Movement for ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok App is displayed on a smartphone on an ordered photo taken in Brooklyn, New York, June 30, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images TikTok is close to a deal to sell its US operations and could announce a deal in the coming days, …
Read More »Starbucks to Vote for Employees and Customers to Vote on Election Day
Starbucks said Thursday that it will ensure its baristas do not have to choose between working and voting as part of a non-partisan push to increase turnout on election day despite the coronavirus pandemic. The coffee chain has long advocated for its employees and customers to exercise civic engagement and …
Read More »Routine cleaning and disinfection leaves no trace of coronavirus on surfaces in hospital clinic, study finds
A hospital staff sanitizes the premise in the new covide hospital in Sector 39, on 7 August 2020 in Noida, India. Sunil Ghosh | Hindustan Times via Getty Images A new study testing multiple surfaces of an oncology unit in New Jersey found no traces of the coronavirus, suggesting that …
Read More »Walmart joins Microsoft on TikTok bid
The TikTok app from ByteDance Ltd. will be shown in the App Store on a smartphone on a regular photo taken in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, August 3, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart said it is partnering with Microsoft in a bid for TikTok. The retail …
Read More »CDC defends controversial new guidance for coronavirus testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is defending its controversial new guidance on coronavirus testing after writing from various medical groups and accusations of political intervention. Earlier this week, the CDC quickly revised its guidance on coronavirus testing, dropping its previous recommendation to test anyone who came in close …
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