Revolut Drops US Bank Buyout Plan, Eyes Standalone OCC Charter

PYMNTS / pymnts - Revolut is shifting its U.S. playbook again. The U.K.-headquartered FinTech has dropped plans to buy an American bank and is now preparing to pursue a standalone U.S. banking license, a move that would give it a clearer path to scale lending and other cor…

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Revolut drops U.S. bank merger plan to seek standalone license: FT

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Epic and Google Have a Secret $800 Million Unreal Engine and Services Deal

BeauHD / slashdot - A federal judge revealed a previously undisclosed ~$800 million, six-year partnership between Epic Games and Google tied to Unreal Engine services and joint marketing. It raises questions about whether the deal influenced Epic's willingness to settle its …

#gaming #techpolicy #google #android #antitrust #business #judiciary #apps #law #litigation

Epic, Google Strike $800 Million Surprise Deal

6 wks / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Google and Epic Strike Secret $800M Deal Amid Antitrust Case

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

“Craft Comes From Artists, Not Software”: Fortnite Dev Fires Back at Director Who Blames Unreal Engine for Lacking Hollywood CGI

6 wks / wccftech / David Carcasole

Epic and Google Have a Secret $800 Million Unreal Engine and Services Deal

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal

6 wks / theverge / Adi Robertson

FTC sceptical of Epic-Google deal

6 wks / globalcompetitionreview / Anusha Rathi

TikTok Strikes Deal to Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga

David McCabe and Emmett Lindner / nytimes - The Chinese parent company for the popular video app said it had struck a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new American TikTok to avoid a ban in the United States.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #china #government #business #us #tiktok #bytedance #law #regulation

Deal closure: Securing TikTok’s U.S. future. (23)
Investor stakes: Detailing ownership and financial alliances. (6)
Security shakeup: Data control and algorithm adjustments underway. (7)
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Deal closure: Securing TikTok’s U.S. future.

TikTok Continues Operations in US as New Joint Venture

6 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Long-Awaited TikTok Agreement Officially Seals Its Future in the US

6 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

TikTok finalizes deal to create new US entity and avoid ban

6 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

TikTok Finalizes Deal to Form New US Joint Venture

6 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

TikTok Finalizes Deal To Form New American Entity

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

TikTok Avoids US Ban as Joint Venture Deal Officially Closes

6 wks / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

TikTok closes deal to operate in the US

6 wks / sherwood / Claire Yubin Oh

TikTok finalizes US joint venture and avoids ban

6 wks / techzine / Mels Dees

TikTok's long-running US saga ends with a deal that averts a ban

6 wks / techspot

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

6 wks / techxplore

TikTok says the deal to create a US entity has been finalized

6 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business. Here's what to know

6 wks / bbc

TikTok finalizes deal to form new American entity

6 wks / npr / The Associated Press

That was a long wait, but TikTok US is finally a done deal

6 wks / siliconangle / James Farrell

TikTok US Deal Closes After Years Of Regulatory Uncertainty via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

6 wks / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

TikTok forms U.S. joint venture, names a CEO

6 wks / cnbc

TikTok Creates Legal Entity to Eventually Maybe Possibly Sell to U.S. Investors (Don’t Call It a Done Deal)

6 wks / gizmodo / Matt Novak

TikTok Finalizes Deal to Keep Operating in the U.S.

6 wks / wsj / Amrith Ramkumar

TikTok finalizes deal for its US entity

6 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon

The TikTok deal is done, finally

6 wks / theverge / Richard Lawler

TikTok Strikes Deal to Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga

6 wks / nytimes / David McCabe and Emmett Lindner

TikTok closes deal to divest U.S. operations

6 wks / axios / Sara Fischer

China and US Approve TikTok Spinoff Sale

6 wks / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Investor stakes: Detailing ownership and financial alliances.

TikTok Seals U.S. Joint Venture Deal with 80% American Ownership

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

China’s ByteDance Sells Majority Stake in TikTok U.S. Interests to Investor Group Led by Tech Billionaire Larry Ellison

6 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Oracle (ORCL) Stock: TikTok Partnership Creates New U.S. Joint Venture

6 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Oracle and Silver Lake lead $14 billion rescue of TikTok US operations

6 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Oracle, Michael Dell, named as investors in JV that will run TikTok's US operations

6 wks / theregister / Simon Sharwood

TikTok lands $14B deal to avoid US ban

6 wks / politico / Katherine Long

Security shakeup: Data control and algorithm adjustments underway.

What does a new US TikTok deal mean for users?

6 wks / bbc

TikTok US joint venture seen resembling Apple’s China iCloud deal

6 wks / scmp

TikTok Deal Will Keep It Online in the US, but Your Experience of the App Might Change

6 wks / cnet / Katie Collins

TikTok forms US joint venture, Oracle to control security

6 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

TikTok deal adds new U.S. owners. Heres what this means for users.

6 wks / mashable

TikTok Finalizes U.S. Joint Venture to Secure App's Operations

6 wks / iclarified

TikTok America is here, but algorithm changes may take time

6 wks / appleinsider

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The deal ends a six-year long political saga that that started in 2020 when President Donald Trump tried to ban the app over national security concerns during his first term.

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TikTok Finalizes Deal To Form New American Entity https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/23/0817218/tiktok-finalizes-deal-to-form-new-american-entity?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

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TikTok Avoids US Ban as Joint Venture Deal Officially Closes

6 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

The new TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC has been created, and a new US-based algorithm will be put into place which leave users with the choice to stick around or find an alternative.

6 wks / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Succinctly put by @anupamchander.bsky.social: “My worry all along is that we may have traded fears of foreign propaganda for the reality of domestic propaganda" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

6 wks / bsky / @maryannefranks.bsky.social / maryannefranks.bsky.social

Senate Agriculture Committee unveils crypto market structure bill text, but chair says ‘differences remain’

Sarah Wynn / theblock - The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has released updated bill text ahead of a hearing next week — and some issues remain.

#fintech #crypto #techpolicy #banking #government #finance #agriculture #us #law #crypto

Senate Crypto Bill on Hold Amid New Housing Focus

6 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

US market structure bill faces weeks of delay as focus shifts to housing: Bloomberg

6 wks / theblock / Danny Park

Crypto Market Bill Heads to Senate Agriculture Markup Amid Banking Committee Delays

6 wks / decrypt / Vince Dioquino

Bank lobby targets stablecoin yield and open banking in policy push

6 wks / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

Senate Agriculture Committee unveils crypto market structure bill text, but chair says ‘differences remain’

6 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Senate crypto bill likely delayed for weeks after Coinbase pulled its support

6 wks / coindesk / Nikhilesh De

Crypto's market structure bill gets second shot with Senate's commodities-tied version

6 wks / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

Ireland Wants To Give Its Cops Spyware, Ability To Crack Encrypted Messages

msmash / slashdot - The Irish government is planning to bolster its police's ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use. From a report: The Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill is being framed …

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #techpolicy #government #europe #police #law #encryption #eu #digitalprivacy

Ireland Wants To Give Its Cops Spyware, Ability To Crack Encrypted Messages

6 wks / slashdot / msmash

Ireland wants to give its cops spyware, ability to crack encrypted messages

6 wks / ycombinator

Ireland wants to give its cops spyware, ability to crack encrypted messages

6 wks / theregister / Connor Jones

Snap Settles Social media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of Landmark Trial

BeauHD / slashdot - Snap has settled a social media addiction lawsuit just days before trial, while Meta, TikTok, and Alphabet remain defendants and are headed to court. "Terms of the deal were not announced as it was revealed by lawyers at a California Superior Court hearin…

#techpolicy #snapchat #apps #wellness #psychology #mentalhealth #law #litigation #regulation

Snapchat settles to avoid social media addiction trial

6 wks / techxplore

Snap settles landmark lawsuit over claims its app harmed teen mental health

6 wks / techspot

Snap Settles Social media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of Landmark Trial

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Snap pays millions to settle teen addiction lawsuit

6 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Snap reaches settlement in social media addiction lawsuit

6 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones | Verizon changed prepaid brands’ policy a week after FCC waived unlocking rule.

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#mobiletech #techpolicy #business #us #wireless #law #smartphone #fcc

Planning to Get an iPhone on Verizon Prepaid? Check the New Fine Print

6 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy To 365 Days https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/26/01/21/0458212/verizon-wastes-no-time-switching-device-unlock-policy-to-365-days?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

6 wks / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Verizon’s prepaid services add a 365-day wait to unlock phones

6 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy To 365 Days

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones

6 wks / ycombinator

Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones | Verizon changed prepaid brands’ policy a week after FCC waived unlocking rule.

6 wks / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones

6 wks / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss

Lauren Feiner / theverge - The Federal Trade Commission will appeal its loss in a landmark antitrust case against Meta, the agency announced Tuesday. US District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in November that the government failed to prove that Meta had an illegal monopoly over …

#techpolicy #meta #antitrust #government #business #judiciary #law #ftc #litigation #regulation

FTC tries to un-Zuck Meta's grip on the market by dragging it back to court

6 wks / theregister / Joe Fay

FTC appeals Meta's court victory in monopoly case

6 wks / techxplore

FTC fights to revive antitrust lawsuit over Meta’s WhatsApp and IG deals

6 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

US Federal Trade Commission Appeals Antitrust Case Ruling That Let Meta Keep Instagram and WhatsApp

6 wks / medianama / Rohit Singh

The FTC isn't giving up on its antitrust case against Meta

6 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

US regulator appeals Meta’s antitrust win

6 wks / ft

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss

6 wks / theverge / Lauren Feiner

FTC Appeals Ruling in Meta Antitrust Case

6 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust decision

6 wks / go

F.T.C. Appeals Loss in Meta Antitrust Case

6 wks / nytimes / David McCabe

Breaking: FTC to challenge Meta loss

6 wks / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois

Nvidia Contacted Anna's Archive To Secure Access To Millions of Pirated Books

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: NVIDIA executives allegedly authorized the use of millions of pirated books from Anna's Archive to fuel its AI training. In an expanded class-action lawsuit that cites internal NVIDIA documents, sever…

#ml #techpolicy #nvidia #aiethics #genai #cybercrime #law #litigation #intellectualproperty #copyright

Claim: NVIDIA green-lit pirated book downloads for AI training

6 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books

6 wks / reddit / /u/esporx

NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books

6 wks / reddit / /u/mepper

Nvidia Contacted Anna's Archive To Secure Access To Millions of Pirated Books

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

U.S. Court Order Against Anna's Archive Spells More Trouble for the Site

ycombinator - Comments

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #judiciary #internet #cybercrime #us #law #litigation #intellectualproperty #copyright

U.S. Court Order Against Anna's Archive Spells More Trouble for the Site

6 wks / ycombinator

Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply | WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action.

6 wks / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Google Appeals Ruling in U.S. Antitrust Search Case

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Google announced late Friday that it has appealed the ruling in U.S. v. Google (Search) and has asked to pause some of the imposed remedies.The post Google Appeals Ruling in U.S. Antitrust Search Case appeared first on Thurrott.com.

#techpolicy #google #antitrust #business #judiciary #us #law #litigation #advertising

Publishers file suit against Google for ‘deceptive and manipulative’ adtech practices

6 wks / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Google Appeals Ruling in U.S. Antitrust Search Case

6 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Google files to appeal decision in search monopoly case

6 wks / techxplore

Google appeals landmark antitrust verdict over search monopoly

7 wks / bbc

Musk's $134 Billion OpenAI Lawsuit Is About Control, Not Cash

Marcus Schuler / implicator - The world's richest man wants $134 billion from OpenAI for a $38 million donation. The math is absurd. That's the point. As trial approaches, unsealed documents reveal both sides have something to hide.

#techpolicy #microsoft #openai #business #finance #law #technology #elonmusk #litigation

One-Minute Daily AI News 1/18/2026

6 wks / reddit / /u/Excellent-Target-847

The Wacky Musk-OpenAI Legal War Now Involves a Fittingly Insane Amount of Money https://gizmodo.com/the-wacky-musk-openai-legal-war-now-involves-a-fittingly-insane-amount-of-money-2000709452

6 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

The Wacky Musk-OpenAI Legal War Now Involves a Fittingly Insane Amount of Money

6 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Musk Takes OpenAI and Microsoft to Court Over $134B Dispute - Cointribune

6 wks / cointribune

Elon Musk is looking for a $134 billion payout from OpenAI and Microsoft

6 wks / engadget / Jackson Chen

Musk Seeks Up to $134 Billion Damages From OpenAI, Microsoft - Bloomberg

6 wks / bloomberg

Musk wants OpenAI Microsoft to pay him up to $134B over alleged fraud - Seeking Alpha

6 wks / seekingalpha

Elon Musk Seeks $134B From OpenAI and Microsoft Over Early AI Funding Dispute - techi.com

6 wks / techi

Musk seeks $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft - Daily Times

6 wks / com

Elon Musk seeks up to $134B from OpenAI and Microsoft as lawsuit puts OpenAI's nonprofit origins on trial

6 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Musk's $134 Billion OpenAI Lawsuit Is About Control, Not Cash

6 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Musk Seeks Up to $134 Billion Damages From OpenAI, Microsoft

7 wks / bloomberg / Robert Burnson

Supreme Court Hacker Posted Stolen Government Data On Instagram

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Last week, Nicholas Moore, 24, a resident of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into the U.S. Supreme Court's electronic document filing system. At the time, there were no deta…

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #government #doj #judiciary #cybercrime #hack #law #instagram

Supreme Court Hacker Posted Stolen Government Data On Instagram https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/16/2128242/supreme-court-hacker-posted-stolen-government-data-on-instagram?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

7 wks / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Supreme Court Hacker Posted Stolen Government Data On Instagram

7 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Supreme Court’s Filing System - SSBCrack News

7 wks / ssbcrack

Tennessee man pleads guilty to repeatedly hacking Supreme Court's filing system - inkl

7 wks / inkl

Hacker Admits Breaching US Supreme Court and Government Systems Exposing Personal Data - mezha.net

7 wks / mezha

Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram | TechCrunch

7 wks / reddit / /u/Ok_Heron_5442

Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram - TechCrunch

7 wks / techcrunch

Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram

7 wks / techcrunch / Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Supreme Court System (1) - Bloomberg Law News

7 wks / bloomberglaw

Fired Thinking Machines Co-Founder Had Undisclosed Relationship With Colleague

Keach Hagey / wsj - Barret Zoph, who was also chief technology officer, rejoined OpenAI, along with fellow co-founder Luke Metz.

#startups #business #governance #jobs #culture #law #technology #office

Leaders at Mira Murati’s startup believe Barret Zoph engaged in an incident of “serious misconduct.” The details are now coming to light. www.wired.com/story/thinki...

7 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Andy Cohen is missing such a great reality TV opportunity — following the hot mess of AI company personnel drama, which continues to escalate in insanity:

7 wks / bsky / @katie-drummond.bsky.social / katie-drummond.bsky.social

Fired Thinking Machines Co-Founder Had Undisclosed Relationship With Colleague

7 wks / wsj / Keach Hagey

Thinking Machines Cofounder’s Office Relationship Preceded His Termination

7 wks / wired / Maxwell Zeff

California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes

Lucas Ropek / techcrunch - The flood of AI-generated sexual imagery has spurred concern from state and congressional officials alike.

#ai #techpolicy #aiethics #genai #law #contentmoderation #xai #litigation #digitalprivacy #regulation

California AG Demands xAI Halt Grok’s Explicit Deepfake Generation - WebProNews

6 wks / webpronews

California AG sends cease and desist to xAI over Grok's explicit deepfakes

6 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon

Elon Musk's AI Firm xAI Faces Legal Storm Over Grok's Deepfake Scandal! - OpenTools

6 wks / opentools

Elon Musk's xAI Faces Lawsuit Over Deepfake Nightmare: A Battle for AI Accountability - OpenTools

6 wks / opentools

The EPA closed a loophole that xAI had exploited to rapidly stand up its data center in Memphis. The updated rule means companies need to get air pollution permits before installing & using methane-burning turbines for off grid power at their faciliti

7 wks / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

California Attorney General Takes Bold Stance Against xAI's Deepfake Scandal - OpenTools

7 wks / opentools

Elon Musk's xAI faces tougher road building out data centers after EPA rule update

7 wks / cnbc

California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes

7 wks / techcrunch / Lucas Ropek

California AG Cracks Down on xAI's Deepfake Technology - Devdiscourse

7 wks / devdiscourse

The mother of one of Elon Musk's children is suing xAI over nonconsensual deepfake images

7 wks / engadget / Will Shanklin

X reportedly still allows Grok-created, sexualized images despite new ban

7 wks / mashable

Grok made sexual image of Ashley St. Clair covered in Swastikas: lawsuit

7 wks / reddit / /u/Disastrous_Award_789

Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in South Korea

Ekemini / ventureburn - Starting January 28, 2026, Google Play will stop listing or updating overseas cryptocurrency exchange and wallet apps in South Korea’s Android app store. This isn’t just another rule change; it’sThe post Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in Sou…

#fintech #crypto #techpolicy #google #android #government #apps #asia #law #wallet

Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in South Korea

7 wks / ventureburn / Ekemini

South Korea Tightens Crypto Access as Google Play Blocks Unregistered Exchanges

7 wks / decrypt / Vince Dioquino

Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling

Lauren Feiner / theverge - Google is appealing a federal court's decision ruling it an illegal online search monopolist. The company filed a notice to appeal on Friday, requesting a pause on the court-ordered remedies meant to restore competition to the online search market. "As we…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #google #antitrust #alphabet #judiciary #law #litigation #advertising #regulation

www.theverge.com/news/863710/...

7 wks / bsky / @djnoneya.bsky.social / djnoneya.bsky.social

Google files to appeal search monopoly case

7 wks / cnbc

Google to Appeal US Court Ruling of Illegal Monopoly in Search

7 wks / bloomberg / Leah Nylen

Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling

7 wks / theverge / Lauren Feiner

Google is appealing the ruling from its search antitrust case to avoid sharing data with rivals

7 wks / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Bitcoin forfeited as part of Samourai case was not sold and will stay in the strategic reserve, says top White House crypto advisor

Sarah Wynn / theblock - U.S. prosecutors did not liquidate digital assets forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers, according to the White House's top crypto advisor.

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #government #bitcoin #treasury #cybercrime #law #wallet #crypto

Bitcoin forfeited as part of Samourai case was not sold and will stay in the strategic reserve, says top White House crypto advisor

7 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Bitcoin Seized From Samourai Wallet Has Not Been Sold, White House Says

7 wks / decrypt / Sander Lutz

EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illegally used

Tim De Chant / techcrunch - Elon Musk's AI company had installed and operated 35 natural gas turbines without permits, something the EPA now says was illegal.