Perplexity AI bids to merge with TikTok US, source says
(Reuters) – U.S. search engine startup Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance for Perplexity to merge with TikTok U.S., a source familiar with the…
Trump flies on Air Force plane to Washington as Biden sticks to tradition
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump headed to Washington on Saturday ahead of his inauguration on a U.S. military airplane supplied by U.S. President Joe Biden, as…
With cocktails and Snoop Dogg, crypto industry celebrates Trump inauguration
By Douglas Gillison, Suzanne McGee and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency executives swilled cocktails and danced to rap superstar Snoop Dogg on Friday night as they celebrated the approaching…
TikTok stops working for US users
(Reuters) – TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app took effect, cutting off access to the platform that captivated nearly…
Oracle prepares to start shutting TikTok servers from 0200 GMT, The Information reports
(Reuters) -Leaders at Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), the main cloud computing provider for TikTok’s U.S. operations, have told some staff to prepare to shut down servers that host U.S. TikTok data as…
TikTok tells users it will be ‘temporarily unavailable’ in the US on Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – TikTok told users in the United States late on Saturday it would be “temporarily unavailable” on Sunday when a law banning the app takes effect in the…
Trump taps Penny Schwinn for deputy secretary of education
(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said he would name Penny Schwinn, former Tennessee education commissioner, to be his deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. In addition to Tennessee,…
Humanoid Robots: Trends, tech advances, and stock market impacts
Investing.com — A growing interest among corporations has resulted in major advancements in humanoid robotics in recent months. Analysts at Bernstein offer a fresh perspective on the stock market’s reactions…
What is the 2025 outlook for UK retail stocks?
Investing.com — It has been a tough start to 2025 for UK retail stocks, with worries about the UK budget filtering through to businesses and consumers. On Friday, data revealed that…
Key questions for the Eurozone economy for 2025
Investing.com — The Eurozone economy faces a delicate balancing act in 2025, with growth expected to stabilize but numerous uncertainties looming, according to UBS. The bank’s analysts believe the key questions…