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A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Microsoft Corp’s LinkedIn of inflating the number of people who watched video ads so the networking platform could overcharge hundreds of thousands of advertisers.
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U.S. judge dismisses claims that LinkedIn overcharged advertisers

While recent data suggests a jobs recovery for working age women, the statistics fail to capture the whole picture, one in which many women are still struggling to balance work and family life.
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Statistics show the ‘she-cession’ is over, but experts say not so fast

Stocks were mostly higher Tuesday, adding to the momentum the market had the day before, as investors continue to close out their positions for 2021.
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Stocks lose momentum in afternoon trading; S&P down 0.1 per cent

Apple has closed all of its New York store locations to browsing because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. The roughly one dozen locations in the city will be limited to picking up online orders.
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Apple closes all New York stores to browsing as Omicron cases surge

Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in China over whether their appearance and makeup are perpetuating harmful stereotypes of Asians.
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Advertisements draw flak in China over Asian stereotypes

To help make China a self-reliant ‘technology superpower,’ the ruling Communist Party is pushing the world’s biggest e-commerce company to take on the tricky, expensive business of designing its own processor chips — a business unlike anything Alibaba Group has done before.
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China pursues tech ‘self-reliance,’ fuelling global unease

Canadian air travellers are experiencing an uptick in flight cancellations this holiday season, but airlines say weather is a bigger factor than COVID-19.
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Weather, not Omicron, taking the biggest bite out of Canadian airline schedules

Sean Crump says he’ll often show up to a new restaurant or retail business, only to find it’s inaccessible for him in his wheelchair.
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New platform highlights Calgary’s accessible and inclusive businesses

Canadians working from home during the crisis have found themselves increasingly balancing their boss’s needs with family duties, like caring for children at home because of school outbreaks. Stepping away from the phone or computer can be tough, when many are no longer commuting and the allure of going out has diminished as COVID-19 cases rise again.
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Pandemic puts ‘right to disconnect’ in spotlight as provinces inch toward policies

China is planning to tighten restrictions for Chinese companies that want to list overseas, but the government won’t ban them from trading abroad altogether.
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China will tighten rules on overseas IPOs, but won’t ban them entirely