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TikTok has finalized the deal for its US entity, with its parent company ByteDance selling majority of its stake to a group of non-Chinese investors. The deal was closed just before the Trump Administration’s latest deadline, banning the app in the US unless it was divested from ByteDance, which will only retain 20 percent of the new entity. TikTok’s investors will own 80 percent, with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX, an Emirati-state owned investment firm, taking 15 percent each. Other investors include the investment firm of Dell’s CEO.The terms of the deal were first leaked last month, after TikTok CEO…

A guide sign reading “Bank of Japan” is seen in Tokyo on July 31, 2024.Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan’s central bank on Friday raised economic growth forecasts while holding its key policy rate at 0.75% as the country prepares to go into an election. The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic growth forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2026 to 0.9% from 0.7% in October 2025, and also raised its GDP expansion outlook for the 2026 fiscal year to 1% from 0.7%. The central bank expects Japan’s GDP to grow moderately as other countries return to…

The top makeup trends suggest that consumers are increasingly prioritising long-lasting products in their beauty routines, as well as opting for products that allow for the creation of bold makeup looks. Tubing mascara and brow stain highlight a desire for smudge-proof, day-long wear, while duochrome eyeshadow and cluster lashes reflect an interest in multidimensional looks that stand out. Brands like Mob Beauty, Gressa and Tower 28 Beauty emphasise the demand for plant-based, skin-friendly formulations that appeal to consumers who value health-conscious beauty routines. Meanwhile, Devinah Cosmetics and Lethal Cosmetics cater to those seeking bold, artistic expression through vibrant, high-pigment colours…

Engineers in Silicon Valley have been raving about Anthropic’s AI coding tool, Claude Code, for months. But recently, the buzz feels as if it’s reached a fever pitch.Earlier this week, I sat down with Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code, to try to understand how the company is meeting this moment.“We built the simplest possible thing,” said Cherny. “The craziest thing was learning three months ago that half of the sales team at Anthropic uses Claude Code every week.”AI-powered coding has evolved quickly. From 2021 to 2024, most tools functioned as little more than autocomplete, suggesting a few lines of…

Bill BarnwellJan 22, 2026, 06:10 AM ETCloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more.He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released weekly. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland.If the 2024 season was the Year of the Superstar Running Back, then the end to the 2025 NFL campaign might turn this into the Year of the Superstar Wide Receiver.The two most productive wideouts…

First and foremost, as the name implies, the Talking Flower will just randomly speak a couple of times every hour when left alone, with phrases like “sometimes it’s nice to space out,” and “is it weird for flowers to talk?” A single button on the toy can be pressed to trigger random thoughts on demand, or you can press and hold the button to silence the Talking Flower for a while. There’s music, too, and at launch on March 12th, it will support 11 different languages, including English, Italian, and Japanese.You can also set the Talking Flower to speak at…

Ring has launched a new Ring Verify tool that the company says can “verify that Ring videos you receive haven’t been edited or changed.” But since Ring won’t verify videos that have been altered in any way, it probably won’t be able to verify those videos you see on TikTok that look like they’re from security camera footage but are actually made with AI.All videos downloaded from Ring’s cloud now include a “digital security seal,” Ring says. To check and to see if a video is authentic, go to the Ring Verify website and select a video from your device…

According to the BBC, Chelsea are “interested” in midfielder Douglas Luiz and are “exploring a move” over a potential loan for him.None of this makes too much sense of course, but sense isn’t ever a necessary ingredient to transfer market rumors and activities.AdvertisementAnd that’s not to say that Douglas Luiz is a bad player per sé, but beyond the fact that he is 27 and thus surely far too old for the Chelsea “pRoJeCt”, we seem to be doing just fine in central midfield. Enzo Fernández and Moisés Caicedo are first names on any teamsheet at any and every reasonable…

At the end of the day, local residents may feel disconnected from these batteries, and from the green energy transition they enable, because Hungarians are not the target consumers. Most lithium batteries produced in Hungary are destined for Western European car markets, where consumers are wealthier and already sold on the need to shift to clean energy. “The average Hungarian has the money to buy a 10-year-old used car from Germany, usually powered by diesel or gas. They don’t have the money to buy electric vehicles,” says Bartók.Sluggish DemandIt’s worth keeping in mind that not all of the international deals…

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 20: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026.Anadolu | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the invitation to Canada to join his “Board of Peace,” days after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address in Davos warning against economic coersion by the world’s superpowers. “Dear Prime Minister Carney: Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday night stateside. The…