Nilay, David, and The Verge's Allison Johnson run down all the biggest news from the latest Samsung Unpacked. The S25 Edge had everyone excited, but the other new Galaxy S25 models feel a little familiar. Then, The Verge's Lauren Feiner updates us on the many goings-on in the first days of the new Trump administration, from the TikTok ban delay to the executive orders on citizenship and AI. Finally, in the lightning round, David and Nilay talk about Netflix's price increase, smart-home standards, and more. Further reading:

This is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus hands-on: more of the same

Samsung Galaxy S25 vs. S25 Plus vs. S25 Ultra: specs comparison

Here’s what Samsung’s first Android XR headset looks like in person

Samsung and Google are developing AR glasses together

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra stylus: back to boring basics

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra hands-on: smoothing out sharp edges

Samsung claims its new Galaxy S25 Ultra glass can survive head-high drops on concrete

Google Gemini now works across multiple apps in a single prompt

The Stargate Project is a $500 million AI data center plan for OpenAI

The United States Digital Service is now DOGE — here’s what it was responsible for.

Vivek Ramaswamy steps down from DOGE

Trump signs order refusing to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days

Trump says he’s open to Musk or Ellison buying TikTok

TikTok’s service providers still risk billions in penalties for bringing it back online

Bluesky and X launch new video feeds amid TikTok uncertainties

Instagram announces a blatant CapCut clone

Apple says it’s following the law by removing TikTok from the App Store

Sen. Tom Cotton warns TikTok’s service providers of “ruinous liability” for hosting the app.

Two lawmakers introduce a bill to repeal the TikTok ban.

Trump is absolutely going to make ByteDance sell TikTok or shut down again.

Netflix is raising prices again

YouTube Premium gets more experimental features that can now be tested all at once

Here’s the tech that could turn millions of Zigbee light bulbs into motion sensors with a single update

Samsung is bringing ambient sensing to SmartThings

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