Our Picks Best complete plant-based protein powder Huel Complete Protein View details $37 at Amazon View details Best overall whey-based protein powder Ascent Native Fuel Whey Protein Powder View details $40 at Target View details Best unflavored whey-based protein powder Myprotein Impact Whey Isolate View details $50 at Amazon View details Best plant-based protein powder to buy in bulk Orgain Organic Protein Powder View details $20 at Target View details Best flavor variety protein powder Ghost Protein Powder View details $30 at Target View details Best sustainable whey-based protein powder Whey Forward View details $23 at Myprotein View details Table of Contents These are our top picks for best protein powders on the market. Giselle Castro-Sloboda/ CNETIf your current protein powder isn't cutting it or you're new to protein powders and unsure what to choose, we've done the research for you. This protein source is an easy way increase protein intake in your diet to build muscle mass and improve your overall nutrition. With the amino acids in the protein powders, your body can more easily recover from workouts and build strength. The total amount of recommended protein is0.36 grams of protein per pound (0.8 grams per kilogram) of body weight per day. If you're not getting enough in your regular diet, that's where high-quality protein powders can help.While it's true that some supplements on the market are sketchy at best, there are safe and reliable options available, too. And, if you're new to protein powders, it's helpful to know that there are two common types to make you're getting enough protein: whey protein powder and plant-based protein powder.We tested multiple protein powders on the market to narrow the best whey and plant-based protein powders down. Check out our top picks below that we think you'll enjoy. $37 at Amazon Huel is a brand that I spotted in a social media ad and it piqued my interest because of the variety it has to offer. The company has several product lines, including protein shakes and powders as well as meal replacement shakes. Each product includes 27 essential vitamins and minerals, fatty acids, carbs and other nutrients. It's low-sugar and dairy-free.Huel's protein powder is made up of pea, faba and hemp powder. Even though the brand says its plant protein has a neutral flavor, I'd disagree because there is a distinct difference upon tasting it that makes it stand out compared to other plant-based proteins. After trying flavors from both the Black Edition and Complete Protein lines, I established that my favorite Huel flavor was the vanilla caramel flavor from the Complete Protein line. I blended it with iced coffee and oat milk and it tasted like a delicious specialty flavored iced latte you would order from your local coffee shop. I'm not even a fan of caramel, but I was impressed by the flavor profile and smooth consistency of the beverage. I also had no negative side effects and the aftertaste was minimal with this one.One serving of Huel's Complete Protein contains 20 grams of protein and 110 calories. This makes it an ideal drink to have post-workout or as a snack, but if you're looking for something to hold you over a little longer, Huel's Black Edition, Huel Powder and Ready-to-Drink options are considered complete meals, with 400 calories and extra protein.ProsVanilla Caramel flavor blends well with coffee and milkWell thought-out, plant-based formula across all Huel's productsIncludes probiotics, which is important for gut healthConsExpensive; it has to be acquired as part of a subscription or one-time purchase bundleFlavor isn't as consistent across the Complete Protein and Black Edition lineHemp and faba may not be a favored plant-based ingredient for everyone I'm particularly sensitive when it comes to whey-based protein powders, but was pleasantly surprised by Ascent's take on protein powder. I've used this whey protein isolate powder consistently over the past year and have found no negative side effects. Whey protein isolate powder is a refined form of protein powder, making it ideal if you are just looking for a powder in its purest form. Ascent's vanilla and chocolate flavors are delicious, stomach-friendly and have no weird aftertaste. They also blend well with other ingredients, such as fruits and leafy greens if you're looking to boost your protein shakes.Ascent's whey-based powders have 25 grams of protein per serving, consisting of 12 grams of essential amino acids (necessary for muscle health) and 2.7 grams of leucine (important to stimulate muscle growth). They're gluten-free and use stevia as a sweetener instead of sugar. If you're looking for a low-carb, no-added-sugar and easy-to-mix whey-based powder (with water or milk) then you'll love this product.ProsBlends well with different milks and waterNo negative gastrointestinal side effects during my testsGood flavored whey protein isolate optionConsExpensive for a two-pound bag and requires a subscription or one-time purchase on websiteNo price difference through third-party sellersFlavor variety is slightly lacking

Netflix has introduced a new type of extra member account: extra members with ads.The streamer announced the new offering in a shareholder letter on Tuesday before its fourth-quarter earnings call. In the US, according to Netflix's help site, adding an extra member with ads costs $7 per month, and the option is available alongside the pre-existing extra member accounts that do not have ads.Per Netflix's site, these extra member accounts work similarly to the previous version as a way to pay more for an additional person located in a different household. You'll need an ad-free type of Netflix -- either Standard or Premium -- to purchase an extra member slot. Netflix Premium subscribers can add up to two slots, and Standard customers get one. Extra members have a separate account and password.Netflix also announced price increases on Tuesday. Now, the ad-based extra member version costs $1 per month less than the Standard with Ads plan and $2 less than an ad-free extra member account.Other than the price, a difference between being an extra member with ads and a Standard with Ads subscriber is that extra members can only watch and download on one device at a time. Standard with ads members get two simultaneous screens and devices for downloading. Extra members get one profile, and Standard with Ads customers get up to five.In the shareholder letter, Netflix said it aimed to give members "additional choice and flexibility" with the extra member offering. Ad-supported sign-ups accounted for over 55% of sign-ups in Netflix's ads countries in its fourth quarter, according to the letter, and ad-based membership grew close to 30% quarter over quarter.

Newsletters Traders lose millions on 'fake' Barron meme coin that has no link to Trump's sonA fake $BARRON meme coin inspired by Donald Trump's son but with no official link surged by 90% in a minute before completely losing its value. 16:28 ET, Tue, Jan 21, 2025 | UPDATED: 16:28 ET, Tue, Jan 21, 2025 Link copied Bookmark Barron Trump was loving the crowd at his father's inauguration (Image: Getty)Traders have lost millions of dollars on a 'fake' Barron Trump meme coin.Before Monday's inauguration, Donald and Melania Trump launched a pair of meme coins that at one stage were worth billions.Trump's cryptocurrency token skyrocketed in value but came crashing down in spectacular fashion, leading copycats to create an unofficial coin for Barron, 18. Meme coins are cryptocurrencies often built around popular internet trends and lack substantial utility, making them prone to volatile price swings The fake $BARRON meme coin, inspired by Trump's youngest son but with no official link, surged by 90% in a minute before completely losing its value.Barron was front and center of the inauguration (Image: Getty)One trader claimed they lsot a staggering $1 million in just two hours, with many mistakenly thinking it was connected to Barron.This came after Trump's coin went on sale on Friday, with the President writing on X: "My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE!"Its time to celebrate everything we stand for: WINNING! Join my very special Trump Community. GET YOUR $TRUMP NOW. Go to http://gettrumpmemes.com Have Fun!"Melania Trump launched her cryptocurrency $MELANIA on Sunday, sending Trump's cryptocurrency plummeting.She wrote: "The Official Melania Meme is live! You can buy $MELANIA now. https://melaniameme.com." Trending Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyWhile Barron might not have a meme coin just yet, he is following in his father's footsteps in the business world.He is reportedly getting read to launch a luxury real estate venture with two young business partners, according to Newsweek.The venture, based at Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, will launch in spring this year.Barrons co-founder, Cameron Roxburgh, said their original company was paused to avoid election-related media attention. Related articles Most read in Politics Latest videos SEARCH News Entertainment Latest News Sports TravelTHE-EXPRESS.COM IPSO Regulated Copyright 2025 Express Newspapers. "Daily Express" is a registered trademark. All rights reserved. Would you like to receive news notifications from The Express?

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Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube793kUpdate [Wed 22nd Jan 2025, 2:45am]: Warner Bros. has today gone live with its Mortal Kombat 1 DLC update featuring Conan the Barbarian - this includes some fixes specific to the Nintendo Switch. Here are the full patch notes from the official support page:Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Notes - January UpdateNintendo SwitchEntering and exiting the pause menu during online practice no longer causes latency increasesFriends only tab in Kombat League should now populate correctlySubscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube793kWatch on YouTube General Fixes & AdjustmentsMove list corrections & Localization fixesAI adjustments & improvementsImprovements to Screen Reader functionalityAdded Conan Fighter to RosterAdded Age of Conan skins for Ashrah, Baraka, & GerasFixed several visual issues during brutalitiesCharacter Specific AdjustmentsMain FightersHavikWhile Blood Bath tether is active it will continuously drain Havik's health and grant him meterBlood Bath now only possible when below 30% healthKitanaAdded new move (Air) Enhanced Fan TossAdded new move (Air) Reverse Fan TossAdded new move (Air) Enhanced Reverse Fan TossAdded new move Wind Bomb SquallRaidenAdded new move Electric OverchargeAdded new move Electric DischargeReikoAdded new move (Air) Reap The WhirlwindAdded new move (Air) Enhanced Reap The WhirlwindAssassin Throwing Stars and Enhanced Assassin Throwing Stars are now destroyed by opponent's projectilesPain Knee from Enhanced Charging Pain now has a different reactionScorpionFixed rare issue that could cause Sweeping Scorpion Tail (B+3) to sometimes do 3 hits when blocked or hit armorShang TsungWhen morphed into Ghostface and swapped to an Alternate Killer, Shang Tsung will no longer morph back until returned to Original KillerFixed specific sequence using Kameo Kopy to turn into Khameleon causing Kameo Kopy move to become disabled for an extended periodFixed visual issue with Kameo Kopy interrupted at specific timing when opponent is using FerraFixed rare issue that could occur during endurance fights that could cause lingering visuals when Shang Tsung is defeatedErmacFixed some of Witch Slam, Enhanced Witch Slam, Behind You, and Too Late damage not correctly applying some damage buffsCyraxFixed an opponent caught in capture foam being able to sometimes go through Kameo Frost Ice WallSektorFixed lingering sound effects on Bionic Blast (Hold 2) when losing a matchGhostfaceFixed rare issues where Alternate Killer could be prevented from swapping back to Billy when hit by certain attacks on the same frame as Killer timer ran outFixed issues with stun attacks causing combo to reset if used at specific timing after Knife Toss FakeoutFixed temporary restriction preventing player from performing Knife Toss FakeoutFixed missing sound effects on some attacksFixed missing sound effects when Alternate Killers are hit by some attacksKameo FightersDarrius (Kameo)Fixed Darrius rapidly moving outside of the arena when performing Ground Invitational in certain corner circumstancesSektor (Kameo)Fixed issue that was causing Straight Missile Fatal Blow to not become invulnerable after hitting opponentStraight Missile (Fatal Blow) now has 4 more startup frames when not in a combo & no longer has armorScorpion (Kameo)Flame Aura has a different reaction against Kameos, deals extra damage, and adds a victim flame visual effectsFlame Aura can now hit airborne KameosFlame Aura drains 50% Kameo meter from the opponent if it hits an opponent's KameoSub-Zero (Kameo)Fixed Deep Freeze facing wrong direction if performed at specific timing against a teleporting opponentShujinko (Kameo)Shujinko can now perform Borrow: Psychotic Dive to Prone Stab against GhostfaceFixed Mimic: Enhanced Backstage Pass when performed against Ghostface sometimes missing if the opponent is in the cornerMotaro (Kameo)Fixed issue that was causing Charge! Fatal Blow to not become invulnerable after hitting opponentFixed Uppercut (Down + Back Punch) & Fatal Blow attacks doing incorrect damage against MotaroTremor (Kameo)Attacks that cause push forward block reaction will now cause Crystal Armor hit reaction to push forwardFerra (Kameo)Fixed Uppercut (Down + Back Punch) & Fatal Blow attacks doing incorrect damage against FerraOriginal Story: The Switch 2 has dominated the headlines over the past few days, but there's been plenty of other stuff going on in the world of video games this week.On the Mortal Kombat front, NetherRealm revealed the official gameplay trailer for Conan the Barbarian featuring the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger, with the voice work apparently done by Chris Cox (the same guy who voiced Arnie as the Terminator in Mortal Kombat 11).Mortal Kombat 1 early access players will be able to play as Conan from 21st January 2025 onwards (aka next week). This character is part of the game's second DLC pack featuring Ghostface (Scream), T-1000 (Terminator), and three Mortal Kombat characters featured in the Khaos Reigns expansion."Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns expands Liu Kangs New Era with a new story campaign and an all-new cinematic experience. Discover how Liu Kang rallies his champions and puts faith in his enemies as he battles the ruthless Titan Havik, who threatens to plunge the realms into khaos. If they fail, the New Era will be reduced to anarchy."Late last year, there was rumours circulating about Mortal Kombat 1's future DLC supposedly being cancelled. You can learn more about this in our previous story here on Nintendo Life.Earlier this week, EVO also confirmed its main lineup for 2025 - Mortal Kombat will be one of eight titles featured this year. FatalityThe latest patch also includes fixes and adjustmentsA new ReignUpdate: Evo confirms lineup and extended rosterWill you be checking out this new addition to the roster? Let us know in the comments.Related GamesSee AlsoShare:03 Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related ArticlesRound Up: The Reviews Are In For Donkey Kong Country Returns HDWorth going bananas over?Silksong Fans Think They've Narrowed Down The Big AnnouncementIs the cake a lie?

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 07: UFC CEO Dana White attends the UFC 310 event at T-Mobile Arena on ... [+] December 07, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLCUFC President Dana White has rarely asked for a fighter to retire and not seen the concept come to fruition shortly after hes made the statement.In December 2024, White said hed like to see Clay Guida, Chris Weidman, and Anthony Smith retire. Guida was released earlier this month, Weidman announced his retirement during the UFC 311 weigh-ins, and now Smith has said his upcoming fight will be the last of his career.Yeah, its one more, Smith said while he was a guest on The Ariel Helwani Show on Tuesday. Win, lose, or draw, thats going to be it.Smith says he knows the opponent but cannot reveal it until the UFC greenlights the announcement.Yeah, [the fight is already made], yeah, Smith said. No [the fight hasnt been announced yet], no. I do [want to announce it], but I cantyou cant get fired on your last one!Smith did say the final fight would be in April. Heres a look at Smith on Helwanis show.Smith then mentioned he would ask the UFC if he can reveal the information on his own podcast. The 36-year-old is in the midst of a two-fight losing streak and has been dealing with personal tragedy.MORE FOR YOUIn November 2024, Smiths best friend and coach, Scott Morton, passed away due to a sudden heart attack at the age of 47. Smith was training for his fight against Dominick Reyes when the tragedy occurred.LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 29: Anthony Smith of the United States looks on during a light heavyweight ... [+] bout during UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena on June 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)Getty ImagesDespite the loss, Smith went through with the fight but performed listlessly, resulting in a bizarre second-round TKO loss. Afterward, Smith was overcome with emotion, stating he didnt know if he could continue fighting without Morton.As it turns out, he wont fight on for very long.Smith has had 59 professional MMA bouts, compiling a 38-21 record overall and a 13-11 mark in the UFC. At Smiths highest point, in 2018, he ran off three straight wins against Rashad Evans, Mauricio Rua, and Volkan Oezdemir to earn a title shot against Jon Jones in March 2019.Jones won the fight by unanimous decision, and Smith never reached that height again. However, throughout his career, Smith has faced a whos who of top contenders, champions, and former champions.In addition to wins over Evans, Rua, and Oezdemir, Smith has also beaten Alexander Gustafsson, Ryan Spann (twice), and he majorly fraud-checked Vitor Petrino in May 2024.Smith works for the UFC as an analyst, so it seems likely he will take on those duties more full-time after his farewell fight. Since Smith is currently No. 14 in the UFC rankings, his retirement will create an opportunity for a light heavyweight who is currently unranked.Oumar Sy (who faces Alonzo Menifield on March 22), Zhang Mingyang, Modestas Bukauskas, Rodolfo Bellato, Ibo Aslan, and Ion Cutelaba are all candidates to land in the Top 15 once Smith has retired.The last two are scheduled to fight on February 22. In any case, Smith has had one of the longer careers in the UFC making himself a staple with the promotion.

Looking for help with today's NYT Mini Crossword puzzle? Here are some hints and answers for the ... [+] puzzle.Credit: NYTIn case you missed Tuesdays NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here:Welcome back, crosswordians! Its another lovely winter Wednesday and we have a crossword puzzle to solve, so lets get right to it!The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, its free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though youll need the app to tackle the archive.Answers to todays Mini Crossword below . . . .Spoilers ahead!MORE FOR YOUACROSS1- Material made by melting sand GLASS6- It's to your left when facing the sunrise NORTH7- One in a cast ACTOR8- Say "This isn't fair!," say ACTOR9- Look for SEEKDOWN1- Chew like a beaver GNAW2- Scottish bodies of water LOCHS3- "The Sopranos" restauranteur ARTIE4- Object slid across a curling rink STONE5- He tells Donkey "Ogres are like onions" SHREKToday's MiniScreenshot: Erik KainThis was a bit of a tricky Mini, though I pretty quickly got the first couple of ACROSS wordsGLASS and NORTH. I guessed WHINE next and then went for some DOWNs. SHREK was simply enough, and from here everything fell into place...in 1:14.How did you do? Let me know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.If you also play Wordle, I write guides about that as well. You can find those and all my TV guides, reviews and much more here on my blog. Thanks for reading!

President Donald Trump, accompanied by (L-R) Oracle CTO Larry Ellison, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2025.Andrew HarnikGetty ImagesBy Josh Boak and Zeke Miller / APJanuary 21, 2025 10:40 PM ESTWASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank.The new entity, Stargate, will start building out data centers and the electricity generation needed for the further development of the fast-evolving AI in Texas, according to the White House. The initial investment is expected to be $100 billion and could reach five times that sum.Its big money and high quality people, said Trump, adding that its a resounding declaration of confidence in Americas potential under his new administration.Joining Trump fresh off his inauguration at the White House were Masayoshi Son of SoftBank, Sam Altman of OpenAI and Larry Ellison of Oracle. All three credited Trump for helping to make the project possible, even though building has already started and the project goes back to 2024.This will be the most important project of this era, said Altman, CEO of OpenAI.Ellison noted that the data centers are already under construction with 10 being built so far. The chairman of Oracle suggested that the project was also tied to digital health records and would make it easier to treat diseases such as cancer by possibly developing a customized vaccine.This is the beginning of golden age, said Son, referencing Trump's statement that the U.S. would be in a golden age with him back in the White House.Son, a billionaire based in Japan, already committed in December to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years. He previously committed to $50 billion in new investments ahead of Trump's first term, which included a large stake in the troubled office-sharing company WeWork.While Trump has seized on similar announcements to show that his presidency is boosting the economy, there were already expectations of a massive buildout in data centers and electricity plants needed for the development of AI, which holds the promise of increasing productivity by automating work but also the risk of displacing jobs if poorly implemented.Read More: 5 Predictions for AI in 2025The initial plans for Stargate go back to the Biden administration. Tech news outlet The Information first reported on the project in March 2024. OpenAI has long relied on Microsoft data centers to build its AI systems, but it has increasingly signaled an interest in building its own data centers.OpenAI wrote in a letter to the Biden administrations Commerce Department last fall that planning and permitting for such projects can be lengthy and complex, particularly for energy infrastructure.Other partners in the project include Microsoft, investor MGX and the chipmakers Arm and NVIDIA, according to separate statements by Oracle and OpenAI.The push to build data centers predates Trump's presidency. Last October, thefinancial company Blackstoneestimated that the U.S. would see $1 trillion invested in data centers over five years, with another $1 trillion being committed internationally.Those estimates for investments suggest that much of the new capital will go through Stargate as OpenAI has established itself as a sector leader with the 2022 launch of its ChatGPT, a chatbot that captivated the public imagination with its ability to answer complex questions and perform basic business tasks.The White House has put an emphasis on making it easier to build out new electricity generation in anticipation of AIs expansion, knowing that the United States is in a competitive race against China to develop a technology increasingly being adopted by businesses.Still, the regulatory outlook for AI remains somewhat uncertain as Trump on Monday overturned the 2023 order signed by then-President Joe Biden to create safety standards and watermarking of AI-generated content, among other goals, in hopes of putting guardrails on the technologys possible risks to national security and economic well-being.CBS News first reported that Trump would be announcing the AI investment.Trump supporter Elon Musk, worth more than $400 billion, was an early investor in OpenAI but has since challenged its move to for-profit status and has started his own AI company, xAI. Musk is also in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency created formally on Monday by Trump with the goal of reducing government spending.Trump previously in January announced a $20 billion investment by DAMAC Properties in the United Arab Emirates to build data centers tied to AI.AP reporter Matt O'Brien contributed to this report from Providence, Rhode Island.More Must-Reads from TIMEL.A. Fires Show Reality of 1.5C of WarmingHome Losses From L.A. Fires Hasten An Uninsurable FutureThe Women Refusing to Participate in Trumps EconomyBad Bunny On Heartbreak and New AlbumHow to Dress Warmly for Cold WeatherWere Lucky to Have Been Alive in the Age of David LynchThe Motivational Trick That Makes You Exercise HarderColumn: No One Won The War in GazaContact us at letters@time.com

Planets outside our solar system can be wild, weird places. Astronomers have discovered exoplanets shaped like a rugby ball, or where it rains gems, or which have one hemisphere covered in lava. And now theres a new oddity to add to the catalog: a planet with winds that are faster than the speed of sound.WASP-127b is a huge, puffy sphere which is one of the least dense planets ever discovered. It is larger than Jupiter, but has less than a fifth of Jupiters mass, making it unlike anything in our solar system. And its oddity has made it a favorite target for study, with astronomers observing clouds there in 2022, making it one of the few detections of clouds on a planet outside our solar system.Recommended VideosNow, astronomers have gone back to study the planet again using the European Southern Observatorys Very Large Telescope (ESOs VLT), and they observed winds reaching incredible speeds of up to 20,000 mph. For reference, the fastest winds ever observed in our solar system are on Neptune, and had a speed of 1,120 mph nowhere even close to these speeds.Please enable Javascript to view this contentThe astronomers were able to identify these extreme winds by looking at the movement of the planets atmosphere. Part of the atmosphere of this planet is moving towards us at a high velocity while another part is moving away from us at the same speed, explained lead researcher Lisa Nortmann of the University of Gttingen, Germany. This signal shows us that there is a very fast, supersonic, jet wind around the planets equator.The winds move far faster than the planet is rotating, at six times the speed, which has not been seen before and which creates a jetstream whipping around the planet. The extreme nature of the weather on this planet may be because researchers think that it is tidally locked, meaning one side of the planet always faces its star, while the other side always faces out into space. One side of the planet therefore gets hotter than the other, and the temperature difference between these two hemispheres may contribute to the very high winds which flow around the planet.However, the researchers also discovered another noteworthy feature about the planet it has poles which are cooler than the rest of the planet. This shows that the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own System, said fellow researcher Fei Yan of the University of Science and Technology of China.In the future, the researchers want to use instruments like the upcoming Extremely Large Telescope to study the planets weather in even greater detail. This means that we can likely resolve even finer details of the wind patterns and expand this research to smaller, rocky planets, said Nortmann.The research is published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.Editors Recommendations

President Donald Trump said he would be open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok.Trump previously floated a joint venture, saying that the US should own half of the app.Trump has signed an executive order that gives TikTok another 75 days to figure out a new game plan.A day after his inauguration, President Donald Trump said he'd be on board with Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison buying TikTok.In a Tuesday press briefing announcing a $500 billion artificial intelligence joint venture with Oracle, Trump said he was open to the idea of Ellison or Musk buying TikTok.When asked by a reporter if he would be open to Musk buying the app, he said, "I would be, if he wanted to buy it, yes.""I'd like Larry to buy it, too," he added.While Musk has not directly expressed interest in buying TikTok, he said on X on Sunday that he has "been against a TikTok ban for a long time" because it "goes against freedom of speech."A handful of big-name investors have shown interest in buying the app. "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary has said that he, in collaboration with former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, would be interested in purchasing the app.YouTuber MrBeast also said in an X post on January 13, "Okay fine, I'll buy Tik Tok so it doesn't get banned." Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the YouTuber was joining a group of investors led by tech entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley, who have expressed interest in buying the app.But in 2024, ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, said it would rather shut down TikTok in the US than sell it.For now, TikTok's fate in the US hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the divest-or-ban law. This law requires ByteDance to divest from the platform in the US, or stop operating in the country.TikTok went dark for its 170 million US users on Saturday. But hours later, its operations were restored.Shortly after his inauguration, Trump signed an executive order to pause the ban, which gives TikTok another 75 days to figure out a game plan.Trump also suggested on Monday that the US should own half of TikTok."So I think, like a joint venture, I think we would have a joint venture with the people from TikTok. We'll see what happens," Trump added, without specifying who he wanted to have as TikTok's US partner.Trump's order to delay the TikTok ban has prompted some opposition from within the GOP.Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas who sits on the and Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska wrote in a joint statement on Sunday that there is "no legal basis" for TikTok to get an extension.In the statement, the senators also lauded"President Trump said he signed the executive order to 'make a deal to protect our national security,'" Ian Swanson, Ricketts' press secretary, told BI."Senator Ricketts agrees that protecting our national security is paramount and that can only be done by ridding TikTok of all ties with Communist China," Swanson added.Representatives for Musk, Oracle, and Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider, sent outside regular business hours.