South Korean impeached president’s detention extended from the BBC
Investigators have been granted 20 days to bring Yoon to trial over his short-lived martial law decree.Read More
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TikTok stops working as US ban comes into force from the BBC
A message appearing for US users says they “can’t use TikTok for now”.Read More
Who are the three Israeli hostages being released by Hamas? from the BBC
Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari are set to be freed 471 days after being taken hostage.Read More
Israeli forces recover body of soldier held in Gaza since 2014 from the BBC
The Israeli military says Oron Shaul’s remains were found during a “covert, special operation” in Gaza.Read More
How to bulk download and save your TikTok videos from the Verge Barbara Krasnoff
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 Chinese spies and wondering how quickly they can download…
TikTok shuts down in the US from the Verge Richard Lawler
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok 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…
TikTok ban: all the news on the app’s shutdown in the US from the Verge Wes Davis
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok shut down US access on January 18th, just before the law banning it took effect. Read the full story at The Verge. Read More
Marvel Snap is banned, just like TikTok from the Verge Richard Lawler
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 who weren’t aware of its connection to…
Apple says it’s following the law by removing TikTok from the App Store from the Verge Richard Lawler
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge With 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…
The tech to build the holodeck from the Verge Janko Roettgers
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Gaussian 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. Read More