Topline President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday temporarily pausing the federal ban on TikTok, after access to the app was restored before he even took office, but while companies like Oracle have willingly put the app back online, Apple and Google’s app stores still haven’t restored TikTok and other ByteDance-owned apps yet—and they…
With much-anticipated trade actions against China absent on the first day of US President Donald Trump’s second term, a chief Citi economist said there are better odds of “delayed, gradual tariffs” being imposed on the world’s second-largest economy in advance of potential direct negotiations between the two countries’ leaders. A slower onset of tariffs on…
TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app’s access in the US when he returns to power on Monday. “Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save it,” Trump said at a rally on Sunday ahead of his inauguration, adding that the US will seek…
Instagram announced a new video-editing app called Edits as TikTok and CapCut face US restrictions. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the tool, which will be released on March 13, on Sunday. Edits will offer video editing tools and analytics, Mosseri said. Instagram announced a new video-editing app called “Edits” on Sunday, a day after rival…
“Marvel Snap” was removed from US app stores alongside TikTok this weekend. The Supreme Court upheld a law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok, affecting its other apps too. “Marvel Rivals” is so far unaffected but is also owned by a major Chinese conglomerate. “Marvel Snap,” a popular mobile card game, is now gone from US…
After going dark for less than 24 hours, TikTok has confirmed it is “restoring service” after President-elect Donald Trump confirmed he will enact an executive order to extend the app’s ban deadline during his first day in office. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” TikTok stated. “We…
China and the United States should seek more common ground and avoid strategic misjudgment, the state-run People’s Daily said on Sunday, in an apparent call to the coming Trump administration to deepen engagement. The editorial in the Communist Party mouthpiece came two days after a phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US president-elect…
TikTok has gone dark in the U.S., the result of a federal law that bans the popular short-form video app for millions of Americans — at least for now. Source link Disclaimer We strive to uphold the highest ethical standards in all of our reporting and coverage. We StartupNews.fyi want to be transparent with our…
Don’t blame Thanos: “Marvel Snap” is a casualty of the U.S. government’s move to ban TikTok over fears about its parent company’s Chinese ties. It’s not just TikTok that winked offline for U.S. users Saturday, just hours before the Jan. 19 deadline specified by the U.S. divest-or-ban law targeting TikTok. At least 10 other ByteDance-owned…
ByteDance’s popular video editing app, CapCut, has suspended its services in the United States following the enforcement of a federal ban on TikTok. The Supreme Court upheld the law, which mandates ByteDance to either sell TikTok or face a nationwide ban due to national security concerns.CapCut, which allows users to create and edit videos for…