When TikTok went off the air (to use a very old-fashioned phrase), there was a scramble to find an alternative to its shortform video feed — and a similar scramble by various social networks to provide that alternative. (In fact, while I was writing this, Tumblr launched its new Tumblr TV feature.) The question is: how successful are they?
They are some of the biggest tech companies in the world, but how do Apple, Amazon, Google, and TikTok compare when it comes to data privacy?
A looming ban on TikTok set to take effect on Sunday presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple and Google.
Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20 to extend the ban on TikTok, implemented by former President Joe Biden last year. The order granted a 75-day extension, which Trump said will allow him to consult with his advisors and heads of "relevant" departments and agencies to address national security concerns posed by TikTok.
Users with TikTok on their iPhone after Apple removed it from the app store should refrain from doing this major thing.
With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.
While the TikTok ban has been suspended for 75 days, thanks to President Trump, the app is still not available in the Google Play Store, nor the Apple App
ByteDance restored TikTok service in the United States on Sunday night, but major tech companies like Apple and Google have yet to restore downloads of the app. With no way to update TikTok, app rot may soon set in.
The TikTok app is still not available in Google Play or Apple's App Store despite Trump's order halting the ban. Here's what's happening.
TikTok service is back online in the US, but the app is unavailable for download in the US - here's when it might return.
DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, Philip Elliott writes.
Just days after deranged murderer Axel Rudakubana was jailed for 52 years, the Mirror discovered videos and manuals online listing ingredients and explaining in detail how to produce deadly ricin