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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

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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

Back to Top / Thursday, January 22, 2026, 7:20 pm / permalink 18310 / 41 stories in 6 wks


Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi rides

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi trips in Austin, Texas, according to a video posted on X. Elon Musk reposted the video, congratulating Tesla's AI team for the milestone. For months, Tesla's robotaxis in Austin and San Francisco have included …

#robotics #techpolicy #selfdriving #robotaxis #tesla #stockmarket #us #elonmusk #automotive #safety

Tesla Robotaxis now drive without safety monitors in Austin. Or do they?

6 wks / mashable

Elon Musk says Tesla taking safety supervisors out of some Robotaxi vehicles in Austin

6 wks / cnbc

Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi rides

6 wks / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

Tesla (TSLA) Stock: Jumps 3.8% as Robotaxi Launch Goes Fully Driverless in Austin

6 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxis are operating without drivers, sending stock higher

6 wks / sherwood / Rani Molla

Back to Top / Thursday, January 22, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 18302 / 5 stories in 6 wks


Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok flooded X with millions of sexualized images

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok generated millions of sexualized images on X in just nine days, including an estimated 23,000 depicting children. Authorities in multiple countries are now investigating.The article Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok flooded X with mi…

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #contentmoderation #xai #elonmusk #grokai

A study on the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok embedded on X estimates it created 3 million sexualized images in 11 days in January, including 23,000 of children.

6 wks / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

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6 wks / bsky / @profjacob.bsky.social / profjacob.bsky.social

Grok could have produced 3 million sexual deepfakes in 11 days, says estimate

6 wks / politico / Eliza Gkritsi

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

Elon Musk’s Grok Generated 23K Sexualized Images of Children, Says Watchdog

6 wks / decrypt / Jose Antonio Lanz

Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court

6 wks / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Grok created three million sexualized images, research says

6 wks / techxplore

Grok is still producing millions of sexualized images of adults and children

6 wks / mashable

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok flooded X with millions of sexualized images

6 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Back to Top / Thursday, January 22, 2026, 3:20 pm / permalink 18298 / 9 stories in 6 wks


Hollywood actors and artists just made a move against AI slop

Sarah Fielding / fastcompany - A new campaign launches today against AI’s sticky fingers on copyrighted material.The Human Artistry Campaign’s “Stealing Isn’t Innovation” movement launches today with over 800 signatories. Those include many Hollywood actors, including Scarlett Johansso…

#ai #techpolicy #entertainment #aiethics #genai #creativity #media #films #intellectualproperty #copyright

'Stealing Isn't Innovation' campaign suggests that there's an ethical way to rip off human creativity

6 wks / appleinsider

Scarlett Johansson, REM, and other artists call for an end to AI slop and theft

6 wks / mashable

Hollywood actors and artists just made a move against AI slop

6 wks / fastcompany / Sarah Fielding

'Stealing Isn't Innovation': Hundreds of Creatives Warn Against an AI Slop Future

6 wks / slashdot / msmash

A-List creatives sign up to fight AI, say it enables 'theft at a grand scale'

6 wks / engadget / Steve Dent

Artists and writers push back on AI training with 'Stealing Isn’t Innovation' campaign

6 wks / betanews / Wayne Williams

Back to Top / Thursday, January 22, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 18284 / 6 stories in 6 wks


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