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Lon Harris

California, Los Angeles, San Francisco
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Editorial director for @LAUNCH and @TWiStartups. STILL calling it Twitter!
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By Lon Harris
| Passionfruit
Last month, Hailey Welch, who became an internet superstar earlier this year after a clip of her discussing her favorite bedroom antics went viral, debuted her latest project: a crypto token known as HAWK. After much fanfare, and heavy promotion to her fans and followers, HAWK hit a massive market capitalization of around $490 million within minutes of launch. Unfortunately for buyers, soon after, the token absolutely crashed in value by roughly 93%.
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Weekend Roundup: Here’s What You Missed On Passionfruit The 1st Week of December

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By Charlotte Colombo, Andrew Fiouzi, Lon Harris
| Passionfruit
The end of the year is right around the corner, but there are still three more weeks in 2024. Before you put your hands up for the last lap of this rollercoaster year, check out the stories you might have missed this week. From Australia’s banning of teens under 16 from social media to Mark Zuckerberg’s meeting with Trump, a lot happened. Of course, it wasn’t just a hot news week.
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TikTok's American Dream Hangs by a Thread

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By Andrew Fiouzi, Lon Harris, Steven Asarch
| Passionfruit
A US federal court has upheld a law that could force TikTok to be sold to a non-Chinese company or be banned in the United States by January 19th. This decision significantly affects the popular video app, which boasts over 170 million American users. The law, signed in April, stems from national security concerns surrounding TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance. US officials worry that the Chinese government could use the app to access user data or spread propaganda.
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