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TikTok pushing forward with deal to meet looming deadline
US President Donald Trump threatened to ban TikTok from the US, citing national security concerns. He then ordered it sold and has said he wants a deal by September 15.

WATCH | The 5G revolution explained
Videographic explaining fifth generation mobile, or 5G wireless technology.

Vodacom benefits from increased data demand during lockdown
The mobile network provider says data traffic surged 97% in the three months to the end of June due to people working from home.
Facebook employees criticise Zuckerberg’s inaction over Trump
Senior Facebook employees took to Twitter over the weekend to express their dismay at their chief executive officer’s decision not to take action on incendiary comments posted to the social network by the US president.

SA placed 2nd among most favoured offshore contact centre locations
For the third year in a row, South Africa has been named the second most favoured offshore location for contact centre delivery globally.

Amazon wants to build your favorite podcast
In recent months, Audible, the audiobook service owned by Amazon.com has been meeting with talent agencies and producers to discuss acquiring potential new podcast projects—or, in the terminology that Audible prefers, ‘Audible Originals.’

Alibaba profit falls 88% in first quarter
Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said Friday its net profit fell 88%in the first quarter of the year.

China warns it will take ‘necessary measures’ to defend Huawei
China warned on Sunday that it would take “necessary measures” to protect Huawei and other firms after the United States announced new restrictions on the tech giant’s purchases of semiconductor technology.

China tells US to stop ‘unreasonable’ suppression of Huawei
Beijing has urged the United States to stop the “unreasonable suppression of Huawei and Chinese enterprises” after Washington announced new export controls to restrict the tech giant’s access to semiconductor technology.

Lockdown is costing Post Office nearly R800m in losses – so far
The lockdown has wiped out the ability of the Post Office to earn revenue, and the entity projects a revenue loss of R1.9bn for the year.

Vodacom’s high data traffic will likely be permanent, say analysts
Vodacom, which recorded as much as a 40% rise in data traffic since the lockdown began will benefit from the “structural shift” that’s set to leave demand for data permanently higher.

TymeBank and digital peers thrive in online shift prompted by coronavirus
With 1.6 million customers and 850 000 active accounts and counting, TymeBank’s growth in the first year of its launch surpassed its own projections. But can the bank maintain this momentum as the novelty of trying new things wears off for digitally savvy early adopters?

ANALYSIS | Associated Media Publishing’s closure rounds off nightmare month for media firms
Associated Media’s magazine brands include Cosmopolitan, Women on Wheels, and House and Leisure.