Sylvia Varnham O’Regan

Scoop w/ @JuroOsawa: TikTok is building a new version of its app and plans to eventually shut the existing version down. The effort comes as the Trump administration says it is getting close to an agreement for the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations. theinformation.com/articles/tikto…

NEW: @theinformation is launching a new video product called TITV — Has its own host @akashpasricha — Meant to give readers inside look into the newsroom — CEO @Jessicalessin hopes this will be a big biz for the outlet axios.com/2025/07/14/the…

This is like a @ZohranKMamdani campaign ad: Eric Adams asked his choice for campaign manager to sit for private interviews with 2 billionaires (@BillAckman & @DanielSLoeb1) whose support @NYCMayor is seeking for his independent mayoral campaign. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyr…

What we know—and don’t know—about the plan for a new TikTok app. W/ @kyurieff: theinformation.com/articles/know-…

Exclusive: TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the U.S., ahead of a planned sale of the U.S. app to a group of investors. Read more from Sylvia Varnham O'Regan and Juro Osawa 👇 theinformation.com/articles/tikto…

#TikTok is building a new app for US users only, ahead of a potential sale of its American operations. Dynamite scoop by @SylviaVarnham and @JuroOsawa via @theinformation theinformation.com/articles/tikto…

Scoop w/ @SylviaVarnham: In addition to TikTok Shop cuts on Wednesday, TikTok also laid off employees on its U.S. trust & safety team theinformation.com/briefings/tikt…

In May, I wrote about the proliferating scourge of online hate speech against athletes, particularly in the WNBA. That day, one of the owners of the Chicago Sky emailed me, asking to be introduced to some of the security experts I interviewed. Today, they announced a partnership

Inside the Silicon Valley-JD Vance dynamics. My latest: theinformation.com/articles/silic…

Trump’s pick to head the Federal Aviation Administration has acknowledged he does not have a commercial pilot’s license — despite having claimed publicly for years to have one. ow.ly/Nz9W50WbKgp

Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino’s pitch to lure back advertisers to X: Spend with us or we’ll see you in court. W/⁦@VranicaWSJ⁩ ⁦@DanaMattioli⁩ wsj.com/business/media…

Scoop on Meta/Scale deal deets: - Meta investing >$14B in Scale, owning 49% of the startup. - Alex Wang and other top Scale people going to Meta. - Scale shareholders get paid Questions: - What's Scale's future look like? - Was this Zuck's top choice? theinformation.com/articles/meta-…

Reading some really great reporting from my colleagues this AM @coryweinberg on the fascinating structure and dollars behind the Meta-Scale AI @SylviaVarnham on the DOGE restructuring

DOGE isn't done. Scoop from @SylviaVarnham theinformation.com/articles/sec-e…

We spent the weekend wrangling behind the scenes impact and investor discussions around the Elon Musk and Trump dispute. The latest w/ @nickwingfield @sightsonwheels @sylviavarnham @stevelevine: theinformation.com/articles/fract…

As their blowup escalates, Trump suggests terminating Musk’s federal contracts.

At a press conference in the Oval Office, Elon Musk says he will continue to be a “friend and advisor” to the president after Musk leaves the administration.

New: Senior DOGE officials are following Musk out the door. theinformation.com/briefings/musk…