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What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google's app store on Sunday?

Jan. 17, 2025 22:17 PM EST

With President-elect Donald Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple that are expected to take the popular video sharing app off their platforms in just two days. Though the Supreme Court on...

TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote app

Jan. 17, 2025 19:55 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the fate of TikTok hangs in the balance, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, also called RedNote – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok refugees,” as they call themselves, say the TikTok...

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

Jan. 17, 2025 16:10 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social...

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

Jan. 17, 2025 16:09 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social...

How to prepare for a TikTok ban, including how to save your content

Jan. 17, 2025 12:03 PM EST

TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news. Without a sale to an approved buyer, the platform is expected to vanish from U.S. app stores by Sunday now that the Supreme Court...

A TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available

Jan. 17, 2025 12:02 PM EST

With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app. The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld...

Jessica Alba and her husband Cash Warren separate after 16 years of marriage

Jan. 16, 2025 18:08 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jessica Alba and her husband Cash Warren are separating after 16 years of marriage. Alba opened up about their split in an Instagram post on Thursday. The actor said the couple — who married in 2008 — are moving into a new chapter individually and shared...

Bloomberg reports that Meta will lay off 5% of staff

Jan. 15, 2025 08:53 AM EST

News reports say that social media company Meta Platforms is planning to cut 5% of total staff this year by terminating staff based on performance and hiring new workers to replace them. Bloomberg News reported that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in an internal note...

SEC sues Elon Musk, saying he didn't disclose Twitter ownership on time before buying it

Jan. 14, 2025 21:32 PM EST

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued billionaire Elon Musk, saying he failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner in early 2022, before buying the social media site. As a result, the SEC alleges, Musk was able to underpay “by at least $150...

US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming

Jan. 14, 2025 13:22 PM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok refugees,” as they call themselves, say the TikTok alternative, a Chinese app,...