The TikTok shutdown is locking out non-US users, too Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok’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 VP…

Is making social media videos good for it anymore? There’s no denying the floodwaters have risen significantly and I highly doubt they are receding any time soon(if ever). I have specifically noticed that video postings out there on social like youtube appear “specifically and strategically” limited. I was thinking about making some YouTube shorts videos to gain product exposure and also give pe…

Apple Explains Why It Removed TikTok From the App Store in the U.S. Apple on late Saturday removed TikTok from the App Store in the U.S., and it has now explained why it was required to take this action. Last year, the U.S. passed a law that required Chinese company ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok due to potential national security risks, or else the platform would be banned. That law went into effe…

Apple’s Redesigned Mail App is Expanding to the Mac — Here’s When Apple plans to expand the iPhone’s redesigned Mail app to the Mac starting with macOS 15.4, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The first macOS 15.4 beta should be made available in the coming weeks, and Apple has previously suggested that the iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS 15.4 series of software updates will be released to the public in A…

New Magic Keyboards for iPads Launching This Year: What to Expect Apple plans to release updated Magic Keyboards for new 11-inch iPad Air, 13-inch iPad Air, and entry-level iPad 11 models “early” this year, according to an October 2024 report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, he reiterated that these accessories are coming in the “not-too-distant future.” Gurman’s initial report …

LA wildfires thrust insurance startup into spotlight as property owners scramble for protection A month after announcing its first funding round and debut insurance product, Stand is seeing a huge surge in interest due to the LA wildfires.

iPhone SE Inventory ‘Quickly’ Dwindling at Apple Stores Ahead of New Model With These Upgrades Apple is widely rumored to be planning a new iPhone SE, and there is now a fresh hint that the device’s launch is approaching. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said iPhone SE inventory is “quickly” dwindling at a “large number” of Apple Store locations in the U.S., and he believes this is a “reliable sign” that a new mo…

New year, new Switch, new Severance Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 67, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy Switch week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been watching Black Doves and The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, reading about Lorne Michaels and rodeos and Ben S…

The tech to build the holodeck Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesGaussian splatting, a new way of capturing 3D content, is taking the AR / VR industry by storm — and could one day allow anyone to create photorealistic 3D worlds. Read the full story at The Verge.

Shifting from Redbubble to My Own Print-On-Demand Website – Need Advice! Hey Reddit, I’m planning to move my print-on-demand (POD) business from Redbubble to my own website, but I’m stuck trying to decide which platform is the best fit for me. I have no coding skills, so I’m considering Wix, BigCommerce, or WooCommerce. I’m looking for advice on the following factors: Pricing: Which one offers better value for a sm…

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TikTok starts warning US users it will be “temporarily unavailable” Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban on the app is set to go into effect on January 19th. Around 9PM ET, the app began notifying people in the US with a message that said the ban will “make our services temporarily unavailable.” The message goes on to say that …

TikTok shuts down in the US Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok has gone dark in the US now that the ban-or-divest law passed last year is taking effect. The app has been removed from both Apple and Google’s app stores, it’s unavailable on the web, and users who open the app are blocked from viewing videos. The shutdown has the astonishing effect of removi…

Apple says it’s following the law by removing TikTok from the App Store Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeWith TikTok, CapCut, and Marvel Snap shut down in the US, Apple has taken the unusual step of articulating why it’s following the law banning ByteDance apps and removing them from the App Stores for the Mac, iPhone, and other devices. Before the ban went into effect, the Biden administration released a statement …

Solana Hits $275 Lifetime Peak as Official Trump Memecoin Surges to $8B Donald Trump’s official memecoin hit $44 early Sunday, up more than 900% over the past 24 hours.

Which OnePlus 13 color should you buy? There are three assorted textures and colors to choose when it comes to the OnePlus 13. Here’s how to settle on one.

The Galaxy S25 Slim: If it’s real, who asked for this? Making a phone even slimmer comes with a lot of compromises.

News Weekly: More Galaxy S25 leaks ahead of launch, Moto G launch, Honor’s tough phone, and more The countdown to Samsung’s Unpacked has begun; in a week, we will see what this year’s models look like. S25 leaks came in hot, besides that, we got a Moto G launch, interesting deets about the Galaxy ring, Honor Magic 7 Pro launch, and the new OnePlus models got their first update.

Best OnePlus 13R screen protectors 2025 The OnePlus 13R is nearly perfect, but its screen is still vulnerable and needs some good protection.