News Trump administration to receive $10B fee for its role in US TikTok deal (report) Investors have put an initial $2.5 billion to the Treasury Department when the deal closed in January, the Wall Street Journal reported.
News Trump administration threatens Spotify, other EU firms over ‘discriminatory’ EU enforcement action The Office of the US Trade Representative warned it may impose fees and restrictions on European tech companies operating in the US.
News Trump pardons ex-Oak View CEO Tim Leiweke after indictment over alleged bid rigging scheme Leiweke was indicted by federal prosecutors for allegedly rigging bids on a University of Texas arena project.
Analysis 5 things you might have missed about Donald Trump’s TikTok deal TikTok's US algorithm will be retrained under the new ownership, and China's ByteDance could still walk away with the lion's share of profits
News Trump-backed TikTok deal to see Oracle ‘retrain’ and ‘monitor’ recommendation algorithm for US users (report) Oracle will oversee how the algorithm operates in the US to “ensure improper manipulation is prevented,” Bloomberg reported, citing a White House official.
News Vinyl records and CDs spared from Donald Trump’s new US import tariffs Physical music formats are classified as “information materials” exempt from trade restrictions.
News White House joins TikTok… as platform’s US divest-or-ban deadline looms The account, which has so far attracted more than 60,500 followers, debuted with clips of Trump addressing supporters.
News TikTok must transfer control to US owner, US commerce secretary says Lutnick said Donald Trump is "positive towards TikTok, if it can move into American hands."
News Pentagon removes drone video after Metallica issues copyright strike A Metallica representative told Rolling Stone that the band had not authorized the use of their music.
News TikTok developing a separate US app as divest-or-ban deadline nears (report) US version of TikTok app reportedly scheduled to launch in US app stores on September 5
News Mystery buyer for TikTok named by Trump is the same Oracle-Blackstone group whose bid stalled (report) The previous talks broke down after Beijing withheld approval in the wake of Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods
News Trump says TikTok buyer found, won’t name group for two weeks Trump told Fox News’ 'Sunday Morning with Maria Bartiromo' that the potential acquirer is "a group of very wealthy people."
News Donald Trump signs Executive Order extending TikTok sale-or-divest due date for third time The latest extension pushes ByteDance's new deadline to September 17, 2025.
News Trump grants third TikTok extension as US sale talks stall The latest extension pushes ByteDance's deadline to sell its TikTok US operations to mid-September.
News Trump set to extend TikTok divest-or-ban deadline for third time (report) The US president reportedly plans to issue another order postponing the deadline for a potential TikTok ban beyond June 19