Marvel Snap is banned, just like TikTok
Marvel Snap is banned, just like TikTok 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 […]
How to bulk download and save your TikTok videos
How to bulk download and save your TikTok videos Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge There’s a general sense of doom on the TikTok feeds these days, and no wonder: it looks like the video service may be banned in the US as of January 19th. TikTok creators are offering satirical goodbyes to their […]
TikTok ban: all the news on the app’s shutdown in the US
TikTok ban: all the news on the app's shutdown in the US TikTok ban: all the news on the app’s shutdown in the US Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images The Supreme Court has permitted a law banning the app if Chinese parent company ByteDance doesn’t divest ownership. The […]
TikTok says it’s going offline in the US
TikTok says it's going offline in the US TikTok says it’s going offline in the US 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 […]
Genshin Impact’s developer to pay $20 million fine to settle FTC charges
Genshin Impact's developer to pay $20 million fine to settle FTC charges Genshin Impact’s developer to pay $20 million fine to settle FTC charges Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere has to change the way it does loot boxes. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday that Genshin Impact […]
Microsoft opens testing for Windows AI search
Microsoft opens testing for Windows AI search Image: The Verge Microsoft is testing AI-powered Windows search in a new dev channel build for Windows 11 Insider testers. Announced in October, it uses semantic indexing to let users search for local files using more casual language. Like other Microsoft AI features, you’ll need a Copilot Plus […]
The Biden White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’
The Biden White House says TikTok's threat to go dark is a 'stunt' The Biden White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’ Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” tomorrow a “stunt,” and said there is no reason […]
EV startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy
EV startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy Photo by NASA / Isaac Watson Canoo announced yesterday it is ceasing operations “immediately” and that it has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware. The EV startup estimates in its filing that its assets are worth $126 million and that it owes over $164 million to its […]
Instagram Reels can be 3 minutes long now
Instagram Reels can be 3 minutes long now Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram will now let you upload Reels that are up to 3 minutes long, doubling the 90-second limit the platform had in place before, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri announced today. He credits today’s change to users’ feedback saying that the […]
Donald Trump appears to have launched a meme coin
Donald Trump appears to have launched a meme coin Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Donald Trump has launched a new meme coin, according to posts from his X and Truth Social accounts last night. The posts, which have come just days before Trump’s inauguration, were initially met with suspicion by many that his accounts […]