MINI TECH SCROLL: Reddit rival Digg relaunches, TikTok rolls out micro-drama platform, the Metaverse is over & more
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from January 21st, 2026.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:41 Reddit Competitor Digg launches to the public
9:05 TikTok launches micro-drama platform: PineDrama
11:42 Meta Update 1: The Metaverse is “over”
13:41 Meta Update 2: Clip of Meta AI Glasses goes viral
14:59 Meta Update 3: Threads overtakes X in daily active users on mobile
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Sources
https://x.com/alexisohanian/status/1268943036228292608
https://www.theverge.com/news/862088/the-new-digg-is-launching-an-open-beta
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/digg-launches-its-new-reddit-rival-to-the-public/
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1qhf27j/alexis_ohanian_and_kevin_rose_here_to_talk_the/
https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-launches-a-new-micro-drama-app-called-pinedrama-2026-1
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-layoffs-reality-labs-2026-347008b0
https://www.meta.com/en-gb/help/quest/2464765133873078/
https://www.theverge.com/tech/863209/meta-has-discontinued-its-metaverse-for-work-too
https://www.theverge.com/news/864099/threads-overtakes-x-daily-mobile-ios-android-users
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/threads-edges-out-x-in-daily-mobile-users-new-data-shows/