Apple, Google and TikTok

CapCut ban update: ByteDance video editor is back for U.S. users, but it’s still not in Apple and Google app stores
The popular video-editing tool had remained dark for much of the day on Monday even after TikTok returned in the wake of expected action from Trump. When the TikTok ban came into force on Sunday, January 19,
What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google’s app store on Sunday?
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.
TikTok Users Anxiously Await Its Return to US App Stores
TikTok still could not be downloaded from the Apple and Google app stores in the United States on Tuesday, trapped in legal purgatory by the two tech giants. U.S. President Donald
TikTok app unavailable on Apple, Google stores in US despite Trump delaying ban
TikTok remained unavailable on Apple and Google app stores in the U.S. on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of a ban on the popular Chinese-owned short-video app by 75 days.
TikTok Still Missing on Apple’s App Store, Google Play
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.
TikTok App Still Can’t Be Downloaded Even After Trump Order
TikTok users in the U.S. flurried to social media platform X to complain that the ByteDance-owned app that went dark late on Jan. 18 was still unavailable to download on Apple and Google’s app stores,
TikTok still not available on app stores after Trump's executive order: What we know
TikTok could still not be downloaded from the Apple and Google app stores in the U.S, even after President Trump's executive order.

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Looming TikTok ban poses financial nightmare for Google, Apple — and other American tech firms with ties to China’s ByteDance
A looming ban on TikTok set to take effect on Sunday presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple ...
Advocacy Groups Criticise European Commission for Weak Regulation of Apple, Google
European politicians and advocacy groups say the region’s legislation will not dismantle the monopolies of Big Tech companies ...
Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250 million
Google has agreed to acquire a part of HTC's extended reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual ...
Lawmakers press Meta, Apple, Google, and others on massive Trump donations
In letters to Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber, the lawmakers express concerns about the companies ...
Apple's biggest innovation of the last 25 years isn't the iPhone
There's a new year upon us, with 2025 capping off a quarter-century of the modern Apple and its definitive role in personal ...
I love Google Gemini, but I’ll take Apple Intelligence any day of the week
Which AI platform is better, Apple Intelligence or Gemini? I've used both for months; here are the differences, and everything I've found so far!