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Trump signs an EO declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the US will be a qualified sale that meets national security concerns — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating …
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Ari Levy / CNBC:
Sources: Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi's MGX will be the main TikTok USA investors, with a ~45% stake; ByteDance will own 19.9% and ByteDance investors 35% — Oracle, Silver Lake & Abu Dhabi's MGX will be main investors in TikTok's U.S. business, sources told CNBC's David Faber on Thursday.
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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Trump says Xi Jinping approved the TikTok deal, and JD Vance says the transaction values TikTok US at $14B; ByteDance hasn't acknowledged the deal
Trump says Xi Jinping approved the TikTok deal, and JD Vance says the transaction values TikTok US at $14B; ByteDance hasn't acknowledged the deal
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
IAB lowers its 2025 US ad spend forecast to 5.7% growth, down from 7.3%, citing tariffs and economic headwinds; digital channels including CTV remain resilient — IAB lowered its 2025 U.S. ad spend forecast based on concerns about tariffs and further economic headwinds. … Key Points:
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Netflix will stream MLB's Opening Day game between the Yankees and the Giants in 2026, as part of a new three-year agreement with the streamer — Netflix will feature Major League Baseball's Opening Day game between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants next year, sources briefed on the move told The Athletic.
Jourdan Rodrigue / The Athletic:
An interview with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on the NFL's growing relationship with YouTube, embracing creators, altcasts, a streaming Super Bowl, and more — SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It's not every day that the NFL commissioner grabs a YouTube star into a bear hug, but Roger Goodell …
Kristin Robinson / Billboard:
AI music startup Suno launches Suno Studio, in beta with its premier plan; the digital audio workstation combines Suno's music generation tools into one product — The company says it has been quietly introducing Suno Studio to professional musicians at songwriting camps.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Lachlan Murdoch's fiscal 2025 compensation jumped to $33M, including a $3M salary and $10.6M in stock awards, up from $23.8M in 2024 and $21.8M in 2023 — Weeks after settling with his siblings over who will control Fox, the company revealed that the CEO's fiscal 2025 pay rose significantly from 2024.
Tabby Kinder / Financial Times:
A profile of podcaster and writer Ed Zitron: tech journalism is flawed, his brash AI critic persona is not a mask, his PR firm gives him insider insight, more — How a British-born hobbyist blogger became one of Big Tech's punchiest critics — Ed Zitron is not a journalist, not a whistleblower and certainly not a prophet.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
NBCUniversal warns customers that its networks may be dropped from YouTube TV if the two parties cannot reach a new distribution agreement by September 30 — NBCUniversal on Thursday warned customers that its networks may be dropped from YouTube TV if the two parties cannot reach a new distribution agreement by Sept. 30.
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Juby Babu / Reuters:
Meta rolls out Vibes, a platform where users can create and share short-form, AI-generated videos, in the Meta AI app and on the meta.ai website — Meta Platforms (META.O) launched a new feed of AI videos, called Vibes, as the social media giant looks to fast-track work on artificial intelligence technology.
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Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
A job listing shows OpenAI wants to expand ChatGPT advertising capabilities with internal tools for campaigns, platform integration, and real-time attribution — A new job listing shows OpenAI plans to build internal tools for campaign management, ad platform integration, and real-time attribution
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US federal judge preliminarily approves Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement with authors — A federal judge in California on Thursday preliminarily approved a landmark settlement of a copyright class action brought by a group of authors against artificial intelligence company Anthropic …
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