Almost immediately after taking office, President Donald Trump signed a number of executive orders – including freeing TikTok in the US.
By executive order, Trump’s Justice Department will not enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Enemy Controlled Applications Act for 75 days, extending the deadline the company must reach.
TikTok (and other ByteDance apps) went offline late Saturday, but the TikTok outage lasted several hours. Trump confirmed that “there will be no liability for any company that helps keep TikTok from going black before my order.” Trump also proposed a joint venture that would see US interests take a 50 percent stake in TikTok. Earlier on Monday, China (where ByteDance is based) signed a partial opening to the deal with the US.
The TikTok bailout wasn’t the only change President Trump announced. Read on, everyone.
Next up, we have Samsung’s big Unpacked event tomorrow, where we expect to see, a bunch of AI tricks and features for various uses and who knows, maybe some wearables?
— Matt 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 technical details under wraps, but hints show a larger console, larger Joy-Cons and a smoother gaming experience, if we look Mario Kart provides.
Expect full details during the Nintendo Direct on April 2, with the company planning a global roadshow to let gamers get hands-on with the console. The events start in New York and Paris on April 3 to 6, with more to come in the following months.
Keep reading.
The S25 series is on the way.
A little update before the big Unpacked show tomorrow: Leakers have posted a lot of renderings this past week comparing different size options. A post from Ice Universe puts the S25 Slim at 6.4mm. However, the FCC certifications made public so far seem to cover only three common flags. So if there is a small repeat, it may not come until much later in the year.
Keep reading.