U.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese Owner

• 

  ‘My Chinese Spy’ Memes Show Americans Aren’t Sold on the TikTok Ban

  With a TikTok shutdown all but inevitable, users are dedicating their final days on the app to fictional agents of the Chinese government.
  
  Wired - 2d
• 

  Americans and Chinese share jokes on 'alternative TikTok' as potential US ban looms

  RedNote's Chinese users say it is the first time they have been able to speak directly to Americans online.
  
  BBC News - 22h

• TikTok’s U.S. operations could be worth as much as $50 billion if ByteDance decides to sell

  Business moguls should be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars for TikTok's U.S. operations should parent company ByteDance decide to sell.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• These Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban could stop them in their tracks

  A law that could see TikTok shut down in the U.S. threatens to ensnare other Chinese social media apps gaining traction in the country, legal experts say.
  
  CNBC - 2d
• 

  Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote tops app charts ahead of potential ban

  TikTok users are pushing back against the looming TikTok ban Sunday by downloading a Chinese app called RedNote, or Xiaohongshu.
  
  NBC News - 3d
• 

  With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’

  Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
  
  Wired - 4d
• 

  Sudan’s military retakes a strategic city from RSF rebels, dealing them a major blow

  Sudanese officials says the military and its allies had taken back the strategic city of Wad Medani more than a year after the Rapid Support Forces seized it
  
  ABC News - 6d
• 

  ByteDance’s Lemon8 Gains Traction Amid TikTok Ban Threat

  Creators push the app as the better-known short video platform’s days appear numbered.
  
  Inc. - Jan. 8
• 

  ByteDance's Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app

  Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately
  
  ABC News - Jan. 8

More from The New York Times

• 

  Russian Disinformation Campaigns Eluded Meta’s Efforts to Block Them

  A new report details how a covert influence operation linked to the Kremlin continued to place ads on Facebook despite U.S. and E.U. prohibitions on doing business with the organization.
  
  The New York Times - 3h
• 

  What Did Trump’s Tax Cuts Do?

  Economic upheaval caused by the pandemic has clouded analysts’ ability to understand the effects of the 2017 tax law. Republicans call it a huge success and want to extend it anyway.
  
  The New York Times - 9h
• 

  Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism

  Spain uses an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim is to be abused again. A Times investigation last year identified flaws in the system.
  
  The New York Times - 17h
• 

  Ahead of Trump Presidency, the Fed Quits Global Climate Network

  Federal Reserve Bank officials said the decision to leave the network came after the group’s work had “increasingly broadened in scope.”
  
  The New York Times - 1h
• 

  Amid Warnings About Alcohol and Cancer, the N.A. Drinks Industry Could Get a Boost

  The nonalcoholic beverage industry could get a boost from the surgeon general’s warnings linking alcohol to some cancers. But don’t expect the industry to condemn your glass of pinot.
  
  The New York Times - 1d

More in Business

• It starts with Red No. 3. These are the dyes and food additives that could be banned next.

  Experts say consumers may end up paying more if food and drink products are reformulated.
  
  MarketWatch - 20m

• Retirement and drinking don’t mix

  Retirees suffer more from depression as it is. Binge drinking makes it worse.
  
  MarketWatch - 26m

• Sam Altman posts letter from senators concerned about OpenAI efforts to 'cozy up' to Trump

  On his X account, Sam Altman posted a letter signed by Democratic senators concerned about the ways tech companies appear to be bending to Trump's wishes.
  
  CNBC - 28m

• A final look at how the U.S. stock market performed under Joe Biden

  U.S. stocks closed out the Biden era on a high note as the president bids farewell to the White House.
  
  MarketWatch - 33m

• DOJ sues Walgreens for 'knowingly' filling millions of prescriptions that lacked legit medical purposes

  Some Walgreens patients died of overdose deaths shortly after getting invalid prescriptions filled at Walgreens, the DOJ alleges in the new lawsuit.
  
  CNBC - 38m