How Trump’s TikTok Negotiations Were Upended by China and Tariffs - The future of the popular video app is now at the center of a geopolitical tussle between... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/technology/trump-tiktok-china-tariffs.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #executiveordersandmemorandums #computersandtheinternet #internationalrelations #mobileapplications #andreessenhorowitz #blackstonegroupthe #china

How Trump Could Make Larry Ellison the Next Media Mogul - The co-founder of Oracle and friend of President Trump, who was a flamboyant fixture in t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/technology/trump-larry-ellison-tiktok-oracle.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #politicsandgovernment #siliconvalley(calif) #mobileapplications #oraclecorporation #tiktok(bytedance)

Trump Set to Meet With Top Aides to Decide TikTok’s Fate - They are expected to convene on Wednesday to discuss a potential sale of the app, which f... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/technology/trump-tiktok-sale-meeting.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #presidentialelectionof2024 #mobileapplications #tiktok(bytedance) #privateequity #trumpdonaldj #socialmedia #vancejd

Blackstone Considers Small Investment in TikTok - The private equity giant is considering investing as the video app works to follow a law ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/business/media/blackstone-tiktok-bytedance.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #blackstonegroupthe #schwarzmanstephena #tiktok(bytedance) #lawandlegislation #privateequity #trumpdonaldj #socialmedia #china

Elon Musk Says He Has Sold X to xAI - Mr. Musk said the deal valued xAI, his artificial intelligence start-up, at $80 billion, ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/technology/musk-x-xai.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #artificialintelligence #x(formerlytwitter) #socialmedia #e-commerce #muskelon #x.aiinc

TikTok Ads Portray App as Force for Good as US Ban Looms - The popular video app, which could be banned in the United States next month if it is not... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/technology/tiktok-ban-ads.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #computersandtheinternet #advertisingandmarketing #mobileapplications #lawandlegislation #tiktok(bytedance) #trumpdonaldj #socialmedia

SoftBank to Buy Silicon Valley Chip Start-Up Ampere for $6.5 Billion - The move is a bet that Ampere’s chips can begin playing a significant role in data center... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/technology/softbank-ampere-chips.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #softbankcorporation #nvidiacorporation #amperecomputing #armholdingsplc #computerchips #sonmasayoshi #datacenters #smartphones #innovation #start-ups

Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny - Top congressional staffers met with Oracle on Tuesday to talk about TikTok, which faces a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/technology/oracle-tiktok.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #computersandtheinternet #houseofrepresentatives #mobileapplications #lawandlegislation #oraclecorporation #ellisonlawrencej #trumpdonaldj #socialmedia

Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz - The acquisition could make the Silicon Valley giant a bigger force in cybersecurity, and ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/technology/google-alphabet-wiz-deal.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #computersandtheinternet #wizinc(cybersecurity) #cloudcomputing #alphabetinc #googleinc #software

Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion - Scopely said it would buy Niantic’s video game business, which includes Pokémon Go, for $... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/world/middleeast/pokemon-go-niantic-scopely-sale.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #publicinvestmentfund(saudiarabia) #pokemon(fictionalcharacters) #augmentedreality(computers) #computerandvideogames #pokemongo(videogame) #sovereignwealthfunds #unitedstates #saudiarabia

Inside Google’s Investment in Anthropic - The internet giant owns 14% of the high-profile artificial intelligence company, accordin... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/technology/google-investment-anthropic.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #justicedepartment #anthropicaillc #venturecapital #amodeidaniela #amodeidario #googleinc #start-ups

DOJ Reinforces Demand to Break Up Google’s Search Monopoly - In a court filing on Friday, the government signaled a continuation of tough regulatory p... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/technology/trump-google-search-antitrust.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #decisionsandverdicts #justicedepartment #searchengines #mehtaamitp #googleinc

Figma in Talks With Bankers to Explore an I.P.O. This Year - The design tech company is exploring a public offering after regulators stymied its $20 b... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/technology/figma-ipo.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #computersandtheinternet #initialpublicofferings #fielddylan(1992-) #adobesystemsinc #cloudcomputing #stocksandbonds #software #figmainc

Elon Musk Says He Will Drop OpenAI Bid if Company Preserves Nonprofit Mission - In a court filing, Mr. Musk said he and other investors would pull their $97.4 billion bi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/technology/elon-musk-openai-nonprofit.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #nonprofitorganizations #boardsofdirectors #venturecapital #altmansamuelh #openailabs #start-ups #muskelon

OpenAI Questions Rationale of Elon Musk’s Bid to Control the Company - The company answered the billionaire’s offer in a legal filing, accusing him of hypocrisy... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/technology/elon-musk-openai-response.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #artificialintelligence #nonprofitorganizations #softbankcorporation #boardsofdirectors #venturecapital #altmansamuelh #openailabs #muskelon

Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion - The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicat... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/technology/elon-musk-openai-bid.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #altmansamuelh #start-ups #muskelon #openai

Musk’s Twitter Takeover Offers Trump a Blueprint - Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of en... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/technology/musk-doge-x-playbook.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #governmentefficiencydepartment(us) #officeofpersonnelmanagement #computersandtheinternet #x(formerlytwitter) #laborandjobs #trumpdonaldj #socialmedia #muskelon

U.S. Sues to Block Tech Deal in First Antitrust Action of Trump Term - The challenge to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Juniper Networks came as man... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/business/dealbook/hpe-juniper-deal-blocked.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #hewlettpackardenterprisecompany #computersandtheinternet #enterprisecomputing #junipernetworksinc

Elon Musk’s X Partners With Visa to Provide Financial Services - The social media company said it would start a peer-to-peer payments service, moving to e... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/technology/x-visa-financial-services.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #bankingandfinancialinstitutions #x(formerlytwitter) #yaccarinolinda #socialmedia #visainc

TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma - The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies:... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/technology/tiktok-ban-trump-amazon-apple-google.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #executiveordersandmemorandums #computersandtheinternet #akamaitechnologiesinc #mobileapplications