– that may have missed a quite shocking story at … by Thomas Wilde on January 8, 2021 at 11:34 pmJanuary 9, 2021 at 1:37 am. It “only” made $468 million last year, which was barely enough to crack into the top 10. 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Elizabeth Goodman's Most Recent Stories. ... by all appearances, the woman's dog was not a service animal. Another sign of the effects of 2020 on the world comes from the charts for health & fitness apps, where two sleep and meditation programs, Calm and Headspace, both ranked surprisingly high. To revist this article, visit My ... Trump signed executive orders that labeled both TikTok and another Chinese-owned app, WeChat, as national security threats. Trump has repeated that the federal government should be paid as part of a deal with TikTok, though The New York Times reported last month that “no one knows how that’d work.”. Microsoft will not acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations after ByteDance rejected the company’s offer. In Apptopia’s top 10 list of games measured by gross revenue worldwide, the No. Let us know. Daniel J. Mertzlufft, who went viral with his arrangement of “Remy the Ratatouille” by Emily Jacobson, has signed with CAA and Kraft-Engel Management. Noah Beck, the hugely popular TikTok creator, is getting his own reality show on AwesomenessTV. Hit social video app goes against recent trend for tech giant. Next, tap the three vertical dots to open the settings menu and then tap the “Manage My Account” option. We believe Microsoft would only buy TikTok WITH its core algorithm which the Chinese government and ByteDance was not willing to budge. The dedicated mobile apps for WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger scored nearly two billion downloads between them worldwide. In the last year, the social media app has grown from 1.3 million users per day to 5.5 million, according to Mediametrie. orborg!) In a year that was defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people’s behavior on- and offline changed dramatically, and there’s a lot to learn about the year in what was and wasn’t getting installed on phones and tablets. Add your phone number and email address here. On mobile, however, PUBG is the highest-grossing game of 2020, taking in $1.1 billion dollars in overall international revenue, well above other hits like Pokemon GO ($757 million) and Roblox ($487 million). Sure, it seems unusual to have Oracle run TikTok. What would Microsoft do with TikTok? Who we are; Under the hood; Contact us; Advertise with … Follow him on at, Like what you're reading? Close Alert. January 27, 2020 0. Dungeons & Dragons TikTok Is Gen Z at Its Most Wholesome A growing community of D&D fans on the platform have no time for the gatekeeping of previous generations. Are you kidding me? Given the need now to get a green light from Beijing after its export rules were changed a few weeks ago, TikTok’s days in the US likely are numbered with a shutdown now the next step. Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. It racked up 477 million downloads worldwide and 81 million in the U.S. Google Meet came in well behind it at 254 million downloads worldwide, and didn’t crack the top 10 in the U.S. rankings. Use a verification code and a few other settings to make your account more secure. Follow Geek Alerts. By Emma Matthews. The year’s big winner in the mobile gaming scene was, unsurprisingly, InnerSloth’s Among Us. PUBG effectively invented the “battle royale” subgenre of action games, famously adopting it from the plot of the 2000 Japanese movie Battle Royale, but many have seen it as getting its lunch eaten by higher-profile competitors in the last couple of years. The Trump administration is citing suspicions that China-based owner ByteDance is sharing user data with the Chinese government. Nobody seems to like Zoom, but everyone seems to be using it regardless. Jason Derulo thinks TikTok has "[taken] over the world". Top mobile apps of 2020: TikTok, Fitbit, ‘Roblox’ and ‘Among Us’ lead the way by Thomas Wilde on January 8, 2021 at 11:34 pm January 9, 2021 at … Calm in particular is both the No. But who will have the last laugh when the TikTok influencers start recommending HR and Finance systems in all their videos. The deal is “likely not to be structured as an outright sale,” WSJ noted. We look forward to seeing how the service evolves in these important areas.”. For all the oral hygiene fans out there – and, let’s face it, who isn’t? The ban that wasn’t: Amazon’s TikTok reversal leaves tech world wondering WTH? The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant was seen as a front-runner to acquire TikTok after President Trump set a mid-September deadline for reaching an agreement to continue TikTok’s U.S. operations. This is only for REAL KISS fans!!! Roblox is one of the most successful apps in the world right now, although it’s nearly invisible to anyone who doesn’t have children. Geek; Lifestyle; News and Politics; Outdoor Sports; Pop Culture; Science; Sports; Technology; Travel; This Dentist Took To TikTok To Debunk A Toothpaste Myth – And It Seems We’ve All Been Using It Wrong. Disney’s Mulan – Final Trailer . Oracle could be a technology partner, but a sale/divestiture of the US operations for TikTok remains the focus. He has personally won World War II 47 separate times. MSFT in its statement said it was confident its proposal would have been good for TikTok’s users while protecting national security issues. TikTok last month sued the U.S. government over Trump’s executive order, though the lawsuit is not expected to directly impact deal negotiations, Axios reported. TikTok sued, and U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols granted an injunction that prevented the download ban from taking effect. The acquisition could also help the company’s advertising and data business, The Guardian noted. TikTok, staring down the Trump administration’s Nov. 12 deadline for parent company ByteDance to sell its U.S. assets, asked a federal appeals court to vacate and “set aside” the … Microsoft is involved in a separate $10 billion cloud computing deal with the Department of Defense, which earlier this month reaffirmed Microsoft as the winner of the contract over Amazon. In early August, Microsoft said it was negotiating the purchase of TikTok’s service in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, planning to own and operate the service in those markets if it could reach a deal with ByteDance. Instagram started testing its take on the short-form social network service in Brazil last year, and slowly expanded to more markets. TikTok in France has seen its subscription base skyrocket within a few months. Among Us, developed in the Seattle area, was obscure for most of the two years after its 2018 launch, but thanks to regular updates from its small dev team, it built steady word of mouth before suddenly going viral this summer. — Aaron Levie (@levie) September 14, 2020. “We are confident our proposal would have been good for TikTok’s users, while protecting national security interests. Market intelligence firm Apptopia released its report on the most downloaded mobile apps of 2020. 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In August of 2020 a tiny TikTok song dedicated to Remy the Rat (the animated star of the 2007 Pixar film “Ratatouille”) sparked a musical … Have a scoop that you'd like GeekWire to cover? February 3, 2020 0. Let us know. TikTok's security features can be a bit lacking. Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline, presented by First Tech Federal Credit Union, Is Microsoft tweeting shade at Trump? Debates Science Geek's Guide BOFH Verity Stob Policy Bootnotes Site News Vendor Voice. While Oracle is technically the remaining bidder, without willing to sell its core algorithm we see no TikTok sale on the horizon heading into the September 15th deadline. I mean, a fully functional Star Wars foosball table built entirely out of Lego? Here’s the take from WedBush analysts, who expect that TikTok will be shut down in the U.S.: MSFT put on a statement tonight that ByteDance has let the company know it would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to Redmond. As Apptopia notes, Netflix managed to crash into the top 10 highest-grossing apps for 2020 both domestically and worldwide, despite the fact that its app doesn’t accept new customer payments via the app stores and hasn’t for two years now. The 31-year-old singer has previously revealed he makes "far more than £50,000 a post" on the … 3), a Unity-powered battle-royale game that was one of the biggest global hits of 2019, mostly in Latin America and Asia; and Gardenscapes, a 2016 puzzle game from Playrix, headquartered in Dublin. No, you’re not the only one who had a hard time getting to sleep in 2020. Watch short videos about #shopeefail on TikTok. In this way Tik Tok defines a new paradigm for software which Microsoft wants to be part of. Microsoft said previously it was working with Walmart on its bid. ), but there’s a frankly insane amount of money being made here. Really. The Warzone mobile game racked up 29 million downloads in the U.S., which puts it at No. M.I.A. 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Happy birthday, Ziggy Stardust: On what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday, TikTok has added the iconic British artist’s full … Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline. Get an email when we publish something new containing tiktok (Or create a News Alert) You choose the topic; You choose the frequency; We'll do the rest; Log in to create your email alert. 4, but it doesn’t crack the top 10 internationally. Unless some last minute changes, ByteDance heads into the White House deadline this week with some dark days ahead as the plug now likely gets pulled on the TikTok app within the US. September 5, 2020 1. Experts Sound Alarm On New Android Malware Sold On Hacking Forums January 12, 2021; Unveiled: SUNSPOT Malware Was Used to Inject SolarWinds Backdoor January 12, 2021; Researchers Find Links Between Sunburst and Russian Kazuar Malware January 12, 2021; Russian Hacker Gets 12-Years Prison … Monsters in the Morning. January 12, 2021. Following its merger with the better-known app Musical.ly a … Oracle might seem like an unlikely candidate given its focus on enterprise software and lack of social media market share, but it’s worth noting that co-founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison is a Trump supporter. Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, rants, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and pop culture. To the extent that any such data is currently stored or backed-up outside the United States, Microsoft would ensure that this data is deleted from servers outside the country after it is transferred.”. Chinese data is specifically limited to the iOS platform. In an executive order issued Aug. 6, Trump cited a “national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services supply chain” as the reason for the moratorium. In a statement, Microsoft said its plan to acquire TikTik would have been good for the app’s users while meeting “the highest standards” for security and privacy. How to Set Up a Verification Code on TikTok Launch the TikTok app on your iPhone or Android device and then open the “Me” tab in the bottom right. It also draws upon combined information from iOS and Google Play, with data for “lite” versions of any particular app rolled into that app’s overall total. After a tumultuous few weeks, the future of hit social video app TikTok in the United States could soon become more clear, but it might not be the end of the saga. In a similar vein, four of the top ten most downloaded apps on Apptopia’s chart are Facebook-owned, which goes a long way toward highlighting the degree to which Facebook has integrated itself into the basic fabric of 21st-century life. Part of his pitch involved demonstrating that a $25 investment in Doge would increase in value … 2), a shockingly popular “endless runner” from Denmark; Garena Free Fire (No. by Todd Bishop on August 1, 2020 at 10:46 am August 1, 2020 at 2:50 pm Reports: Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations amid growing national security concerns, Trump issues executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent ByteDance in 45 days. Interestingly, the mobile charts are one part of gaming that isn’t dominated by Activision’s Call of Duty franchise, which usually releases its latest installment in the fourth quarter for PC/console and promptly becomes the best-selling game for the year. Some sources will attribute well over half of the global revenue from the video game industry to the mobile market, which is easier to believe when you see how much money the top mobile games are pulling in. 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