Almost immediately after taking office, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders, including a suspension for TikTok in the United States.
With the executive order, Trump's Justice Department will not enforce the Foreign Adversaries Controlled Solicitations Protection Act for 75 days, extending the time the company has to reach a settlement.
TikTok (and other ByteDance apps) went offline on Saturday night, but TikTok's outage only lasted a few hours. Trump stated that “there will be no liability for any company that helped prevent TikTok from disappearing before my order.” Trump also proposed a joint venture in which American interests would acquire a 50 percent stake in TikTok. Earlier on Monday, China (where ByteDance is based) signaled that it was at least somewhat open to a deal with the United States.
The TikTok bailout wasn't the only change President Trump announced. Keep reading everyone.
Coming up tomorrow we have Samsung's big Unpacked event, where we expect to see a ton of ai tricks and features of various usefulness and, who knows, maybe another wearable device?
-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 technical details under wraps, but the trailer shows a larger console, larger Joy-Cons, and possibly a smoother gaming experience, judging by the Mario Kart renders.
Expect full details during the Nintendo Direct on April 2, when the company plans a world tour to let players try out the console. These events kick off in New York and Paris on April 3-6, with more taking place in the following months.
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The S25 series is on the way.
A small update before tomorrow's big Unpacked show: leakers posted numerous renders last week comparing the different size options. A post from Ice Universe puts the S25 Slim at 6.4mm. However, the FCC certifications made public so far only appear to cover the well-known trio of flagships. So if there is a small iteration, it may not arrive until much later this year.
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