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The TikTok US sale is finally happening

Emma Roth / theverge - TikTok has finalized the deal to sell its US business, according to reports from Axios, The Hollywood Reporter, and CNBC. They report that a memo from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to employees on Thursday said the deal will close on January 22nd, with Oracle, …


Finalized US sale and divestment details

TikTok Owner Signs Deal To Avoid US Ban

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

TikTok has finally agreed to a US sale

2 months / techspot

How TikTok Deal Would Resolve Saga Over Its US Operation

2 months / bloomberg / Bloomberg News

TikTok to Keep Core US Business Under New Deal

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

TikTok finally signs U.S. deal so it doesn't get banned – here's what it means for you

2 months / theshortcut / Max Buondonno

TikTok Is Staying: US Sale Officially Reached

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Report: TikTok Has Agreed to Divest its US Operations to American Consortium

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

We have more details on the TikTok deal, including some ownership statistics

2 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

ByteDance confirms TikTok will be controlled by US owners

2 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

TikTok parent signs away majority control to avoid US ban

2 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

TikTok Signs Deal to Divest U.S. Operations to American Investors

2 months / iclarified

Bytedance hands over US Tiktok to American business giants

2 months / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

ByteDance Signs Deal to Divest US TikTok App

2 months / reuters / John Gruber

US investors to close deal on 50% ownership of TikTok January 22

2 months / appleinsider

TikTok just signed the deal to hand US operations to Oracle-led investor group

2 months / siliconangle / James Farrell

TikTok agrees to deal to cede control of U.S. business to American investor group

2 months / techcrunch / Lucas Ropek

TikTok U.S. Sale to Oracle-Led Group Set to Close in January

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

TikTok owner signs deal to sell US business

2 months / bbc

TikTok signs deal to sell its U.S. operations after years of uncertainty

2 months / mashable

TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group

2 months / npr / Bobby Allyn

The TikTok US sale is finally happening

2 months / theverge / Emma Roth

TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors

2 months / go


New US joint venture formation

TikTok signs joint venture deal to end US ban threat

2 months / techxplore

Investor deal is a ‘new TikTok US joint venture’

2 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

TikTok Says New Joint Venture Will Enable Continued US Operations

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

TikTok signs deal to create US joint venture

2 months / ft

TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says

2 months / cnbc

TikTok Says It Signed Agreements to Create New US Joint Venture

2 months / bloomberg / Alexandra S. Levine


Oracle investor surge and market reaction

Oracle stock jumps 7% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business

2 months / cnbc

How TikTok’s $14 Billion U.S. Deal Will Work Under Oracle Partnership

2 months / blockonomi / Trader Edge

Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Jumps on Landmark TikTok Buyout and Data-Security Role

2 months / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Oracle TikTok deal lifts AI mining stocks as bitcoin tags $88,000

2 months / coindesk / James Van Straten

Oracle (ORCL) Stock: U.S. TikTok Agreement Highlights Infrastructure Strength

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Oracle’s stock is rising. Why TikTok’s U.S. deal could be good news for the tech company.

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Oracle’s stock is rising on report of U.S. joint venture for TikTok

2 months / x / @MarketWatch


Policy debates and editorial opinions

TikTok Deal Is the Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse

2 months / ycombinator

TikTok is not getting banned in the US, after all

2 months / digitaltrends

Will the TikTok deal mean the app changes in the US?

2 months / bbc

TikTok ban: all the news on the app’s shutdown and return in the US

2 months / theverge / Verge Staff


All Other Stories

TikTok Signs Agreements With US Investors. What's Next for Creators and Users?

2 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

TikTok's deal to divest US operations fails to satisfy China hawks

2 months / semafor / Reed Albergotti

TikTok’s deal to divest US operations fails to satisfy China hawks - https-//www.semafor.com

2 months / google

The deal closes a long-running drama in which U.S. authorities have sought to compel ByteDance to divest.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

TikTok U.S. Sale to Oracle-Led Group Set to Close in January

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

FT saying Oracle control it www.ft.com/content/7a77...

2 months / bsky / @eggslice.bsky.social / eggslice.bsky.social

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2 months / bsky / @raydouglas.bsky.social / raydouglas.bsky.social

Chew’s memo...says 50% of the investors will be new, with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX, an Abu Dhabi-based investment company, retaining 15% each; 30.1% will be held by affiliates of certain existing investors of ByteDance; and 19.9% will be retained by By

2 months / bsky / @econreporter.bsky.social / econreporter.bsky.social

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Instacart Settles FTC Lawsuit Alleging Deceptive Advertising and Subscription Enrollments

PYMNTS / pymnts - Instacart agreed to pay $60 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that alleged the company engaged in deceptive tactics. In its lawsuit, the regulator alleged that the grocery delivery platform falsely advertised “free delivery” to consumer…

#ecommerce #business #scam #law #ftc #litigation #digitalprivacy #advertising #regulation

Instacart to Pay $60 Million in Refunds for Allegedly Deceiving Customers

2 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Instacart to Pay $60 Million in Refunds for Allegedly Deceiving Customers

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

FTC: Instacart To Refund $60M Over Deceptive Subscription Tactics

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Instacart agrees to refund subscribers $60 million in FTC settlement

2 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Grocery delivery service Instacart will refund $60 million to settle FTC claims that it misled customers with false advertising and unlawfully enrolled them in paid subscriptions.

2 months / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Instacart says it doesn't manipulate prices using AI, but the FTC isn't convinced

2 months / techspot

Instacart pays $60m in refunds to settle FTC deception dispute

2 months / siliconrepublic / Colin Ryan

FTC: Instacart to refund $60M over deceptive subscription tactics

2 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

The federal agency alleged Instacart misled consumers with unlawful tactics, causing them to pay higher fees while also denying refunds.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Instacart Settles FTC Lawsuit Alleging Deceptive Advertising and Subscription Enrollments

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Instacart to pay $60M to settle FTC claims it deceived consumers

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers

2 months / cnbc

Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 17117 / 13 stories in 2 months


Neural Concept Raises $100M in Series C Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Neural Concept, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based provider of an AI platform and a company which specializes in engineering intelligence, raised $100M in Series C funding. The round was led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with existing investo…

#ai #cloud #automation #analytics #enterprise #aiethics #investment #business #deeptech #engineering

Swiss-based Neural Concept Secures €85 Million In Funding With Partners Nvidia, Siemens, And Microsoft

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

AI-aided design software startup Neural Concept raises $100M to accelerate product engineering

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Neural Concept Raises $100M in Series C Funding

2 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

Swiss Neural Concept scores $100M to redefine how engineers design products

2 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Neural Concept raises $100M to scale AI-native engineering

2 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

With Nvidia, Siemens and Microsoft as partners, Lausanne-based Neural Concept raises €85 million

2 months / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 17106 / 6 stories in 2 months


Imprint becomes latest Irish-founded unicorn with $150m Series D raise

Ann O’Dea / siliconrepublic - New York-based fintech Imprint, co-founded by Irishman Daragh Murphy, has hit a $1.2bn valuation with its latest $150m Series D raise.Read more: Imprint becomes latest Irish-founded unicorn with $150m Series D raise

#startups #vc #innovation #fintech #saas #digitalmarketing #investment #business #payments #technology

Khosla-led Imprint hits unicorn status with $150M for brand cards

2 months / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Imprint Raises $150M in Series D Funding

2 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

Imprint becomes latest Irish-founded unicorn with $150m Series D raise

2 months / siliconrepublic / Ann O’Dea

Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 5:21 am / permalink 17099 / 3 stories in 2 months


Italy’s Cybersecurity Firm Exein Raises €100M To Fuel Global Expansion

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Exein, a Rome-based innovator in embedded cybersecurity for connected devices, has announced €100 million in new funding to accelerate product development and international expansion, bringing its total raised in 2025 to €170 million. The round was led by…

#startups #vc #cybersecurity #infosec #cloudsec #investment #business #security #europe #technology

Exein closes €100M round to harden security at the internet of things device level

2 months / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Exein raises an additional €100M to expand its embedded cybersecurity platform

2 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Can Italy’s Exein, fresh off €100M raise, claim Europe’s first embedded security unicorn crown?

2 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Italy’s Cybersecurity Firm Exein Raises €100M To Fuel Global Expansion

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Exein Raises €100M in Funding

2 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

Italy’s embedded cybersecurity firm Exein adds €100 million in funding as global expansion continues

2 months / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 4:21 am / permalink 17098 / 6 stories in 2 months


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