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TikTok can no longer be downloaded in the USThe app will still let you access your dataPresident Trump may reverse the ban decision It’s finally happened: TikTok has been banned in the United States. If you’re in the US, you won’t find the app available in the Android or iOS app stores, and if you already have the app on your phone you won’t be able to use it – except to download your data. As we’ve posted on our TikTok ban live blog, attempting to use the app brings up a message saying “you can’t use TikTok for now”. Your options then are to close the app or to log in and download your data. There is a strong possibility that the app will be reinstated though. The message goes on: “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Stay […]

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #322) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… I get the message NYT Strands today (game #322) – hint #2 – clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. BONERAFTDRAFTLAZESALEARREST NYT Strands today (game #322) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • […]

TikTok says it will shut down in the US on January 19There’s uncertainty over the implementation of a banThe US is about to swap presidents on Monday By now you’ve almost certainly heard that TikTok could be about to get banned in the US this coming Sunday, January 19. The latest update today is that the social platform will “go dark” amid uncertainty around what the White House will actually decide to do. As per an official TikTok statement, “unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement”, the TikTok lights will go off in the US tomorrow. So is TikTok going to be outlawed in the US or not? No one really knows – and that’s the point being made here. With so much uncertainty around what the incoming US president and the outgoing US president really want, TikTok has had enough. No doubt there’s more to […]

The end is nigh for TikTok…or is it? The ultra-popular social media platform stands on the precipice of a US ban that would wipe it from app stores and quickly make it inoperable on iPhones and Androids. 150 million users could lose access to audiences around the world and five million TikTok businesses could vaporize in an instant. But it’s not that cut and dried. Last-minute saviors could arise, even in the form of those who first sought to banish the Chinese-owned app. A little background here before we dive into the minute-by-minute machinations that hold TikTok’s future in the balance. TikTok is a nearly decade-old social media platform that, in the US, started its life as Music.ly and was primarily a lip-syncing app (people made videos dancing and lip-syncing to their favorite pop songs). The app was bought by ByteDance, a Chinese software company, which quickly combined it with its own social media app and renamed […]

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #319) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Bar association NYT Strands today (game #319) – hint #2 – clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. RICETRACKCOREMILKTASTECART NYT Strands today (game #319) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Mixed beverages […]

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #1087) – hint #1 – Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*. * Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too). Quordle today (game #1087) […]

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #318) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Thar she blows! NYT Strands today (game #318) – hint #2 – clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. CALMBLUSHPLEALACKCLAYCLUE NYT Strands today (game #318) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Marine […]

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #1084) – hint #1 – Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*. * Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too). Quordle today (game #1084) […]

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #1083) – hint #1 – Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*. * Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too). Quordle today (game #1083) […]

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #314) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Say when … NYT Strands today (game #314) – hint #2 – clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. WINDVIBEWORKNINEMATEGILT NYT Strands today (game #314) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Natural […]

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #313) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… They’re inseparable NYT Strands today (game #313) – hint #2 – clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. STORYCLEARBEARHEALRULEBLUR NYT Strands today (game #313) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Words with […]

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #312) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Off the hook! NYT Strands today (game #312) – hint #2 – clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. LOAFFINESCAMCORKSKIPPICK NYT Strands today (game #312) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Chicken […]