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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.


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.

6 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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

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

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

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Google adds Personal Intelligence to AI Mode for AI Pro, Ultra users

Erin / testingcatalog - What's new? Google has introduced personal intelligence to AI Mode in search to use Gmail and Google Photos data for tailored results; it is available to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers;


Exclusive insights for AI Pro/Ultra subscription rollout details

Google Expands Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search

6 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google brings its Personal Intelligence personalization technology to AI Mode

6 wks / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Google Brings Personal Intelligence to AI Mode Search with Gmail and Photos Access

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google adds Personal Intelligence to AI Mode for AI Pro, Ultra users

6 wks / testingcatalog / Erin

Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence"

6 wks / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam


Gmail and Photos boost AI Mode for tailored search

Google Search can now answer questions using your Gmail and Photos in AI mode

6 wks / digitaltrends

Google Gemini’s Personal Intelligence Comes to AI Mode in Search

6 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Google offers users option to plug AI mode into their photos, email for more personalized answers

6 wks / techxplore

Google offers users option to plug AI mode into their photos, email for more personalized answers

6 wks / go

Say Goodbye To Generic Results: Here Comes The Personalized Google Search

6 wks / bgr

Google Launches Personal Intelligence In AI Mode via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

6 wks / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

Google is bringing Personal Intelligence to AI Mode in Google Search

6 wks / mashable

Google’s AI Mode can now tap into your Gmail and Photos to provide tailored responses

6 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Google Search AI Mode can use Gmail and Photos to get to know you

6 wks / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

AI Mode in Google search can now pull context from your other apps

6 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon


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6 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

I would much rather have RAM than the option to pay to combine my email logs with sponsored results in a web search arstechnica.com/google/2026/...

6 wks / bsky / @subzerofrog.bsky.social / subzerofrog.bsky.social

The company notes that AI Mode doesn’t train directly on your Gmail inbox or Google Photos library. Instead, it trains on specific prompts and the model’s responses. 

6 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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1Password introduces built-in phishing protection

Ian Barker / betanews - Phishing attacks come from all kinds of angles and AI is making them harder than ever to spot as you can no longer rely on the old giveaways like poor grammar. What’s more it only needs a momentary lapse of judgment to fall victim and give away key detail…

#cybersecurity #software #saas #dataprivacy #infosec #cybercrime #apps #technology #encryption

1Password introduces built-in phishing protection

6 wks / betanews / Ian Barker

My Go-To Password Manager 1Password Rolls Out Phishing Feature to Warn of Possible Scams

6 wks / cnet / Moe Long

1Password adds an extra layer of phishing protection

6 wks / engadget / Will Shanklin

1Password is introducing a new phishing prevention feature

6 wks / theverge / Andrew Liszewski

Back to Top / Thursday, January 22, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 18282 / 4 stories in 6 wks


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