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September 21, 2020

Walmart has agreed to purchase a 7.5 per cent stake in TikTok as a complex deal to keep the social media giant operating in the US is receives President Trump’s…

Walmart continues to push for TikTok deal despite its first bid being rejected

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September 15, 2020

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Walmart is pushing ahead with its bid to acquire TikTok despite its joint bid with Microsoft being rejected over the weekend. Walmart has said that it is still in talks…

Burberry to livestream fashion show with Twitch

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September 15, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Burberry will become the first luxury brand to live stream its fashion show with Twitch, with its Spring/Summer 2021 show taking place this Thursday 17 September. Followers will need to…

TikTok has allegedly chosen software maker Oracle as its “technology partner”, putting an end to Microsoft’s bid for the social media giant.

TikTok rejects Microsoft deal, chooses Oracle instead

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September 14, 2020

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TikTok has allegedly chosen software maker Oracle as its “technology partner”, putting an end to Microsoft’s bid for the social media giant. Microsoft on Sunday posted an update to its…

TikTok owner announces bonuses for staff after US labels app a security threat

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September 8, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. has announced it will pay out a rare half-month’s salary bonus for its employees, hoping to assuage its workforce as questions mount over its sale…

President Trump has vowed not to extend social media giant TikTok’s sell-by date of September 15.

TikTok sale to Walmart/Microsoft could be scrapped by new Chinese restrictions

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September 3, 2020

TikTok’s sale in the US is set to be delayed or even blocked entirely as China imposes new restrictions on technology exports. China’s government updated its list of “forbidden and…

Amazon has been accused of spying on dozens of its employees’ private and public social media groups to keep tabs on who plans to strike.

Amazon accused of spying on employees by monitoring dozens of closed social media groups

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September 2, 2020

Amazon has been accused of spying on dozens of its employees’ private and public social media groups to keep tabs on who plans to strike. Amazon’s corporate employees are reportedly…

Walmart joins Microsoft to make $30bn bid for TikTok

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August 28, 2020