Almost immediately after taking office, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders – including a reprieve for TikTok in the US.
With the executive order, Trump’s Justice Department will not enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act for 75 dayswhich increases the time the company has to reach an agreement.
TikTok (and other ByteDance apps) went offline late Saturday, but the TikTok outage only lasted a few hours. Trump reiterated that there would be “no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before my order.” Trump also proposed a joint venture in which U.S. interests would take a 50 percent stake in TikTok. Earlier on Monday, China (where ByteDance is based) signaled that it was at least somewhat open to an agreement with the US.
Rescuing TikTok wasn’t the only change President Trump announced. Read on, everyone.
Tomorrow is Samsung’s big Unpacked event, which we’re expected to see a range of AI tricks and features with different uses and who knows, maybe another wearable?
– Mat Smith
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Everything we know so far
Trump is president and Nintendo has a new console. It’s 2017 again. The company is keeping the technical details secret, but the teaser shows a larger console, bigger Joy-Cons and possibly a smoother gaming experience Mario Kart renders.
You can find out all the details during the Nintendo Direct on April 2nd. The company is planning a worldwide roadshow to give gamers the opportunity to try out the console for themselves. These events begin April 3-6 in New York and Paris, with more taking place in the following months.
The S25 series is on the way.
A little update before the big Unpacked show tomorrow: Leakers have posted numerous renders over the past week comparing the different size options. A post from Ice Universe puts the S25 Slim at 6.4 mm. However, the FCC certifications released so far only seem to cover the well-known flagship trio. So if there is a slim version, it may not be available until much later in the year.
