The digital collectible card game Marvel Snap has made its return to the App Store, following the game’s developer severing ties with TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance.
Trump has indicated that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, even after the company’s CEO labeled the idea as “the strangest thing”…
Marvel Snap Returns to the App Store
While we often discuss a TikTok ban, the real issue lies in US companies being prohibited from engaging with the app’s owner, ByteDance. The game Marvel Snap was under Nuverse, a subsidiary of ByteDance, and was similarly impacted by the ban.
It appears that the developer, Second Dinner, has changed publishers, as AppleInsider reports that the app is now available again on the App Store.
All this changed on Monday, as Marvel Snap can now be downloaded and played on iPhones throughout the United States. The card-collecting game has been removed from Apple’s listing of ByteDance apps, suggesting that Second Dinner successfully arranged alternate publishing contracts. Specific details, however, are still unavailable.
Trump Claims Microsoft May Acquire TikTok
In a strange turn of events, Trump was initially the one to threaten a TikTok ban unless it was sold to an American company, positioning himself later as the potential savior of the app.
Initially, ByteDance approached Microsoft to explore the possibility of a sale, and while Satya Nadella acknowledged the potential fit, he also described their outreach as “the strangest thing.”
On a subsequent note, Trump redirected attention toward Oracle as a prospective buyer. Oracle is currently providing US hosting services for TikTok, despite this being illegal, seemingly reassured by Trump’s promise that the law would not be enforced.
This notion has since quieted, and BBC News reports Trump asserting that Microsoft is now negotiating for TikTok.
US President Donald Trump has stated that Microsoft is in discussions to acquire TikTok, expressing interest in a competitive bidding process for the social media platform.
When journalists inquired if Microsoft was preparing a bid, Trump affirmed, “I would say yes,” adding that there was “great interest in TikTok” from various companies.
A Microsoft spokesperson noted that the company had “nothing to share at this time.” The BBC has reached out to TikTok for further comments.
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