Thursday, December 18, 2025

TikTok sells its stars

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PDD firings: The e-commerce company fired dozens of workers after a fistfight between employees and Chinese regulators who were investigating reports of fraudulent deliveries.

Oracle data center funding: The company said a huge data center project in Michigan was "on schedule," although it won't be financed by regular partner Blue Owl Capital.

Amazon staff shake-up: Amazon, which has been in a tight competition with rivals to provide cloud services for artificial intelligence work, reorganized its teams working on AI and named a new leader.

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Chip startup Mythic has raised $125 million in a new funding round, money that will help support its attempt to challenge Nvidia in the lucrative market for artificial intelligence processors.

Must Read

More and more hit creators on TikTok have turned their popularity on the video sharing app into opportunities in mainstream entertainment, Alexandra S. Levine reports in today's Tech In Depth. To capitalize on that movement, and give its digital creators even more exposure, TikTok is holding its first US Hollywood-style awards show on Thursday, she writes.

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