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Sources: under the US-China framework, a US investor consortium that includes Oracle, Silver Lake, and a16z would hold an ~80% stake in TikTok's US business — Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz are part of consortium that would control 80% stake — TikTok's U.S. business …
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Bluesky: @alanrozenshtein.com, @jaspar, @supportdemocracy, @justinhendrix, @nicdawes, @peark.es, @jamescdownie, @paleofuture, and @sybren. Forums: r/PoliticalOptimism
| Financial Times: |
China says the US spin-off of TikTok will use ByteDance's Chinese algorithm and the US-agreed framework includes “licensing the algorithm and other IP rights” — Security hawks have raised fears recommendation code could be manipulated to push propaganda
More: Gizmodo, Engadget, The Verge, China has signaled …, Wall Street Journal, The Information, Reuters, Associated Press, The Hollywood Reporter, iPhone in Canada, Raw Story, and Android Headlines
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| Bloomberg: |
Trump extends the deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok's US operations until December 16, the fourth such extension; a deal is expected to be finalized soon — President Donald Trump again extended the deadline for TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. to divest the platform's US operations …
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| Megan Morrone / Axios: |
OpenAI says it is developing a “different ChatGPT experience” for teens and plans to use age-prediction tech to bar kids under 18 from the standard version — OpenAI is developing a “different ChatGPT experience” for teens and plans to use age-prediction technology …
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LinkedIn: Kunmi Sobowale, Chris Lehane, Timnit Gebru, Erica Vlahinos Anstine, and Nitasha Tiku
Mastodon: @dcdeejay@mastodon.online and @evacide@hachyderm.io
Forums: Hacker News, r/ChatGPT, r/privacy, and Slashdot
| Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNET: |
Google launches the Agent Payments Protocol, or AP2, designed to securely facilitate agent-led payments across platforms, with the support of 60+ organizations — ZDNET's key takeaways — Google announces Agent Payments Protocol (AP2). — AP2 helps companies carry out agent-led payments securely.
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| Bloomberg: |
US tech giants announce £31B+ in UK investments, coinciding with Trump's visit to the nation; OpenAI will bring Stargate to the UK with Nvidia and Nscale — Microsoft Corp., OpenAI and other American companies announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on technology infrastructure in the UK …
More: Financial Times, Politico, Reuters, OpenAI, Quartz, Telegraph, Axios, TipRanks Financial, Windows Central, Nvidia Newsroom, Yahoo Finance, Wired, and NVIDIA
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces a $30B investment in the UK over four years to support AI infrastructure and ongoing operations, including $15B to build a supercomputer — Microsoft's announcement comes on the same day President Trump visits Britain and Google makes its own UK investment.
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Forums: r/unitedkingdom and r/ukpolitics
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
YouTube unveils new generative AI tools for Shorts, including a custom version of Veo 3 called Veo 3 Fast, which includes sound, and an Edit with AI feature — At its Made on YouTube live event on Tuesday, the company unveiled new generative AI tools for Shorts creators.
More: YouTube Official Blog, TechCrunch, Android Police, YouTube Official Blog, CNET, Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, The Keyword, Android Authority, Daily Ausaf, TipRanks Financial, Implicator.ai, iPhone in Canada, and The Information
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LinkedIn: Nadim Cheaib, Norman Brauns, and Guohui
| Zach Vallese / CNBC: |
YouTube says it has paid out $100B+ to creators over the last four years and the number of YouTube channels making over $100K from TV screens has jumped 45% YoY — YouTube said on Tuesday it has paid out over $100 billion to creators, artists and media companies since 2021.
More: YouTube Official Blog, Android Police, Search Engine Journal, Engadget, Dexerto, and Mashable
| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
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| Kerry Flynn / Axios: |
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Apple Watch Series 11 review: slightly better battery and Sleep Score is intuitive, but the most exciting updates are coming to older watches through watchOS 26 — No one is going to wax lyrical about the Apple Watch Series 11. Not because it's a bad smartwatch — it's a great smartwatch, actually.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
| Kate Kozuch / Tom's Guide: |
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| Nicholas G. Miller / Wall Street Journal: |
HR software provider Workday agrees to acquire Sana, an AI startup specializing in workplace tools, for $1.1B; the transaction is set to close before January 31 — the Sana acquisition also will deepen Workday's educational offerings — Workday is acquiring Sana, an AI company focused on workplace tools …
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X: @shaig, @deedydas, @joelhellermark, @sanalabs, and @mmurph
LinkedIn: Susie Karadsheh, Jeff Allen, and Philip Chopin
| Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: |
Dyna Robotics, which is building an AI foundation model for robotics, raised a $120M Series A led by Robostrategy, CRV, and First Round Capital — Dyna Robotics, a startup working to develop cost-effective, general-purpose robots, has raised $120 million in a new funding round that boosts … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: StubHub is pricing its US IPO at $23.50/share after marketing a range of $22-$25, giving it an $8.6B market cap, and will trade under the ticker STUB — StubHub Holdings Inc. is pricing its initial public offering at the midpoint of a marketed range, according to people familiar with the matter.| Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Binance nears a deal with the US DOJ to remove the outside compliance monitor imposed under its $4.3B 2023 settlement over money laundering failures — Binance Holdings Ltd., the world's largest crypto exchange, is moving toward a potential deal with the US Justice Department …
More: Blockworks, Cointelegraph, crypto.news, NewsBTC, CryptoSlate, The Block, Coinspeaker, and CoinGape
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google is testing a Windows desktop app that brings Mac's Spotlight-like search bar to PC users, allowing them to search local files, Google Drive, and the web — Google's app can search local files, in Google Drive, and on the web. … Google is testing a new search app for Windows.
More: The Keyword, 9to5Google, Windows Central, WebProNews, Ghacks, Ars Technica, Windows Report, PCWorld, Thurrott, Neowin, TechCrunch, SammyGuru, and XDA Developers
| The Verge: |
How Meta's California super PAC, rare as a single-company entity, lets Mark Zuckerberg spend Meta's money on his own political choices, including AI regulation — Mark Zuckerberg, via Meta, can now essentially spend unlimited money in California elections.
More: The A.V. Club. X: @daniel_271828 and @dkokotajlo. Bluesky: @haydenfield
Forums: r/technology and r/politics
| Financial Times: |
Sources: SMIC is testing China's first domestically produced DUV lithography machine, aiming to reduce reliance on western chipmaking technology — SMIC tests domestically made machinery as Beijing seeks to rival US-made processors — China's leading chip producer is running trials … | Reuters: |
Singapore-based used car marketplace Carro raised $60M led by Japan sovereign wealth fund Cool Japan Fund to promote Japanese cars in the Asia-Pacific region — Carro, Southeast Asia's largest used-car online marketplace, has raised $60 million in a funding round led by Japan sovereign …
More: DealStreetAsia and The Korea Herald
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
BreachForums admin Conor Fitzpatrick is resentenced to three years in prison after an appeals court vacated his prior sentence of 20 years of supervised release — Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the 22-year-old behind the notorious BreachForums hacking forum, was resentenced today to three years … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft adds automatic AI model selection to Visual Studio Code; it primarily favors Claude Sonnet 4 over GPT-5 or GPT-5 mini for paid GitHub Copilot users — Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5.
More: Visual Studio Code, Windows Report, and Every
Bluesky: @calbucci.com and @tomwarren.co.uk
Forums: Hacker News and r/GithubCopilot
| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
AI code review startup CodeRabbit raised a $60M Series B led by Scale Venture Partners, valuing the company at $550M, and says it makes $15M+ in ARR — Harjot Gill was running FlexNinja, an observability startup he co-founded several years after selling his first startup Netsil to Nutanix in 2018, when he noticed a curious trend.| Silicon Republic: |
Nory, which offers an AI-powered restaurant management system, raised a $37M Series B led by Kinnevik, bringing its total funding to $62.6M — Conor Sheridan says his AI platform frees up restaurants to focus on what matters most - “great food and even greater customer experiences”.
More: UK Tech Investment News, We back challengers, Nory, and EU-Startups
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apollo Global is exploring a sale of AOL in a deal that could value AOL at around $1.5B; Apollo bought AOL in 2021 as part of its $5B Verizon deal — Apollo bought AOL in 2021; a new deal could fetch around $1.5 billion — Apollo Global Management is exploring a sale … | Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times: |
How the Swiss National Bank became one of the world's biggest tech investors, with a combined $42B+ invested in Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Nvidia — Conservative central bank has more than $42bn invested in Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia and MetaSponsor Posts
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