Nothing Announced the Phone (2a) 'Special Edition' and US TikTok Ban Gets an Autumn Appeals Court Date in This Week's Tech Roundup

This week, the tech industry saw Nothing unveil a 'Special Edition' of its Phone (2a). Equipped with all of that from the (2a) and more, the phone draws design inspiration from a Super Nintendo controller.The TikTok ban trial also progresses, with the appeals courts set to hear the challenging lawsuits - from TikTok and an independent group of creators - sometime this September.Elsewhere, Elon Musk's xAI revealed it plans to "continue on [a] steep trajectory of progress," and, across the pond, B...