Social media

• Oracle stock jumps 5% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business - The new joint venture will prevent TikTok from shutting down in the U.S. due to national security concerns.
• The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk - Kristin Cabot was caught on camera with her boss at a concert. The video went viral. Soon she was drowning in the vitriol of strangers.
• TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban - The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States.
• British baker’s criticism of Mexican 'ugly' bread triggers social media outrage - A blunt critique of Mexican bread by a British baker sparked a cascade of social media outrage, ultimately leading to a public apology. In an interview for a food-themed podcast that resurfaced online, Richard Hart, the co-founder of Green
• A photo of Miss Finland sparks racist accusations and furor across Asia - Finland’s government is facing heavy pressure and accusations of racism from several Asian countries after its representative to the 2025 Miss Universe pageant was seen pulling the corners of her eyes in a photo -- and some Finnish politici
• Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in $6 Billion Deal - Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”
• Trump Media to merge with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6 billion deal - Trump Media and Technology Group announced a merger agreement with fusion power company TAE Technologies valued at more than $6 billion.
• Troops are self-censoring and scrubbing social media amid a Pentagon crackdown on political speech - The Pentagon is policing troops' speech in ways experts call an "abuse." Some service members are self-censoring and scrambling to scrub social media.
• To find living donors for kidney transplants, a pilot program turns to social networks - Fernando Moreno has been on dialysis for about two years, enduring an “unbearable” wait for a new kidney to save his life. “I'm just hoping there will be somebody out there that’s willing to take a chance.”
• Family of Bondi hero in Syria says his home country is proud of him - STORY: :: The Syrian family of Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed, who disarmed a gunman, say his home country is proud of him:: Nayrab, Syria:: December 16, 2025:: Mohammed al-Ahmed, Uncle"We learned through social media. I called his fa