Okay fine, Ill buy TikTok so it doesnt get banned, MrBeast posted on X on January 13. Turns out, he wasnt kidding. Jimmy Donaldson, known to his 347 million YouTube subscribers as MrBeast, has officially joined a bid to acquire TikToks U.S. operations.Days after his initial X post, Donaldson shared a TikTok video again teasing his interest in acquiring TikTok. I just got out of a meeting with a bunch of billionaires, he said. TikTok, we mean business.True to his word, MrBeast has indeed teamed up with Employer.com CEO Jesse Tinsley and other investors, submitting an all-cash bid for TikTok, according to a report in Bloomberg.The U.S. law firm Paul Hastings confirmed MrBeasts TikTok bid in a statement on Tuesday, revealing that Tinsley is spearheading the investor group. The group reportedly includes institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals, with MrBeast being the only publicly named member.The statement didnt disclose the size of the all-cash bid, though former president Donald Trump estimated TikToks value at $1 trillion on the same day. Forbes previously named Donaldson the worlds highest-earning internet creator of 2023, with a staggering $85 million in earnings.It remains unclear whether ByteDance, TikToks parent company, is seriously considering the offer, Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, other big names like Elon Musk, Oracle, and billionaire Frank McCourt are also rumored to be potential buyers.TikTok briefly went dark on Saturday. Less than 24 hours later it was back. Former President Donald Trump, now back in office, signed an executive order on Monday allowing the app to continue U.S. operationsfor now. The move delays any potential ban for 75 days but doesnt offer a permanent solution.ByteDance again faces two options: Sell the U.S. operations to a buyer or hope for an improbable legislative reversal. For TikTok, the clock is ticking once again.

Several large projects by architecture studios including Foster + Partners, Pelli Clarke & Partners and OMA are set to open around the US in 2025, including a New York supertall skyscraper and skyscraper-capped renovation of a Boston train station.The Tower at Hudson's Detroit, Michigan, by SHoP ArchitectsA Detroit skyscraper designed by SHoP Architects topped out in early 2024 as part of the larger, under-construction Hudson's Detroit development in Downtown Detroit, after delays.While the 685-foot-high (207 metre) tower is expected to be completed in 2025, work on an on-site hotel and the wider development is slated to finish in 2027.Find out more about the Tower 144 Vanderbilt, New York, by SO-ILNew York architecture firm SO-IL is set to complete a light pink concrete retail and residential building in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighbourhood for the same developer as another Brooklyn housing project completed by the studio in 2024.144 Vanderbilt is "aimed at transforming the conventional multifamily housing typology in New York" according to the studio and is made up of eight-storeys of interconnected, stacked volumes.Robert Day Sciences Center, California, by BIGLocated at Claremont McKenna College in southern California, the Robert Day Sciences Center is made up of several, offset rectangular volumes wrapped in a triangular truss facade.The building will contain an auditorium, labs, and research spaces for the campus, with renderings showing a mass timber structure and wood-heavy interiors.David Rubenstein Treehouse, Massachusetts, by Studio GangThe irregularly-shaped David Rubenstein Treehouse is set to open in 2025 at Harvard University, the first building with a mass timber structure on the university's campus according to design architect Studio Gang.The building will contain event spaces to service the entire university, as well as dining spaces. The design scheme is also intended to model "a greener way of building for Boston and institutions worldwide".262 Fifth Avenue, New York, by MeganomUpon its designs revealed in 2017, 262 Fifth Avenue was slated to be the first supertall skyscraper in New York City's NoMad district but it has since been scaled down to top out at 860 feet high (262 metres high).Renders show a glass tower with a slim sillouette affixed to a long, solid concrete superstructure on the tower's backside. It will contain 26 full-floor and duplex apartments.Find out more about the 262 Fifth Avenue The Republic, Texas, by Duda | Paine Architects and HKSOne of several skyscrapers under construction in Austin, Texas, the Republic is reportedly nearing completion, with occupancy slated for summer 2025.Clad in glass, the 710-foot-tall (216 metres), 48 storey office tower consists of an angeled, sloping form with a terrace located atop a parking podium and another on an upper floor.270 Park Avenue, New York, by Foster + PartnersOnce completed, 270 Park Avenue will be New York City's "largest all-electric tower" according to Foster + Partners, powered by an upstate hydroelectric plant.At 1,388 feet (423 metres) high, the tower will be a supertall skyscraper and house a new JPMorgan Chase headquarters. It topped out in late 2023.Find out more about the 270 Fifth Avenue South Station redevelopment, Massachusetts, by Pelli Clarke & PartnersBoston's popular transit hub South Station is set to receive a renovation, as well as a 51-storey mixed-use tower placed directly atop its neoclassical base.Although the project has faced delays since the start of construction in 2020, it's anticipated to open in March 2025 according to the Boston Globe, which also notes law firm Jones Day may be its first tenant.New Museum extension, New York, by OMAOMA will debut an extension for New York City's New Museum by Tokyo-based architecture studio SANAA which sits directly next to its neighbour.The extension was designed to complement the original building and is similarly wrapped in metal, although the OMA addition is composed of angular volumes versus the stacked, offset cubes of the existing New Museum.Find out more about the 270 Fifth Avenue Bergen, New York, by Taller Frida EscobedoIn addition to her renovation of a portion of the Met, architect Frida Escobedo has another New York City building in the works, this one a sprawling residential building in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.The seven-storey Bergen building is set to open in 2025 and will be clad in masonry, with long wings that branch off from a central lobby and greenspace.The post Ten significant US architecture projects slated for 2025 completion appeared first on Dezeen.

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A private social media account has claimed the soon-to-release operating system updates will be preinstalled on inbound hardware that could arrive soon, including the fourth-gen iPhone SE and iPad refreshes.The iPhone SE could gain the Dynamic IslandApple entered the release candidate stage of its operating system updates on Tuesday, meaning the final releases to the public could happen soon. If a social media account is to be believed, new hardware may not be all that far behind.A private X account with a good track record for accuracy as it pertains to operating system details claims that the 22D8062 build of iOS 18.3 will be preinstalled on the iPhone SE, the fourth-gen model that is anticipated to arrive soon. At the same time, it says build 22D2060 of iPadOS 18.3 will be preinstalled on the 11th gen iPad and iPad Air. Rumor Score: Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple resellers continue to issue steep price drops on Apple devices, with the high-end M4 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro eligible for a $350 discount.Save $350 on a premium M4 Max MacBook Pro.The 16-inch M4 Max model is marked down at Amazon, B&H, and Adorama (the latter with the use of coupon code APINSIDER) and comes equipped with a 14-core CPU and 32-core GPU. It also has 36GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage, all of which are upgrades from the standard M4 Pro spec. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

While it remains to be seen what the rebuilding will look like, fire resilience is a big concern across the country, driven in part by climate change. So what would it take to make homes less likely to catch fire, including those built decades earlier? The answer kind of depends.Wildfire policy analyst Kimiko Barrett expounds on the "complex, wicked crisis" facing homeowners and residential designers in afflicted states such as California. She was a member of the Biden Administrations Federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, a precursor to establishing a new federal wildfire risk reduction agency via a process that is now progressing through Congress.In November,CNNdocumented the myriad strategies (replacing vinyl siding, installingember-resistant vents, etc.) that are officially recommended by the U.S. Forest Service andDepartment of Agriculture. The impact of the costs of such strategies, which can run upwards of $100,000, will be a pivitol factor in the hastened rebuilding process set to come after the recent Los Angeles Fires that destroyed more than 12,000 structures.

Lost Records: Bloom and Rage has seen its second Tape delayed past March but the first is still set for launch next month. In a new FAQ, developer DONT NOD offered new information, specifically for the playtime. It estimates roughly 10 to 12 hours, though this depends on the players playstyle and exploration.This figure likely only accounts for a single playthrough rather than all the potential choices one could make. Take Life is Strange, the studios first title. HowLongToBeat reveals its 14 hours to complete the main story on average with an additional 4.5 hours for completionists.Life is Strange 2 is 16 hours on average for the story and 20 hours for completionists. With multiple endings confirmed, past and present decisions changing things in both, theyre more than likely to contribute to the playtime. Of course, the total may not even factor in all the cutscenes and dialogue interactions.Lost Records: Bloom and Rages first Tape launches on February 18th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC with Tape 2 arriving on April 15th.