MINI TECH SCROLL: TikTok Shop GPS scandal, licensing likeness on TikTok, GPT-5 update + Lil Miquela x Nancy Pelosi
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from August 20th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:48 TikTok Shop markets GPS to “stalk” women
6:02 A man licensed his likeness to TikTok for $750
10:03 ChatGPT is friendly again
12:48 Lil Miquela collaborates with Nancy Pelosi (?)
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Sources:
https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1956461718097494196
https://x.com/sama/status/1956483306951938134
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNYngD8pSbf/?hl=en&img_index=1
https://www.businessinsider.com/misleading-tiktok-shop-videos-are-becoming-e-commerce-headache-2023-11
https://www.tiktok.com/@gracejohanna/video/7298829793271876906
https://www.404media.co/tiktok-shop-sells-viral-gps-trackers-marketed-to-stalkers/
https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=1399532709988097&default_language=en&identity=1
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