TikTok has agreed to sell its U.S. operations to an investment group that includes Oracle, Silver Lake, and UAE-based company MGX, reports Axios . The "TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC" that includes the three companies will own 45 percent of TikTok, while ByteDance will keep close to 20 percent. Existing investors will continue to hold the remaining shares. The U.S. group will handle U.S. data prot…

To comply with the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA), Apple is introducing changes to iOS that create new options for developers' apps in Japan. Beginning with iOS 26.2, developers can distribute apps on alternative app marketplaces, operate alternative app marketplaces, process app payments for digital goods and services outside of Apple In-App Purchase in iOS, and more. The new options for…

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Apple Notes in macOS 26 can now import and export Markdown-formatted documents, giving developers, writers, and students an easier way to move text between apps. Markdown in Apple Notes The built-in Notes app has long been a simple, built-in tool for lists, drawing, and everyday writing. For professionals, though, it had a blind spot: moving text cleanly between systems that rely on structured fo…