Good morning. Now that President Trump has signed an executive order that blesses a new, spun-out U.S. version of TikTok, it’s time for questions.
Here are just two at the top of my mind:
1. How was the $14 billion deal value cited by Vice President JD Vance calculated, and is any money actually changing hands?
2. If, as reported, one of the new owners is the United Arab Emirate’s state-owned MGX wealth fund, how does that make the new TikTok “owned by Americans,” as Trump said at the signing ceremony?
While we await answers, check out today’s other tech news below. —Alexei Oreskovic
