Every week, we hear sad news about well-known American brands that have fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic. But there are lesser-told stories of brands that are thriving in our New Normal.

A TikTok competitor named Byte experienced a record number of installations and passed TikTok on the Apple App Store charts today after President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both publicly ...

Byte, the successor to viral hitmaker app Vine, shot to the top of the iOS chart over the weekend after its surprise launch delighted nostalgic short-form video fans. Despite 2020 teens being locked ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Byte plans ...