World - / Jan 24, 2026 - 'I wish Karoline Leavitt...': Florida nurse fired for pregnancy post on White House press secretary - A recent TikTok video posted by a Florida nurse has caused an uproar, as she wished severe childbirth challenges on White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is pregnant with her second child. Lexie Lawler's inappropriate remarks led to her immediate dismissal from Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

Times of India - World - 4 minutes ago

TikTok star, 25, with nearly one million followers reportedly found brutally beaten to death in a forest

Daily Mail - Entertainment - 50 minutes ago

Women filmed secretly for social media content - and then harassed online -- So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok and Instagram.

So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.

BBC News - Technology - 1 hour ago

Young TikTokers are reframing bankruptcy as a financial hack. Experts say it's far more complicated.

Business Insider - Business - 1 hour ago

Experts tallied up fraud cases, romance swindles, identity theft, bogus doctor's notes, fake IDs and even Google searches for notorious cheating site Ashley Madison.

New York Post - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

TikTok finalizes deal handing control of US operations to Trump-backed investors

Washington Examiner - US News - 3 hours ago

TikTok under fire in US for collecting users immigration status data

International The News - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Steve Coogan on how his Irish identity drew him to an infamous bust-up

Sky News - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data -- Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app. -- US & Canada

Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app.

BBC News - Business - 14 hours ago

TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data -- Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app.

Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app.

BBC News - US News - 14 hours ago

Unhinged Florida nurse fired after foul TikTok rant directed towards Karoline Leavitt goes viral

Florida nurse was terminated after she said she hoped Leavitt suffered severe injury during childbirth.

New York Post - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

Wired News - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

Mom Buys Stuffed Bear for Son with Late Father's Voice. When She Gets the Wrong Package, She Turns to TikTok for Help (Exclusive)

People - Entertainment - 19 hours ago

Questions about security remain despite approval of deal to keep TikTok online

The Baltimore Sun - US News - 19 hours ago

Why TikTokers Are Eating Soup Dumplings in Raw Onion Cups

People - Entertainment - 19 hours ago

TikTok Star, 25, Found Beaten to Death in Forest -- Luke Chinman

People - Entertainment - 19 hours ago

World's most-followed TikToker Khaby Lame closes nearly $900M business deal

Times of India - World - 20 hours ago

What to know about the deal to keep TikTok in U.S.

TikTok has finalized a deal to keep the popular video sharing platform operating in the U.S. after years of uncertainty. Here is what you need to know.

CTV News - Business - 20 hours ago

Trump-backed deal to 'save' TikTok faces lingering security questions for Congress: 'It's a smokescreen'

New York Post - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

What to know about the deal to keep TikTok in US

Boston Herald - Business - 21 hours ago

U.S. Senator calls for Congressional probe into TikTok deal over national security concerns

The Globe and Mail - Business - 22 hours ago

TikTok has finalized its U.S. joint venture, ending saga over its fate

After years of uncertainty over whether TikTok would be banned in U.S., the viral social media platform has officially finalized its deal to create a U.S. joint venture.

Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - 22 hours ago

Florida nurse fired after vile TikTok rant targeting pregnant White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

Florida nurse fired after posting TikTok video with disturbing comments about White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and her recently announced pregnancy.

Fox News - Politics - 22 hours ago

TikTok finalizes deal to keep operating in US -- The deal concludes a yearslong battle over U.S. access to the popular app.

ABC News - Business - 22 hours ago

TikTok US Deal Finalized: What to Know

Epoch Times - US News - 22 hours ago

TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks

Ars Technica - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Ignoring the TikTok divestment law remains Trump's biggest abuse of power

Washington Examiner - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

TikTok strikes deal for new US entity, ending long legal saga

The deal is intended to loosen TikTok’s ties to China and address security concerns that Beijing could use the app to surveil or manipulate its more than 200 million users in the US.

Boston Globe - Business - 22 hours ago

What we know about who's buying TikTok's US business

Business Insider - Technology - 23 hours ago

TikTok Is Obsessed With Talking Parrots. It's Fueling a Global Black Market

Rolling Stone - Top Stories - 23 hours ago

Magic lack identity with Cavs on deck: 'We've got to be on the same page'

Orlando Sentinel - Sports - 23 hours ago

Police clash with 200 youths at TikTok 'blind date' event in London

Evening Standard - Top Stories - 23 hours ago

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

Orlando Sentinel - Business - 1 day ago

Age Verification Is Reaching a Global Tipping Point. Is TikTok's Strategy a Good Compromise?

Wired News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

TikTok finalizes deal to form new American entity

Tulsa World - Entertainment - 1 day ago

China's TikTok Completes Deal to Maintain U.S. Operations Through Joint Venture Structure

Breitbart - Technology - 1 day ago

TikTok's new owner puts app's algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the 'For You' page works -- Kelley Cotter, Penn State

The Conversation - Technology - 1 day ago

TikTok finalizes deal to form new U.S. entity to avoid ban -- A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.

A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.

CBS News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

TikTok finalizes deal creating US version - Speed Read - The deal comes after tense back-and-forth negotiations - Speed Read

The Week - Technology - 1 day ago

TikTok finalizes deal creating US version -- Speed Read -- The deal comes after tense back-and-forth negotiations

The Week - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Read the memo TikTok's CEO sent staff after closing a deal to avoid a US ban

Business Insider - Technology - 1 day ago

Trump's post-per-minute Truth Social spree at midnight hits on TikTok, political targets and Melania trailer

Independent UK - Top Stories - 1 day ago

TikTok finalizes deal to form new US entity

TikTok announced on Thursday it had finalized a deal to create a majority American-owned entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States...

Daily Sabah - Business - 1 day ago

Who Is The New Owner Of TikTok? Inside The $5BN Deal That Saved The App In The US

The future of TikTok in America is secure following a landmark $5 billion (£3.70 billion) deal. A new US-led entity has seized control, ending a high-stakes battle for the app's survival.

International Business Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Is the US-TikTok deal a new reality for China's tech champions? -- It is a challenge for TikTok's parent company ByteDance as well as global ambitions for other Chinese tech companies.

It is a challenge for TikTok's parent company ByteDance as well as global ambitions for other Chinese tech companies.

BBC News - Business - 1 day ago

TikTok Finalizes Deal With US to Avoid Ban: What to Know

The United States and China have signed off on a deal that hands control of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a group of American investors. It’s a milestone moment for TikTok after years of battles that began in 2020 when President Donald Trump wanted to ban the app over national security concerns. The deal ensures TikTok will remain available in the U.S. and operate under defined safeguards.

NBC News - Technology - 1 day ago

TikTok, other China-linked apps, thrived in the U.S. in 2025 despite scrutiny

TikTok and other China-linked apps dominated U.S. app downloads in 2025, defying mounting political pressure, trade restrictions and national security scrutiny.

CNBC - Technology - 1 day ago

The 'Vomit Rocket' lives up to its name! TikTok trainspotting sensation Francis Bourgeois throws up during a zero-gravity training session

Daily Mail - Science - 1 day ago

Anthropic writes 23,000-word 'constitution' for Claude, suggests it may have feelings -- Describes its LLMs as an 'entity' that probably has something like emotions

What does a new US TikTok deal mean for users? -- While TikTok's future in the US has been secured, questions remain about exactly what changes US users will see.

While TikTok's future in the US has been secured, questions remain about exactly what changes US users will see.

BBC News - Technology - 1 day ago

Trump thanks himself for 'saving' TikTok as Chinese app avoids ban 'I will be remembered' -- In a surprising twist, TikTok's future in the US has been secured, with a deal that reshapes its...

Daily Express - Technology - 1 day ago

No, the Freecash App Won't Pay You to Scroll TikTok

Wired News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Trump says he's 'so happy to have helped in saving' TikTok after deal made

“It will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

New York Post - Technology - 1 day ago

TikTok bypasses US Ban with creation of American entity

ALBAWABA — TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has struck a deal to establish a new U.S.-based joint venture. This new entity will have American

Albawaba - Business - 1 day ago

TikTok parent company finalizes deal to keep video-sharing app operating in the U.S.

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, finalized a deal on Thursday to set up a majority American-owned joint venture company that will avoid a U.S. ban on the popular video-sharing app used by more than 200 million Americans.

CBC News - Business - 1 day ago

One man, 1,000 dependents: How a dead man's identity fueled Kuwait's biggest citizenship scam

Times of India - World - 1 day ago

U.S. News -- Majority stake in TikTok's U.S. business sold ahead of divest-or-ban deadline -- TikTok announced Thursday that its China-based parent company, ByteDance, has sold its majority stake in the U.S. business rights of its social media platform to a group of non-Chinese investors.

UPI - World - 1 day ago

TikTok CEO thanks users after finalising deal to avoid US ban

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 1 day ago

TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business -- The app was due to be banned in the US a year ago if its Chinese owner didn't sell its business in America.

BBC News - Business - 1 day ago

TikTok finalises deal to remain in US

The popular video-sharing app has established a new majority American-owned joint venture.

Evening Standard - Technology - 1 day ago

TikTok Finalises a Deal to Form a New American Entity

Deccan Chronicle - Technology - 1 day ago

TikTok establishes joint venture to end US ban threat

Dawn - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Four takeaways from the TikTok deal to split US app

International The News - World - 1 day ago

Does TikTok's US deal threaten the company's global ambitions? -- TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC's Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.

BBC News - World - 1 day ago

Ukraine peace talks, Trump offends NATO troops and TikTok's US deal

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Sky News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

TikTok has a new obsession with celebrity owl impressions - and it's absolutely hilarious

Independent UK - Top Stories - 1 day ago

TikTok establishes joint venture to avoid US ban

Chinese-owned video platform TikTok has sealed a deal to create a joint venture with American investors. The move allows the popular social app to dodge the threat of being banned in the US.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 1 day ago

'Happy to save!': Trump's first reaction to TikTok deal; here's what he said about Chinese President Xi Jinping

Times of India - Business - 1 day ago

Trump-backed investors finalise TikTok deal

The agreement will end years of uncertainty over the app's future in the States, with Donald Trump and Joe Biden having both flirted with banning it.

Sky News - World - 1 day ago

Oracle, Michael Dell, named as investors in JV that will run TikTok's US operations -- Big Red gets to store data, advise on security, and store the 'I'll watch just one more video' algo -- SaaS

TikTok Announces Formation of US Majority-Owned Joint Venture to Prevent Ban

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is backed by managing investors Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. The app’s Beijing-based parent company retains a 19.9 percent stake.

Epoch Times - US News - 1 day ago

Christian kids app claims Google, TikTok blocked ads — urges Congress to act: 'It's devastating'

New York Post - Technology - 1 day ago

TikTok forms U.S. joint venture, names Adam Presser CEO

TikTok said Thursday that it officially formed a joint venture that will keep the video-sharing app operating in the U.S.

CNBC - US News - 1 day ago

TikTok to avoid US ban: Majority American-led joint venture formed with Chinese ownership

Times of India - Business - 1 day ago

TikTok reaches deal for new U.S. joint venture to avoid American ban

TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, finalized a deal to set up a majority American-owned joint venture company to avoid a U.S. ban on the popular social media app.

CTV News - Science - 1 day ago

TikTok finalizes deal to avoid US ban, ending a long legal saga

Chicago Tribune - Business - 1 day ago

The deal to secure TikTok's future in the US has finally closed

The Mercury News - Business - 1 day ago

Adam Presser Named CEO of U.S.-Controlled TikTok JV as Board and Investors Revealed

The deal for a consortium of U.S. investors to acquire control of the American assets of the video platform closed Thursday.

Hollywood Reporter - Technology - 1 day ago

The TikTok Deal Is Awful -- Nitish Pahwa

Slate - Technology - 1 day ago

U.S. and China finalize TikTok deal

NBC News - Business - 1 day ago

TikTok finalizes deal with China to avoid U.S. ban, White House official says -- A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.

A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.

CBS News - Business - 1 day ago

Readers share book tips on BookTok — TikTok's algorithm helps those recommendations reach millions.

Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Federal government asked court to set aside Ottawa's shutdown order for TikTok Canada

The federal government asked for a court ruling to set aside the government’s 2024 decision ordering TikTok to shut down its Canadian operations due to national security concerns.

CTV News - Science - 1 day ago

Anthropic writes 23,000-word 'constitution' for Claude, suggests it may have feelings -- Describes its LLMs as an 'entity' that probably has something like emotions -- AI + ML

'The Situated Body' art show in Maitland touches on form, identity through felt and soot

Orlando Sentinel - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Federal government agreed to set aside order to wind down TikTok in Canada

The federal government agreed to set aside its decision ordering the wind-down of TikTok’s Canadian operations.

CTV News - Science - 2 days ago

With Ranger Suárez signed, Red Sox boss says pitching is team's 'identity'

Boston Herald - Sports - 2 days ago

TikTok can operate in Canada for now, federal court rules, telling Ottawa to review the case

Canada's federal court has overturned a government order to close TikTok's Canadian operations, allowing it to continue to ⁠operate for the time being.

CBC News - Business - 2 days ago

TikTok Courts Hollywood at Sundance as Deal for U.S. Operations Is Set to Close This Week

The tech platform is debuting new ad format geared specifically toward entertainment advertisers, with creators on the ground in Park City.

Hollywood Reporter - Technology - 3 days ago

Indigenous TikTok star 'Bush Legend' is actually AI-generated, leading to accusations of 'digital blackface' By - Tamika Worrell - published - 19 January 26 - As AI-generated images and videos become more common, Indigenous people are increasingly concerned about digital forms of cultural appropriation and blackface.

Live Science - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Ethiopian women and safety: why some switch their ethnic identity when they start working -- Monica Beeder, University of Southampton

The Conversation - World - 4 days ago

TikTok to roll out enhanced age checks amid social media ban pressure

Independent UK - Politics - 4 days ago

Indigenous TikTok star 'Bush Legend' is actually AI-generated, leading to accusations of 'digital blackface' -- Tamika Worrell

Live Science - Technology - 4 days ago

TikTok using AI to block under-13 accounts

New York Post - Technology - 4 days ago

5 Families File Lawsuit Against China's TikTok over Deaths of Their Children

Breitbart - Technology - 7 days ago

Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use -- Layla Bouzoubaa, Drexel University

The Conversation - Health - 9 days ago

'I have enough skill': Man who got laid off in Canada replies to 'go back to India' jibe on TikTok

Times of India - Top Stories - 9 days ago

Science is best communicated through identity and culture – how researchers are ensuring STEM serves their communities -- Evelyn Valdez-Ward, University of Rhode Island; Nic Bennett, Michigan State University, and Robert N. Ulrich, University of California, Los Angeles

The Conversation - US News - 9 days ago

Are We Building 'The Entity'? What Military AI Is Actually Becoming -- As artificial intelligence spreads across the U.S. military, the real concern is not a rogue supercomputer, but whether human...

As artificial intelligence spreads across the U.S. military, the real concern is not a rogue supercomputer, but whether human oversight can keep pace with systems designed to move faster than people. Using a pop-culture reference from Mission: Impossible as a lens, this story breaks down what military AI actually does today, the guardrails now in place, and where accountability begins to thin.

Military.com - US News - 18 days ago

Meet the TikTok-famous barber using a shovel and an iron to cut hair

Independent UK - World - 23 days ago

Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Evening Standard - Technology - 26 days ago

Identity Shift Too Late: Premier tech drops Israel–Premier tech as controversy erupts worldwide

Albawaba - Business - 29 days ago

How TikTok fuels division in Somali society

Global Voices - Technology - 1 month ago

What does TikTok's deal mean for US users? -- ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has struck a deal with US and global investors to operate its business in America. -- Technology

The BBC's Asia business correspondent says it is still unclear what sort of experience TikTok users in the US will get.

BBC News - Technology - 1 month ago

TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group

NPR - Technology - 1 month ago

Will Australia's under-16 social media ban influence other countries? What is India thinking? -- Australia has officially barred all under-16s from social media. With major platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit, among others, now legally required to block young users, countries across Europe, Asia and the US are reassessing their own policies. Experts in India say the real solution may lie in education, awareness and behavioural reform

Australia has officially barred all under-16s from social media. With major platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit, among others, now legally required to block young users, countries across Europe, Asia and the US are reassessing their own policies. Experts in India say the real solution may lie in education, awareness and behavioural reform

First Post - Technology - 1 month ago

Is social media damaging your child's ability to focus? -- A new long-term research, tracking over 8,300 children in the US, has found a clear link between social media use and the rise in inattention symptoms between ages 10 and 14. While TV viewing and video games did not affect concentration, apps like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat were associated with declining focus

First Post - Technology - 1 month ago

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

Empty offices, vacant storefronts, wasted opportunities — it's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core. We've got ideas.

Boston Globe - Opinion - 1 month ago

'Identity is never fixed. It's layered, constantly shifting': An interview with Iranian-American artist Soraya Sharghi

Global Voices - Entertainment - 1 month ago

DNA breakthrough claims to finally unmask Jack the Ripper's real identity

Daily Express - Weird - 1 month ago

Capitals 'divided' on legal form for startup-friendly EU-wide company entity - 27.11.2025 - Pro - Tech

Euractiv - Technology - 1 month ago

When algorithms bless the scammers: How Facebook and TikTok are failing Ethiopia's poor

Global Voices - Business - 2 months ago

TikTok's protein obsession has us lacking another key nutrient

Independent UK - Health - 2 months ago

In Mexico's mangroves, protecting bees and trees is part of this family's identity -- The matriarch of the Cab family knows that its work alone cannot "change the world." But she remains a passionate beekeeper and advocate for bees.

Christian Science Monitor - Science - 3 months ago

Trump allies to control TikTok under new US deal

NZ Herald - Technology - 3 months ago

The TikTok Ban Was Never What It Seemed

New York Magazine - Technology - 4 months ago

US, China reach TikTok framework deal, Trump teases Friday call with Xi

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that the Donald Trump administration has reached a framework agreement regarding TikTok.

First Post - World - 4 months ago

Murals in the Market is restoring beloved works of art ahead of its Eastern Market return -- To mark its 10th anniversary, the Detroit festival is breathing new life into murals and installations that have become part of the district's identity

To mark its 10th anniversary, the Detroit festival is breathing new life into murals and installations that have become part of the district’s identity

Detroit Metro Times - Entertainment - 4 months ago

What's Going to Happen to TikTok?

New York Magazine - Technology - 5 months ago

As Mexico's LGBTQ+ community battles for inclusion, two drag performers have become internet stars – with more than 2 million TikTok followers -- Francisco Tijerina, Washington University in St. Louis

The Conversation - Entertainment - 6 months ago

Explore Latino culture and identity. Join the conversation

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 7 months ago

No more TikTok? More US states ban video app over safety concerns. -- At least 24 U.S. states have banned TikTok from being downloaded on state-owned devices. Security concerns are rising that ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the app, can access user data such as browsing history and locations.

Christian Science Monitor - Technology - 7 months ago

Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity -- Leisl Carr Childers, Colorado State University and Michael Childers, Colorado State University

The Conversation - Environment - 8 months ago