Almost immediately after taking office, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders – including a bailout of TikTok in the US.
With executive order, Trump’s Justice Department will no longer enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Enemies Controlled Applications Act for 75 daysThe company will have to extend the time to reach a deal.
TikTok (and other ByteDance apps) went offline late Saturday night, but the TikTok outage only lasted a few hours. Trump confirmed that “there will be no liability for any company that helped prevent TikTok from being shut down before my order.” Trump also proposed a joint venture under which US interests would take a 50 percent stake in TikTok. Earlier on Monday, China (where ByteDance is based) indicated it was at least open to an arrangement with the US.
The defunding of TikTok wasn’t the only change announced by President Trump. Read on, everyone.
Coming up, we have Samsung’s big Unpacked event tomorrow, where we expect to see A bunch of AI tricks and different utility features and who knows, maybe another wearable?
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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 the teaser shows a bigger console, larger Joy-Cons, and possibly a smoother gaming experience. Mario Kart Presents.
Expect full details during the Nintendo Direct on April 2, with the company planning a worldwide roadshow to give gamers hands-on experience with the console. These events begin in New York and Paris from April 3 to 6, and more will follow in the following months.
The S25 series is upcoming.
A little update before the big Unpacked show tomorrow: Leakers have posted several renders comparing different size options over the past week. A post by Ice Universe describes the S25 Slim at 6.4mm. However, the FCC certifications made public so far only seem to cover the familiar trio of flagships. So if a dilute recurrence exists, it may not come until much later in the year.