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The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in Ireland has rejected a complaint filed by a TikTok employee who claimed the company did not handle his request to work from home fairly. The case was reviewed by Adjudicator Michael McEntee, who ruled that the worker’s complaint was "not properly founded" and could not succeed. The employee, Zaurbek …

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The U.S. government is thinking about lowering the taxes it charges on goods imported from China. These taxes, called tariffs, were increased under former President Donald Trump to make Chinese products more expensive in the U.S. Now, officials are discussing whether to bring them down to a range of 50% to 65%, according to sources …

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Vietnam is taking strong steps to prevent businesses from cheating when exporting goods to the United States. The government wants to stop companies from wrongly labeling products to avoid high taxes. A new order from Vietnam’s trade ministry shows that officials are now checking more carefully to make sure exports are truly made in Vietnam …

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The United States has been limiting the sale of advanced AI chips to China, making it difficult for Chinese companies to get their hands on the latest technology. In response, NVIDIA, the world’s biggest AI chip maker, has been selling a weaker version of its powerful H100 chip, called the H20, to China. But now, …

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A U.S. appeals court has decided that Shopify, a popular Canadian e-commerce company, must face a lawsuit in California over claims it collected personal data from shoppers without their permission. The court’s ruling could make it easier for people in the U.S. to sue internet-based companies for privacy violations, even if those companies are based …