TikTok signs a deal with ticketing provider AXS to let users buy tickets to live events, Amazon brings its “Amazon Live” shoppable video to Prime Video

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TikTok signs a deal with ticketing provider AXS to let users buy tickets to live events in the US, UK, and more; TikTok has had a Ticketmaster deal since 2022. - Link

Amazon brings its “Amazon Live” shoppable video to Prime Video and Freevee. - Link

A look at Neopets, a website launched in 1999 to let users care for virtual pets, including how the site survived multiple acquisitions and Flash's phasing out. - Link

GovDash aims to help businesses use AI to land government contracts. - Link

Amazon Music follows Spotify with an AI playlist generator of its own, Maestro. - Link

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