Déjà vu: The Tipline for 12 January 2021

The third time could be the charm for the merger of Staples and Office Depot – but first, Office Depot must agree to a deal. As the office supply company reviews Staples’ purchase proposal, Acacia Communications and Cisco Systems are wrestling with their own merger troubles. And Parler, the alternative social network favoured by conservatives, is fighting back against Amazon after finding itself essentially homeless on the internet.