Why TikTok won't ever be the identical once more

After months of anticipation, President Biden lastly signed the TikTok divestment into legislation this week. It would drive ByteDance to both promote TikTok to a different firm inside a 12 months, or see the app banned from US app shops. Is that this a clever transfer to rid management of the social app from the Chinese language authorities, or is it authorities overreach earlier than TikTok has performed something improper? Engadget Senior Editor Karissa Bell joins Cherlynn and Devindra to dive into what’s subsequent for TikTok.

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Subjects

The US TikTok ban is signed into legislation, what occurs now? – 0:57
Devindra and Cherlynn’s tackle whether or not unhealthy product opinions harm tech firms – 20:42
Meta opening QuestOS to 3rd celebration {hardware} builders – 31:39
Apple ‘Let Free’ digital occasion scheduled for Might 5 – 33:48
Main AI firms pledge to maintain children secure (although hurt is already evident) – 41:48
Ray-Ban Meta good glasses add multimodal AI – 43:58
X is allegedly engaged on a sensible TV app – 47:01
Engaged on – 48:02
Popular culture picks – 56:29

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Credit

Hosts: Cherlynn Low and Devindra Hardawar
Visitor: Karissa Bell
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

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