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Source: The Verge While TikTok is already crawling back online in the US, uncertainty around the video platform’s future has created an opportunity for Bluesky, X, and others to seize. Over the last few hours, both social media platforms introduced new features — including dedicated tabs and feeds for video content — that make it…

Source: The Verge Oppo’s upcoming Find N5 foldable phone is barely thicker than its own USB-C port when unfurled, according to photos released by the company. The flagship, which we’re expecting to be re-branded as the OnePlus Open 2 for its US release, will also feature best-in-class resistance to water. Oppo has been steadily teasing…

Source: The Verge And as of today, TikTok is back. So, you know, I did a little TikTok thing we have a guy, TikTok Jack he’s a young kid, like 21 years old. And we hired this guy, and I went on TikTok; can you believe what I’ll do to win an election?And we went…

Source: The Verge TikTok has returned — at least partially — in the US following a nationwide ban, but other popular ByteDance-owned apps, such as the digital card game Marvel Snap, video editing app CapCut, and the social platform Lemon8, are still blocked. None of these apps, including TikTok, are currently available to download on…

Source: The Verge No matter what TikTok says in its laudatory pop-up messages, President-elect Donald Trump cannot simply declare an extension of the TikTok ban deadline and protect American companies that support it from billions of dollars in fines. Trump seems to want TikTok available for his inauguration on Monday, because “Americans deserve” to see…

Source: The Verge Edits is more than a video editing app; it’s a full suite of creative tools. There will be a dedicated tab for inspiration, another for keeping track of early ideas, a much higher-quality camera (which I used to record this video), all the editing tools you’d expect, the ability to share drafts…

Source: The Verge TikTok announced on Sunday that it’s “in the process of restoring service,” but the app is still unavailable in the App Store and Google Play. If you search for TikTok on the App Store, you’ll see a message saying, “TikTok and other ByteDance apps are not available in the country or region…

Source: The Verge TikTok has announced it’s returning to US users. The company posted on X that it is “in the process of restoring service” after reaching an “agreement with our service providers.” Some of us at The Verge are seeing the app fully back, while for others, the app is behaving as though it…

Source: The Verge TikTok’s US shutdown last night appears to be affecting users outside the country as well. People have taken to social media in the hours since, complaining they can’t access the app despite living in non-US countries, and it’s not always clear why. In some cases, the problem appears to be using a…

Source: The Verge President-elect Donald Trump says he wants service providers like Apple and Google to put TikTok back online in the US, and proposed creating a joint venture where the US owns 50 percent of the app. “I’m asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday. “I will…