Pop Culture Update: TikTok and CapCut make App Store comeback
On Feb.11 2025, a tweet from Duolingo circulated around the internet that the Duolingo Mascot, Duo, died unexpectedly with the leading theory being that not enough people were doing their lessons.
There is currently a meter that, if filled, if everyone does their lessons, he will allegedly be revived.
On Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, Sabrina Carpenter released her extended version of “Short n’ Sweet,” her recent album, called “Short n’ Sweet (Deluxe).” There were five tracks added to the original tracklist that include: “15 minutes,” “Couldn’t Make it Any Harder,” “Busy Woman,” “Bad Reviews” and “Please Please Please” now featuring Dolly Parton.
Many people were very excited to hear the songs she’s been teasing recently and they weren’t disappointed because on the first day of it being out over 37 million people listened to it.
On Feb. 13, after TikTok was banned from downloading since Jan. 18, it is back on the App Store. With this you can not only get back TikTok but also CapCut, the video editing app, leaving people very happy.
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