person receives a snap with sounds, they can swipe up to view the album art, song title, and name of the artist.

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Biden campaign enlists teen’s Instagram account for online organizing

The Verge

The Joe Biden campaign is taking over a popular Instagram account from a teen supporter, who built a huge following over their summer break. Staff from the Markey campaign frequently interacted with their supporters and the memes they created throughout his 2020 primary run against Rep. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images.

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Is Quibi done for?

The Verge

But the central hook of Quibi — bite-sized entertainment for a generation of smartphone-toting millennials and teens on the go — appeared to falter when met with reality. The company hired many talented people to build its app, and then it hired many other talented people to make the stuff that would stream through it.

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The second shot is kicking in

TechCrunch

And then there was a suspicious trend when three fintech companies focused on teen banking raised in one exhale. Sure memes are cool, but did you know that they can help you raise a $10 million fund? We talk Step , Greenlight , and Current. And to close, we discussed the latest cool-kid venture capital funds.

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Sri Lanka’s cannabis-seekers are gathering on Facebook

The Verge

So as a teen, I was the first to report my classmates if they smoked ganja,” said Buwanka, who only wanted to reveal his first name. And of course there are memes and TikTok videos. While his customers come from all walks of life, Dinesh said that most of them are teens. My parents fed me the same mentality. It’s cheap.

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Nextdoor CEO says it’s ‘our fault’ moderators deleted Black Lives Matter posts

The Verge

Behind the memes, though, has always been the more unsettling truth that Nextdoor allows racism to thrive on its platform by taking a hands-off approach to moderation. The company has grown so fast in part because it relies on its own users to remove contentious posts.