TechCrunch Daily Crunch Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative
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Jan 17, 2025 The discussion dives into exciting new features for Instagram Threads, like adding music to posts for greater engagement. There's buzz around Mark Cuban's interest in funding a TikTok alternative amidst a potential delay of the TikTok ban. The podcast also highlights innovative startups in AI safety and health tech, exploring how these developments could reshape social media and user experiences.
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Threads Music Integration
- Instagram Threads is prototyping music integration, similar to Instagram and Facebook.
- This aims to enhance posts and express musical taste, reminiscent of MySpace.
TikTok Ban Delay
- The US TikTok ban might be delayed, as the deadline falls on a holiday weekend.
- Trump's administration seeks an extension, despite Trump's campaign promise to save TikTok.
Cuban Funds TikTok Alternative
- Mark Cuban expressed interest in funding a TikTok alternative built on Blue Sky's AT protocol.
- He encouraged developers interested in the project to respond to his TikTok video.