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Believe at your own risk: Experts advise caution with online health claims

In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes.

 

Vance hopeful ‘high-level’ TikTok deal will be completed by early April

Vice President JD Vance said Friday that he was hopeful a deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. will be wrapped up by the early April deadline.

 

FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the case

A lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission has walked back his comments about a lack of resources and staff turnover interfering with the agency’s preparations for a trial involving Amazon’s Prime program.

 

FTC asks judge to delay Amazon trial due to resource constraints

A lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission says the agency needs to seek a trial delay in a case against Amazon due to staffing and budgetary challenges.

 

Trump says TikTok deal is in the works. Here’s where things stand with the company

In less than a month, TikTok could have one or a few new owners, be banned again, or simply receive another reprieve to continue operating in the U.S.

 

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins bid to acquire TikTok

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser.

 

Why Asian logistics operators are leasing more US warehouses

Logistics operators based in Asia have been leasing more warehouses in the U.S. in response to changes in e-commerce, global trade and manufacturing.

 

Economic blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference?

An “economic blackout” promoted on social media is underway but with no clear indication of how many people took part or whether retail companies and restaurants will notice any effect from the grassroots protest.

 

Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your ‘best friend in a digital world’ for a monthly fee

Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user’s tone and even plan romantic dates.

 

Amazon workers in North Carolina vote against joining union

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina have rejected a proposal to unionize. They are the latest group of the company’s employees to side against union representation.

 

Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China

President Donald Trump has paused the imposition of tariffs on small-value packages arriving from China.

 

Amazon reports strong earnings for Q4, but stocks dip due to outlook for the first quarter

Amazon has reported better-than-expected revenue and profits for the holiday shopping period. But its stocks dipped Thursday in after-hours trading due to disappointing guidance for the current quarter.

 

Amazon’s Whole Foods asks agency to set aside the results of a union win at a Philadelphia store

Amazon-owned Whole Foods is asking the National Labor Relations Board to set aside the results of a union election that led to a labor win.

 

Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports

A sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of products.

 

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could own part of TikTok

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. to take steps to start developing a government-owned investment fund that he said could be used to profit off of TikTok if he’s successful at finding the company an American buyer.

 

Amazon sues state agency to block release of company records to Bezos-owned Washington Post

Amazon is suing an agency in Washington state to prevent the release of some company materials to The Washington Post.

 

Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok

President Donald Trump says Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April.

 

Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia become the 1st to unionize

Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Pennsylvania have voted to unionize, becoming the first group of employees to pull off a labor win at the Amazon-owned grocery store chain.

 

New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake

Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter.

 

MrBeast not quite in the bidding race for TikTok just yet, rep says

Jimmy Donaldson — better known online as MrBeast — isn’t in the TikTok bidding race just yet, according to a representative for the YouTube star.

 

Trump’s executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?

President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April.

 

TikTok restores service for US users based on Trump’s promised executive order

TikTok says it’s restoring service to users in the United States just hours after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban.

 

With a US ban on TikTok hours away, Trump says he ‘most likely’ will grant an extension

President-elect Donald Trump says he “most likely” will give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban.

 

Inside the rise, and potential fall, of TikTok in the US

TikTok arrived in the U.S. almost 6 1/2 years ago. The possibility the U.S. would outlaw the video-sharing app kept influencers and users in anxious limbo for more than four of the years since then.

 

What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google’s app store on Sunday?

With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.

 

How to prepare for a TikTok ban, including how to save your content

TikTok has cemented itself as the quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.

 

ByteDance’s Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app

Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately? You’re not the only one. Amid a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform’s sister app.

 

Will TikTok be banned this month? The question is making content creators anxious

The fate of TikTok is keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision from the Supreme Court that could upheld their livelihoods.

 

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

 

Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices

New data shows holiday sales rose this year even as Americans wrestled with still high prices in many grocery necessities and other financial worries.

 

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