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TikTok

TikTok owner ByteDance signs binding deal to create new U.S. joint venture

TikTok CEO Shou Chew told employees of the social media app Thursday that its owner, China’s ByteDance, has signed binding agreements to create a joint venture for the app in the United States, as agreed to in a deal with the Trump administration. That deal means the U.S. version of…

bubmagDecember 19, 2025

TikTok

TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

Updated : , , SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States. The deal is expected to…

bubmagDecember 18, 2025

Greta Thunberg

‘No climate justice without basic human rights’ – Greta Thunberg tells Dublin event

People cannot claim to fight for the future of their children and not see the injustice faced by the Palestinian people, the activist Greta Thunberg has said at an event in Dublin. “You can’t have climate justice if you do not have basic human rights,” she said. The 22-year-old Swede,…

bubmagDecember 18, 2025

Virtual Reality

A virtual reality tool I developed is helping Indigenous people connect with Country

“It makes me feel like I am right there on Country”. This was the response of a student after they used a new virtual reality (VR) tool I codeveloped to help Indigenous people around Australia learn on Country. Learning on Country is the way in which Indigenous people teach and…

bubmagDecember 18, 2025

Google

YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers

Deadline reports that the behavior of these creators ran afoul of YouTube’s spam and misleading-metadata policies. At the same time, Google loves generative AI—YouTube has added more ways for creators to use generative AI, and the company says more gen AI tools are coming in the future. It’s quite a…

bubmagDecember 18, 2025

NSA

Trump Truth Social is Merging with TAE Technologies Nuclear Fusion

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social and ticker DJT, has announced a definitive agreement to merge with TAE Technologies, a leading private nuclear fusion energy company, in an all-stock transaction valued at more than $6 billion.Key details of the merger:This creates one of the…

bubmagDecember 18, 2025

Drones

US announces $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever

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bubmagDecember 18, 2025

Google

Google is secretly bankrolling a $5 billion Bitcoin pivot using a shadow credit mechanism

Search engine giant Google has emerged as a silent architect behind Bitcoin miners' rapid pivot towards artificial intelligence (AI). Instead of acquiring mining firms, the Alphabet-owned company has provided at least $5 billion of disclosed credit support behind a handful of BTC miners' AI projects. While markets often frame these…

bubmagDecember 18, 2025

NATO

Germany awards $1.9 billion SAR satellite deal to Rheinmetall-Iceye venture

Credit: Iceye WASHINGTON — A joint venture between Germany’s Rheinmetall and Finnish synthetic aperture radar satellite maker Iceye has secured its first major contract, agreeing to operate a space-based surveillance constellation for Germany’s armed forces under a deal worth more than $1.9 billion. The venture, Rheinmetall Iceye Space Solutions, said…

bubmagDecember 18, 2025

Barack Obama

Barack Obama’s Top Songs of 2025: Laufey, Alex Warren, Rosalía

It’s a December tradition like no other: Roasting Reading former President Barack Obama’s annual list of his favorite movies, books, and songs. This year’s selection includes a cut off Richard Russell’s Everything Is Recorded project, Olivia Dean’s “Nice to Each Other,” Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” Laufey’s “Silver Lining,” and BLACKPINK’s “Jump,”…

bubmagDecember 18, 2025

TikTok owner ByteDance signs binding deal to create new U.S. joint venture

TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

‘No climate justice without basic human rights’ – Greta Thunberg tells Dublin event

A virtual reality tool I developed is helping Indigenous people connect with Country

YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers

Trump Truth Social is Merging with TAE Technologies Nuclear Fusion

US announces $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever

Google is secretly bankrolling a $5 billion Bitcoin pivot using a shadow credit mechanism

Germany awards $1.9 billion SAR satellite deal to Rheinmetall-Iceye venture

Barack Obama’s Top Songs of 2025: Laufey, Alex Warren, Rosalía

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