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Almost immediately after taking office, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders – including a repeal 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. within 75 daysextending the time the company has to reach a deal.
TikTok (and other ByteDance apps) went offline on Saturday, but the TikTok outage only lasted a few hours. Trump confirmed that there was “no accountability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before my order.” Trump also proposed a joint venture that would see US interests get a 50 percent stake in TikTok. On Monday, China (where ByteDance is based) signaled that it was at least partially open to an arrangement with the US.
Saving TikTok isn’t the only change announced by President Trump. Read on, everyone.
Coming up, we have Samsung’s big Unpacked event tomorrow, which we’re looking forward to seeing a bunch of AI tricks and features of various uses and who knows, maybe something else will come in handy?
— Matt Smith
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Everything we know so far
Trump is president, and Nintendo has a new console. It’s 2017 all over again. The company is keeping the technical details under wraps, but the teaser shows a bigger console, bigger Joy-Cons and possibly a smoother gaming experience, judging by Mario Kart translates.
Expect full details during the Nintendo Direct on April 2, with the company planning a worldwide roadshow to let gamers get hands-on with the console. These events kick off in New York and Paris on April 3 to 6, with more to come in the following months.
The S25 series is on the way.
A little update ahead of tomorrow’s big Unpacked show: Leakers have posted several renders 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 only appear to cover the familiar trio of flagships. So if there is a slight recovery, it may not come until later in the year.
