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  • TikTok Inc. offices in Culver City, California, US, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. By passing a bill that could ban video-sharing app TikTok in the US, the House of Representatives took one of the most aggressive legislative moves the country has seen during the social media era. Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    TikTok fined $600 million after the illegal transfer of EU personal data to China—one of the largest fines ever imposed

    By Peter Murphy, Clément Zampa, and others
  • Modern fashion female blogger showing belt and handbag to smartphone on the tripod in walk in closetSuccess

    There’s now a university degree for influencers in Ireland, and students say it’s ‘serious business’

    By Peter Murphy and AFP
  • A photograph taken on July 13, 2024 shows a glass of Old Roots wine being poured into a glass in Wellingtonbridge, near Wexford, southern Ireland. A tiny outpost in the wine world, Ireland’s handful of wine-makers are cautiously eyeing long-term growth potential as climate change warms up its cool climate. And at Ireland’s largest vineyard, owner Esperanza Hernandez says “better weather makes it more possible than before to make high-quality wine” even on the sun-starved island. Hernandez’s 10-acre (4-hectare) vineyard lies near the village of Wellingtonbridge in the south-eastern coastal county of Wexford, statistically Ireland’s sunniest corner. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Peter MURPHY (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)Environment

    The future could be bright for Irish wine as long as climate change warms up its cool climate

    By Peter Murphy and AFP