Apps

TikTok may be back, but that hasn’t prevented other Chinese competitors from gaining users. In the lead-up to a ban on TikTok — which kicked off Sunday and lasted a day — a number of other video apps rose through the ranks and now dominate the App Store’s Top Charts. The Chinese ap

With TikTok’s future in the U.S. uncertain, it feels like major social media platforms are working overtime to ship features to attract the millions of people who may want to switch: Bluesky said on Sunday that it is launching a custom feed for vertical videos in its app. Bluesky’

Meta Sunday announced a new video editing app called Edits, after ByteDance's video editing app CapCut was removed from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store as part of the TikTok ban. Instagram head Adam Mosseri (pictured above) said on Threads that the app will launch next month

TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday night as a result of a federal law that bans the popular short-form video app for millions of Americans. However, the company began restoring service by midday Sunday. TikTok users began receiving a message about the ban around 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday eve

In a rare move amid the TikTok shutdown, Apple has published a statement and a support document listing all affected apps that are inaccessible in the U.S. The iPhone maker typically doesn’t publish information when it blocks apps. Notably, other ByteDance apps, including CapCut, Lemon8 —

The Supreme Court has upheld a ban on TikTok. Before the app goes dark on Sunday, you're probably wondering how to back up the dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of videos you may have on the platform.  Whether you want to save your favorite videos or videos you posted yourself, here's h

Bluesky on Friday published its moderation report for the past year, noting the sizable growth the social network experienced in 2024 and how that affected its Trust & Safety team’s workload. It also noted that the largest number of reports came from users reporting accounts or posts for

TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just six days, as the Supreme Court is currently weighing the law that would ban the app. So we thought it’s time to take a look at other platforms that may be able to fill the TikTok-shaped hole in our lives.  The law gives TikTok parent compa

Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript, the widely used programming language to make web pages interactive, in order to use Google Search. In an email to technewss, a company spokesperson claimed that the change is intended to “better protect” Google Search aga

Bumble announced today that founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is returning as CEO after stepping down from the position in 2023.  Wolfe Herd will succeed Lidiane Jones, the company's current CEO who has left for “personal reasons,” Bumble explained. Jones, the former CEO of Slack, will continue

Instagram announced a timely update to its video feature Reels this morning, alongside the news that the Supreme Court upheld the law that will ban TikTok in the U.S. on January 19. The update, says Meta, will make it easier for users to discover the content that friends and followers are liking on

Just ahead of today’s Supreme Court ruling — which saw the nation’s highest court uphold the law banning TikTok in the U.S. as of January 19 — Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he had a “very good” phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping, which

The Supreme Court has upheld the law that will effectively ban TikTok on Sunday, January 19. The decision marks the end of TikTok's months-long legal fight against a law that essentially forces the ByteDance-owned app to shut down unless it divests its U.S. operations on national security groun

Apple launched its dedicated Apple Store app in India on Friday, deepening its retail presence in the world’s most populous country as the iPhone maker seeks to capitalize on growing consumer demand. The app, available for download on India’s App Store, lets customers purchase Apple pr