Ace Finance Desk – After Democrats clinched the Senate majority for next Congress, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) outlined the agenda for party members on the Senate Finance Committee according to the Hill News report Wyden, in line to chair the panel, blasted the panel’s Republicans for using their authority to “execute and defend the most craven […]
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Ace Business Desk – In short: China’s government is taking measures to increase the number of people participating in its social security scheme. However, a huge number of China’s workers are self-employed, and some face challenges paying the required contributions: By Iris Zhao and Michael Li Published: Fri 6 Nov 2026 at 5:00am What’s next? Experts say initiatives […]
Ace Business Desk – In Short – Employers are preparing for a wave of pre-Christmas redundancies as businesses rush to avoid tougher unfair dismissal laws that come into force on Jan 1. Companies fear the changes could expose them to unlimited compensation claims, prompting some to get rid of highly paid staff before the deadline Telegraphs Melissa […]
Ace Environment News Desk – Snowstorms may be carrying thousands of tiny plastic particles into California’s mountain snowpack, raising new questions about freshwater contamination Earth News reports Scientists find microplastics falling with snow in the Sierra Nevada Scientists measuring microplastic deposition across the Sierra Nevada during snowstorms found plastic particles at every single site they […]
Ace Business Desk – In short: David Jones suppliers report months of unpaid invoices and unanswered phone calls: By Clint Jasper and business reporter Emilia Terzon Published: Fri 6 Nov 2026 at 7:48am What’s next? David Jones’s suppliers have told the ABC that invoice payment times throughout 2026 were getting longer. The 188-year-old department store entered voluntary administration […]
Ace Technology Desk – In short: Meta has quietly introduced a way for Australians to stop it from training its AI on their user data, but the company never announced the change. An “objection” form has been available for more than a year, but digital rights advocates believe Meta does not want people to find […]
Ace Environmental News Desk – As AI data centers face intense public pushback over issues including their electricity and water use, another potential environmental impact is percolating: the proliferation of forever chemicals. Data centers can use these chemicals in at least two ways: in their cooling processes and through their more general use of semiconductors. […]
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