Tyumen, Russia - January 21, 2020: TikTok and Facebook application on screen Apple iPhone XR
Can TikTok take down YouTube?

Good morning! This Tuesday, TikTok's rivalry with YouTube amps up, tech companies respond to the Texas anti-abortion law, #AppleToo organizers lay out their demands, and get ready for an avalanche of IPOs.
(Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to get Source Code every day.)
TikTok's cultural influence has been undeniable for a while now. All you need to do is look at the top charts on Spotify, the drinks being served at Starbucks or the end-zone dances during football games to see how the app seems to run the world.
TikTok's numbers also speak of its power. Users now spend more time watching stuff on TikTok than they do on YouTube, according to a new study from App Annie.
So YouTube vs. TikTok is a big fight to watch. As the creator economy continues to grow, as commerce turns to social spaces, and as the future of entertainment looks less like "a show on HBO about rich people" and more like "your favorite creator goes to the laundromat," both companies know there's a fortune to be made. The future of entertainment suddenly seems like a two-horse race.
And honestly, all eyes are on TikTok. I've talked to developers and executives all over the industry who are adopting TikTok's UI nuances (the full-screen vertical scroll is everywhere now), learning from its dead-simple creation tools, trying to reverse engineer the seemingly magical algorithm and apply it to other things, and turning to its For You pages to get a sense of what matters in the world. "TikTok for X" is becoming the new "Uber for X."
TikTok may not be the biggest thing in social (yet), but there's no denying that it's the most influential. And as the battle to win, keep, and monetize creators continues to heat up, that influence is going to matter.
Expanding to Asia can be difficult, but Singapore is here to help. The Singapore Economic Development Board's guide to setting up in Singapore has all the information you need to find the right partners, talent, and connections to succeed in Asia.
Former WTO Chief Pascal Lamy doesn't think China's tech crackdown is doing any good:
Volkswagen chairman Herbert Diess doesn't see an end in sight for the global chip shortage:
Facebook apologized for its AI mislabeling a video of Black men as "primates":
There's too much uncertainty to stand by a back-to-office date, Intel's Todd Brady says:
Opening statements in the Elizabeth Holmes trial happen tomorrow. The trial will take place in federal court in the Northern District of California in San Jose.
Lenovo Tech World starts tomorrow. Lenovo's CEO, Yuanqing Yang will kick off proceedings, and CEOs including Satya Nadella, Intel's Pat Gelsinger and SAP's Christian Klein will also speak.
WiCyS 2021 starts tomorrow. General registration for the Women in Cybersecurity conference is sold out, but you can still join a waitlist.
DevBreak 2021 also begins tomorrow. The two-day tech festival takes place at the Château de Farcheville in France.
The Deutsche Bank Technology Conference starts on Thursday. The two-day event will be held virtually this year.
Brad Frost's last pinned tweet, from 2014, says, "Work hard. Don't be an asshole. Share what you know." He seems to have followed through on those words through the years by acting as a web designer, speaker and consultant on web design.
Frost basically writes and talks all about creating effective websites. He's published a book called "Atomic Design" on the topic, hosted workshops on issues related to web design with a host of companies, including Fidelity and Netflix, and even put together a style guide for good web design. If there's a less serious reason to follow Frost, it's that his professional website has interactive bubbles scattered at the top, and they're very fun to play with.
We're featuring tech-industry creators and leaders we think you might like here every Tuesday. If you have folks you think everyone should know about, send them our way!
Expanding to Asia can be difficult, but Singapore is here to help. The Singapore Economic Development Board's guide to setting up in Singapore has all the information you need to find the right partners, talent, and connections to succeed in Asia.
Are you tired of explaining the tech news of the day to your co-workers every morning? Let us do the heavy lifting and refer them to Source Code.
Send them your referral link via Slack, text, email, or carrier pigeon and we'll send you your very own Protocol mug after you refer five friends!
Your referral link:*|RH_REFLINK|*
Thoughts, questions, tips? Send them to sourcecode@protocol.com, or our tips line, tips@protocol.com. Enjoy your day, see you tomorrow.
To give you the best possible experience, this site uses cookies. If you continue browsing. you accept our use of cookies. You can review our privacy policy to find out more about the cookies we use.