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In an odd tale, a 17-year-old was reportedly tied up and imprisoned by a 20-year-old man from Cornwall for allegedly stealing drugs. The whole incident was captured on video with the accused allegedly resorting to the measure to teach the victim a lesson.The 17-year-old was reportedly from Ebbw Vale and the incident happened on Feb. 3. The accused was identified as John Lee who was behind the whole thing stemming from a drug dispute.He was wearing a camouflage face mask at the time and even had a 12-inch knife that he held towards the victim’s neck as he tied the teenager’s limbs with duct tape.It appears that Lee carried out the whole thing to teach not only the teenager but others that they should not rob drug dealers. The victim thought he would be killed, asking Lee if he would kill him. There was reportedly another man present during the imprisonment.The whole thing was given proper attention when the 17-year-old went home and appeared highly distressed."It shows the defendant in a distressed state, he's crying and asks repeatedly if is going to kill him. The defendant tells him he won't be killed but his hands will be bound and…

TikTok, the popular short-form video app that’s been widely copied by competing social platforms, may be about to return the favor by itself copying the “stories” vanishing-posts format.The app, owned by Chinese internet giant ByteDance, has kicked off a small pilot test of TikTok Stories in various countries outside the U.S., a company rep said. Like “stories” on other services, TikTok Stories posts expire after a 24-hour period. It may not turn into a permanent feature on TikTok, the rep added.“We’re always thinking about new ways to bring value to our community and enrich the TikTok experience,” TikTok spokesperson said in a statement to Variety. “Currently we’re experimenting with ways to give creators additional formats to bring their creative ideas to life for the TikTok community.”The ephemeral “stories” concept originated on Snapchat, and it was later copied by bigger rivals like Instagram and Facebook. (Twitter also latched onto the idea with Fleets, but it shut the feature down this week after low usage.)At the same time, TikTok has faced a raft copycats to its own short-form social video. Those include Instagram Reels, Snapchat Spotlight and YouTube Shorts. This week, YouTube kicked off a monetization program for Shorts, under which it…

TikTok is testing a new video Stories feature, a format that borrows from Snapchat’s disappearing videos concept and comes just as Twitter shut down its own version called Fleets. On Wednesday, TikTok confirmed that it was running an experiment that gives a subset of its users access to TikTok Stories. A TikTok spokesperson said by email that it was a small test and not widely available. TikTok, the Chinese-owned app, has become a household name in the U.S., where most users share short videos. Most of the videos are served to users through a “For You” page, chosen by an algorithm that is finely tuned to people’s unique tastes. TikTok has said it has around 100 million users in the U.S. Stories were first popularized by Snapchat as a way to share personal video diaries that did not linger on the internet forever, offering a degree of privacy, and they are automatically erased after a day. Stories have become a standard format everywhere from Facebook and Instagram to LinkedIn and Pinterest. Brands and publishers have become familiar with Stories as a way to share their own content. Stories on Snapchat and Instagram often come with ad breaks, too. This year,…

This woman can now add “detective” to her resume.  TikToker @kayla_paeth discovered a man she was dating was hanging out with another girl when she saw the girl’s reflection in a Snapchat photo the man sent her. We can’t all be as savvy, but Paeth showed us her inspection process in a TikTok posted yesterday that now has 896,500 views and 84,700 likes.  The video shows a screenshot of the Snapchat which is a photo of food (spaghetti and ground beef) cooking on a stovetop. The man wrote in the overlay: “haha you ain’t lying. I couldn’t eat out another night in a row 😂. Also don’t even worry about it b.” The TikTok then zooms in on a reflection that can be seen in a shiny part of the metal stove near the digital clock. Here, Paeth pauses, circles a section of the image that appears to show a female holding a phone wearing acrylic nails, and writes: “white acrylics, bracelets, rose gold Apple Watch, ring,” to list the signs that it is indeed another woman.  The TikTok is set to audio of Wendy Williams saying, “Wait, what was that?” Many are praising the woman’s investigative skills.  “HE …

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The last year and a half has been filled with video chats, video chats, and more video chats. But while nearly every desk worker will tell you they’ve lived inside Zoom all this time, another type of video collaboration has been sneaking up in the background: asynchronous video. Asynchronous video refers to video collaboration that doesn’t happen in real time —– rather, you send a video message to a colleague to explain something too nuanced for email, and they can respond at their leisure. Since this method wasn’t the subject of memes or an endless barrage of think pieces, it was easy to miss if not already using it yourself. But companies have been boosting their asynchronous video offerings and experiencing more interest than ever before. Asana, for example, added asynchronous video to its platform, and Supernormal launched to combine the video method with AI. Loom, which has long been in the space, released a software developer kit (SDK) to allow any business to add a Loom-powered video record button to its own applications. The company also said its daily active users (DAUs) increased ninefold and revenue rose…

Maxwell & CrystalBy @LaCrystalRosasAug 2, 2021These two teen girls from Texas posted a Snapchat about how they found a dead man's body and stole his chain! Yep that will land you right in jail. Check out the video with all the details below. Photo Credit: Bexar County Jail

Former Centennial superintendent sentenced to prison for attempted child abuse Tim DeWaard By Melanie Wilkinson Managing Editor SEWARD – Monday morning, in Seward County District Court, former Centennial superintendent Tim DeWaard, 57, was sentenced to one year in prison for attempted felony child abuse.The charge initially began as felony child abuse and was later amended as part of a plea agreement.DeWaard was accused of abusing a student. He was arrested last July and shortly thereafter resigned from his position as school superintendent at Centennial, a position he had held since 2007. Prior to serving at Centennial, he was a school administrator in Eustis-Farnam, Valentine and Tri County schools.The victim told investigators DeWaard asked for shirtless photos over Snapchat. The teenager said DeWaard would have him sit on his lap and touched his inner thigh while in his locked office.During sentencing proceedings, Seward County Attorney Wendy Elston told the court she believed incarceration was necessary.“The state will advise that probation is not appropriate,” Elston said. “This is a severe violation of trust which makes it most egregious in society. The defendant was in a position to know the impact of his selfish decision on this child. He was educated about abuse. He…

Malaysia has taken enforcement action against cryptocurrency platform Binance to stop it operating in the country, the Securities Commission said. The Commission said it had issued a public reprimand against Binance Holdings Limited, its CEO Zhao Changpeng and three other entities registered in the United Kingdom, Lithuania and Singapore, for continuing to operate in Malaysia despite being added to the regulator’s investor alert list a year ago. The regulator ordered Binance to disable its website and mobile applications, cease media and marketing activities, as well as restrict Malaysian investors from accessing its Telegram group. “Those who currently have accounts with Binance are strongly urged to immediately cease trading through its platforms and to withdraw all their investments immediately,” it said. Binance said on Friday it would wind down its futures and derivatives products offerings across Europe as the platform faces growing pressure from regulators across the world. FacebookTwitterLinkedin Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Toysmatrix is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their…

TechYum!Courtesy of SnapchatFoodies, listen up, because there’s a new way to find the best restaurants while browsing your Snap Map. Snapchat launched My Places on July 28, a new Snap Map feature that allows you to get personalized recommendations for local restaurants and keep track of all your favorite eats. If you’re ready to take your foodie adventures to the next level, here’s how to use Snap Map’s My Places Tray to visit new restaurants.Since Snapchat’s Snap Map My Places began rolling out to global users at the end of July, you’ll want to know all the details so that you can get started on your food tour. My Places helps users filter Snap Map’s over 30 million businesses so that they can find restaurants that best suit their personalized preferences.First things first, you’ll want to head to the My Places Tray by opening up Snap Map and tapping the “Places” icon at the very bottom of the map. Once you’ve open the My Places Tray, you’ll see three main tabs — Popular, Favorites, and Visited — which will each show you different restaurants in list form as well as in marked locations on the Snap Map. The Popular tab…

Zion Williamson was apparently exposed, trying to get the attention of a fitness Instagram model. The New Orleans Pelicans young star is trying to live his life, shooting his shot with beautiful girls on social media. Recently, one fitness model showed some Zion messages on Snapchat, with the sophomore asking her if she wanted to link up. This video is very short, but that didn't matter for fans who made it viral. Now, everybody is talking about Williamson's adventures on the internet. The lady in question, Morgan Davis, made it clear that she didn't expose Zion. Instead, she blamed her brother for trying to get attention with a Tik Tok video. It's not surprising to see this nowadays. When you talk about a high-profile name like Williamson, you know people will pay attention. However, the player received the fans' support, diminishing the whole situation and making jokes about it. This is not confirmed, though. Some say Zion's bitmoji is different on Snapchat, which makes the situation even weirder. The Pelican starred in a similar situation two years ago, trying to get into his bedroom. Morgan is a pretty good girl and it's likely that somehow she caught Zion's attention. Still, this situation got out of…