Pop culture update: Engagement, TV hits, and tech controversies
The famous actor and actress Tom Holland and Zendaya, who both acted in Spider-Man: Homecoming and its follow up movies together, were confirmed to be engaged at the 2025 Golden Globes Awards when Zendaya showed up with an engagement ring on the red carpet.
The couple had previously announced their romantic relationship back in 2021, even after trying to keep their relationship private. However, information regarding the couple’s wedding ceremony is still up in the air, with much of their private matters kept away from the public.
The Netflix series “Squid Game” follows the protagonist Seong Gi-hun compete with fellow players in massive debt in children’s games, with failure resulting in death. After the series’ international success, there was an announcement in July 2022 confirming the production of a second season. Finally, after a long and anticipated wait, season two released on December 26, 2024 with seven episodes available. The season’s premise revolves around Seong Gi-hun, participating in the same competitive games he faced before with the intent of dismantling it.
After the U.S. Department of Justice determined that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was sharing American data with the Chinese Communist Party, a legislation was signed that the company must sell the app to a U.S. company by January 19, 2025. As of today, ByteDance has not complied with the legislation, leading to widespread speculation of TikTok getting banned in the U.S. However, the final verdict regarding the app will be decided by the Supreme Court, with the ruling possibly being announced before the legislation’s deadline.
While the app will not cease to exist, the service will cease updates, rendering the app unusable overtime. The only way for the app to be accessed in the U.S. would be through a Virtual Private Network (VPN) that can set a user’s location outside the States.
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