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With TikTok Deadline Looming, Details of a Potential Deal Emerge

The video app is barreling toward a Saturday deadline to change its ownership under federal law or face a ban in the United States.

By Sapna Maheshwari Lauren Hirsch and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd Blackstone Group, The China Law and Legislation Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Private Equity Schwarzman, Stephen A Social Media TikTok (ByteDance) Trump, Donald J United States Politics and Government

Blackstone Considers Small Investment in TikTok

The private equity giant is considering investing as the video app works to follow a law that requires it to separate from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, by next week.

By Lauren Hirsch and Theodore Schleifer

Artificial Intelligence Blackstone Group, The Computers and the Internet Data Centers DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co Ltd Gray, Jonathan D (1970- ) Private Equity Schwarzman, Stephen A

Blackstone Still Bullish on A.I. Data Centers Despite DeepSeek

Blackstone, a major global investor in data centers that run A.I. systems, expects use of the technology to rise as the cost of computing power falls.

By Maureen Farrell

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Motel 6 Is Sold to Oyo, an Indian Hotel Company Expanding in the U.S.

A roadside chain for more than 50 years, Motel 6 was owned by Blackstone, the private equity giant. Oyo will pay $525 million in an all-cash deal.

By John Koblin