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Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay enforcing a federal ban of TikTok for 75 days, even though the law took effect on Sunday and it is unclear that such a move could override it. The order, one of Mr. Trump’s first acts after taking office, instructs the attorney general not to take any action to enforce …

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Financial Times: Democratic Republic of Congo lawyers say Belgium has started a criminal probe into allegations that Apple has knowingly sourced “blood minerals” from the DRC  —  Lawyers for DRC allege iPhones and other electronics use minerals supplied by armed groups behind atrocities

Less than 24 hours after going dark, TikTok says it has come back online after President-elect Donald Trump gave the company’s service providers—presumably Apple, Google, and Oracle—reassurance that his administration wouldn’t enforce a law banning the app in the first place. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” the company wrote in a …

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Congressional Republicans are also gearing up to enact major changes for government workers, including cuts to employee benefits

“Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now,” the message read. Hours before a federal law banning TikTok from the United States took effect on Sunday, the Chinese-owned social media app went dark, and U.S. users could no longer access videos on the platform. Instead, the app greeted them with a message that said “a law banning TikTok has been enacted.” “We …

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The official Android 16 release timeline states that Google will release the first three beta builds in January, February, and March. A Googler has revealed the potential release dates for these beta builds. Google may release additional beta updates in April and May ahead of the stable release sometime in Q2 2025. Google confirmed …

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: TikTok is not available for download in the App Store and Play Store in the US, as the app halts service in the country to comply with the divest-or-ban law  —  Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday night, complying with a law requiring China’s ByteDance to divest …