OpenAI enters a special new phase of extreme influence

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Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI, photographed in Berlin
Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI, photographed in Berlin

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Could making silly AI videos of your friends be social media's next frontier? Let's talk about OpenAI's Sora.

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Two screengrabs of Sora videos, one of Geoff and Sydney in front of a laptop, the other of them holding microphones in Central Park.
Sora-generated videos of Geoff Weiss and Sydney Bradley collaborating on this story.

Sora

TikTok's US sale shows DC and Beijing can still bargain on tech — but don't expect a repeat deal anytime soon

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Analysts told BI TikTok's $14 billion deal secures its US future and signals a middle ground in the fraught US-China tech rivalry.

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I made pumpkin bread with just 2 ingredients. It reminded me of my favorite Starbucks treat.

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Two-ingredient pumpkin loaf.
Two-ingredient pumpkin loaf.

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The key questions TikTok employees have about the $14 billion Trump-approved deal

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TikTok logo.
The Trump administration has blessed a TikTok US sale, and employees say that's about all they know.

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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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I quit investment banking to work in Big Tech. My work life balance is better but it's harder to make friends.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Dana Schoolsky
After two years of working in investment banking this former analyst left for a job at TikTok.

Dana Schoolsky

‘If I Could Make It 100% MAGA, I Would’: Trump Gives Green Light to TikTok Deal

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President Donald Trump shows an executive order about Tiktok he signed in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2025.

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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Intercom cofounder says TikTok and 'The Social Network' led some founders to start companies for the wrong reasons

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Intercom cofounder Des Traynor is pictured.
Des Traynor pointed to TikTok and remote work as contributing to the rise of the clout-chasing startup founder.

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