Good morning to everyone except the European Ryder Cup team! The biennial (that means every two years) golf tournament between the US and Europe tees off this morning right in NYC's backyard on Long Island. BI's Alice Tecotzky will be our boots on the ground today, so if you'll be at Bethpage, drop her a line. In other news, Amazon reached a record $2.5 billion settlement with the FTC to resolve a case over its Prime subscription practices, which were first reported on by Business Insider back in 2022.
Main Idea: President Donald Trump approved a TikTok deal, but the app’s future still has major questions about its ownership, algorithm, and business plans.
Key Points:
Trump’s TikTok deal leaves questions about data security, the algorithm, and possible job cuts, so users and workers still face uncertainty.
The deal may keep TikTok available in the US and avoid an abrupt ban for millions of consumers and small businesses that use the app.
Rate how each entity in this article affected the American people.
Central actor who approved TikTok’s sale and signed the executive order that drives the article.
Primary subject of the deal and the future uncertainty discussed throughout the article.
Mentioned in the lead as part of a separate major settlement that briefly sets context.
Starbucks CEO whose overhaul strategy is discussed in the side item.
The agency involved in Amazon’s settlement mentioned at the start of the article.
White House spokesperson whose earlier statement about retraining the algorithm is cited.
Named as one of the investors Trump said is involved in the TikTok deal.
Named as one of the investors Trump said is involved in the TikTok deal.
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Subject of a side item on layoffs and store closures and CEO Brian Niccol’s strategy.
Commented on who will control TikTok’s algorithm; supportive context, not the main focus.