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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…
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…
After the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas goes into effect Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. local time in Israel, which is 1:30 a.m. ET, three female hostages are the first expected to be released. As of Saturday, at 8 p.m. ET, Israel was still waiting on the list of which hostages would be released…
Kevin Costner hit a new milestone. Costner shared a photo of his childhood self dressed as a cowboy as he celebrated 70 years of life. “Thank you guys for the birthday wishes,” Costner wrote on his Instagram post. “If you can believe it, this is me. I was chasing the cowboy life just about as…
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok 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 6 PM Pacific time, the app began notifying people in the US, including Verge staffers, with a message that said…
Hollywood actress Elizabeth Chambers argues not enough was being done by the government during the LA fires. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Chambers, 42, was asked if she believed city officials did everything they could to contain the Los Angeles fires. “I think it was a disaster,” she remarked. “I don’t think anybody…
President Biden’s recent declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is now “the law of the land” has prompted mockery in his final days in office. Biden isn’t even safe from insults from Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance responded to Biden’s declaration in a post on X, joking that Biden should put the late disgraced…
The Chicago Bears relieved Matt Eberflus of his head coaching duties in November, just one day after he received considerable blame for mismanaging the clock in a 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions. Eberflus’ nearly three-year tenure in the Windy City was marred by a flurry of last-second losses and ended with a six-game losing…
Caitlin Clark’s surprise appearance alongside Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff game excited many fans Saturday, but some dreaded the sight. The initial sight of Clark and Swift in a suite together after the pop star previously extended an invitation to Clark months ago provided a joyful dose of fan service for some. …
President-elect Trump boarded a special Air Force plane Saturday afternoon for his historic return to Washington, D.C. Trump, his wife, Melania, and youngest son, Barron, embarked on their trip from West Palm Beach, Florida, to the nation’s capital, waving to crowds before ascending the steps. A few hours later, they landed in Sterling, Virginia, where…