US tech tariff exemption may only be temporary, says Lutnick

More than two-thirds of Irish workers see hybrid or flexible work arrangements as essential to their health and wellbeing, according to an Ibec survey. Get the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morning US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has warned that smartphones, computers and other electronics imported to America from China will still face tariffs, dealing a blow to hopes of a reprieve for Big Tech companies such as Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft. US president Donald Trump's administration this weekend excluded phones and other consumer electronics from steep "reciprocal" tariffs in…