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

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew
TikTok's CEO Shou Chew

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The TikTok deal is done. Here's what will change and what will stay the same.

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TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022

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TikTok is splitting its US staff into different companies as it prepares for a sale

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TikTok logo in front of a United States flag

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TikTok's new US owners won't control key parts of the business, according to a leaked memo

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Larry Ellison is the executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle, the software company he founded in 1977.

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TikTok insiders and creators worry its powerful algorithm could lose its magic after a sale

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.

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Why that $14 billion TikTok deal may not be what it seems

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JD Vance and Donald Trump explain the new TikTok deal in the Oval Office, September 2025
Vice President JD Vance says the deal he and Donald Trump worked out with China allows TikTok to stay in the U.S. . Chinese officials have yet to comment publicly.

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Trump approved a $14 billion TikTok deal in an executive order, and employees have big questions

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew speaks at the New York Times DealBook conference wearing a blue blazer and sitting in front of a blue background.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew.

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TikTok inches closer to a sale after Trump's call with Xi. Here's a timeline of the app's fight to stay in the US.

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew walks in Washington D.C. wearing a blue suit.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew is fighting for his company's future in the US.

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The TikTok ban is headed to the Supreme Court

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TikTok's CEO Shou Chew wears a blue suit with a tie, sitting in front of two men wearing suits.
TikTok's CEO Shou Chew, pictured here at a congressional hearing, met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December.

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Ultrawealthy investors are vying to buy TikTok — here's what some would do if they took over the mega-app

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TikTok Congress
The US Appeals Court upheld a decision forcing the sale of TikTok from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, lest the short-form video platform be banned in the US.

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