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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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X: @garymarcus, @brij, @jamessurowiecki, @rabois, @pitdesi, @girdley, and @mattgertz
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| 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, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, China has signaled …, The Information, Reuters, The Hollywood Reporter, Associated Press, 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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Mastodon: @dcdeejay@mastodon.online, @evacide@hachyderm.io, 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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Forums: r/CryptoCurrency and r/Hedera
| 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 …
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| 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.
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| 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: |
| Kate Kozuch / Tom's Guide: |
Apple Watch SE 3 review: great value for $249, with an always-on display and 5G connectivity, but an outdated design and no ECG or hypertension alerts — The Apple Watch SE 3 is a small price to pay for big upgrades — Tom's Guide Verdict … Why you can trust Tom's Guide Our writers …
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| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
| 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 … | 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, How-To Geek, 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
| 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
| 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 … | 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.
More: Axios, PYMNTS.com, Barron's Online, Reuters, CNBC, and MarketWatch
Bluesky: @chrismorrison and @3fecta
| Janice Huang / Bloomberg: |
Tencent and Baidu sold $3.3B combined in offshore bonds this year, the most ever for Chinese tech companies, as companies secure cheap financing for AI buildout — Chinese internet firms are raising a record amount of funds in Hong Kong's dim sum bond market, as they look to secure cheap financing …
More: Android Police, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and Yahoo Finance
| 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 … | 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 … | 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.| 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 Meta| 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
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