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TikTok has shut down its app for its US users, and Apple and Google have removed the app from app stores. Read more ›
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Apple tonight removed TikTok from the App Store in the U.S., meaning that the app can no longer be freshly installed on iPhones and iPads there. In other countries, the app remains available on the App Store and is fully functional. iPhone and iPad users in the U.S. who already installed TikTok can no longer use the app either as of tonight, as TikTok has made the app "temporarily unavailable."... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge With TikTok, CapCut, and Marvel Snap shut down in the US, Apple has taken the unusual step of articulating why it’s following the law banning ByteDance apps and removing them from the App Stores for the Mac, iPhone, and other devices. Before the ban went into effect, the Biden administration released a statement saying enforcement of the law “must fall to the next Administration.”... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok and CapCut are going dark in the US now that the ban-or-divest law passed last year has taken effect. This is despite the Biden administration saying it had already passed enforcement responsibilities on to the Trump administration and calling TikTok’s threat to go offline a “stunt.” But TikTok insisted that without clearer assurances, it has to close up shop in the... Read more ›
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Apple tonight updated its beta testing app TestFlight, seemingly to block U.S. users from accessing the TikTok beta on the iPhone and other devices. The update adds this fine print to the app, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris:Apple may use the IP address of your internet connection to approximate your location in order to determine whether certain beta apps that are subject to legal restrictions in some regions can... Read more ›
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Marvel Snap is unavailable due to the ban on ByteDance apps. | Screenshot: Marvel Snap The divest-or-ban law aimed at TikTok is also taking down other ByteDance-linked apps, including the popular card game Marvel Snap. The app suddenly cut off access Saturday night, seemingly without warning, surprising gamers who weren’t aware of its connection to ByteDance. The card game battler set in the Marvel universe is developed by Second Dinner,... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok says it is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban of the app is going into effect. Around 6 PM Pacific time, the app began notifying people in the US, including Verge staffers, with a message that says the ban will “make our services temporarily unavailable.” The company warned on Friday that it would be forced... Read more ›
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Lemon8, CapCut, and Gauth are among the other victims of the US ban on ByteDance-owned apps. Read more ›
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Donald Trump earlier said he was likely to give Chinese-owned video app an extension to avoid ban Read more ›
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The last scroll for US users of TikTok is nearing, and everyone from content creators to major companies are posting their final goodbyes. Read more ›
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The switch has flipped on the TikTok ban. TikTok's app stoped working and was removed from the App Store and Google Play on Saturday night just hours before the January 19, ban was set to take effect. People who have previously installed the app were instead greeted with a pop-up. "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now," it says. "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that... Read more ›
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EA is ending support for the 32-bit Origin app just as Microsoft is ending support for the 32-bit Windows operating system. Read more ›
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Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn are among the actors joining Jack Black and Paul Rudd in Sony's Anaconda reboot. Read more ›
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A new UEFI flaw has been discovered that enables attackers to infect motherboard firmware, staying hidden from operating system security systems. Read more ›
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Before Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX hits TV later in 2025, Gkids is bringing the mecha anime's theatrical cut to North America in February. Read more ›
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While not new, the Honor Magic7 Pro and Magic7 Lite arrived in Europe earlier this week – on Wednesday, the Lite went on sale while the Pro went on pre-order. Then, a day later, the Magic7 RSR Porsche Design joined them. First, the Pro and RSR models are mostly the same – the latter stands out with a bespoke design, a larger 5,850mAh battery (the global Pro has a 5,270mAh... Read more ›
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TikTok is now unavailable in the United States—and getting around the ban isn't as simple as using a VPN. Here's what you need to know. Read more ›
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Mark Lemley, who represented Meta in a copyright case, said he was no longer working for Mark Zuckerberg's company following its recent policy changes. Read more ›
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Mark Zuckerberg wants more masculine energy at the social companies run by Meta. But his products are used by more women than men. Why is that? Read more ›
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The Meta chief wrote in a post on Workplace, the company's internal forum, that the company will be doing "more extensive performance-based cuts." Read more ›
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SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket for the seventh time. There were plenty of noteworthy firsts that set this event apart from the rest. Read more ›
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg starts another year by focusing even more on efficiency. This time, he's targeting low-performing employees. Read more ›
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Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires. Some evacuated residents returned to their homes to find nothing but rubble. Read more ›
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He's 70 and thinks he would've had to continue working if he'd stayed in the US. Some older Americans are still punching the clock because they can't afford to retire. Read more ›
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Mark Zuckerberg said Meta plans to make more extensive performance-based cuts." Staff have questioned how they will work in practice. Read more ›
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Trump said his new "external revenue service" will go into effect on January 20 to help the US collect more revenue from foreign countries. Read more ›
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wrote an open letter criticizing Meta's shift, which they said "directly undermines free speech." Read more ›
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