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Executive Order Brings US TikTok $14B Deal One Step Closer to Finalizing

Oracle’s oversight of an American version of TikTok will allow the app to comply with a 2024 act. The post Executive Order Brings US TikTok $14B Deal One Step Closer to Finalizing appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Checkout.com’s new $12B valuation is a glass half-full situation  

Checkout.com is boosting its valuation as part of an employee stock buy-back program, and now says it’s profitable.

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Is Silicon Valley Still the Tech Capital?

On this special episode of Uncanny Valley recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, our hosts discuss Silicon Valley’s history and future.

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Electronic Arts stock jumps 15% after report company nearing $50B deal to be taken private

The deal would likely be the largest leverage buyout of all time, according to a report.

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As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help

We’ve compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft.

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Everyone’s still throwing billions at AI data centers

From $100 billion OpenAI commitments to $100,000 visa fees, this week showed just how much the tech landscape is shifting. On the latest episode of Equity, Anthony Ha and Max Zeff unpack the AI infrastructure gold rush and tech’s talent … Continue reading

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More executives depart Hyundai’s air taxi startup Supernal

The wider shakeup comes a few weeks since its CEO and CTO left.

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Ex-Meta global affairs chief says tech should stay out of politics

Former Meta president of global affairs chief Nick Clegg said tech companies should keep a distance from politics.

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TruSources to show off its on-device identity-checking tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Age-verification laws are a privacy and security nightmare. This startup performs age checks on-device, without users having to upload their IDs to the internet.

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Broadcast TV Is a ‘Melting Ice Cube.’ Kimmel Just Turned Up the Heat

After Sinclair and Nexstar pulled Jimmy Kimmel off air, the old affiliate model looks shakier than ever. Even Disney might do better without broadcast.

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