As TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains uncertain, a fresh contender backed by entrepreneur and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban is ready to shake things up: Skylight.
Available now on the App Store and Google Play, Skylight promises a creator-friendly, open alternative designed to rival TikTok. Cuban’s involvement adds star power, but it’s Skylight’s engaging, user-friendly vibe that could really catch on. And most importantly, if TikTok ends up banned in the United States, it has one major one-up over the popular app: it’s accessible.
Skylight lets users shoot, edit, and share quick, vertical videos that people can interact with through swipes, likes, and follows, just like TikTok. The big difference? Skylight isn’t limited to a single app. Instead, videos posted to Skylight can be viewed across several different platforms.
It’s also built on the AT Protocol, the same technology Blueksy was built on, which means it will be available to nearly 34 million users on Bluesky, so it’s not siloed into one experience. All Bluesky users will be able to interact with the content on Skylight without having to make separate accounts.
The idea for Skylight started with co-founder Tori White, a travel influencer who feared losing her audience amid talk of a potential TikTok ban. White documented the app’s development right on TikTok, using her own following to garner attention. Cuban caught wind of the app this way after making it known he was interested in funding a TikTok alternative built on the AT Protocol.
Skylight is just getting started, but the team already has big plans, including adding popular features like duets, audio clips, and stitched video responses.
They’re also promising fun new ways to customize your content feed. With Cuban’s backing (as well as Leslie Feinzaig’s Graham & Walker Venture Fund) and a creator-centric approach, Skylight could be a viable contender in the TikTok alternative war.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.