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Canada Plans Digital Services Tax In 2022
Despite OECD talks on common approach, Canada becomes latest country to announce its own digital services tax on big tech
France Warns Big Tech To Pay Digital Tax In December
Pay up, pay up. France issues notices to big name tech firms such as Amazon and Facebook, to prepare to pay digital tax levy from next month
Elon Musk To Overtake Zuckerberg As Third Richest Person
Rising Tesla share price raises Elon Musk total net worth by $15 billion, putting him behind Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in terms of wealth
TSMC Seeds Arizona Subsidiary With $3.5 Billion
Trump plan to bring manufacturing back to US sees Taiwanese chipmaker provide $3.5 billion for promised $12 billion Arizona factory
Elon Musk Admits Tesla Was ‘A Month Away’ From Bankruptcy
The CEO of the world's most valuable car maker has admitted Tesla was at one stage in serious danger of running out of money
McAfee Raises $620 Million With Wall Street Return
Security vendor McAfee has returned to the public markets with an IPO that raised $620 million, below the $740 million it had hoped to gain
Bletchley Park Financial Crisis Eases After Facebook’s £1m Donation
Jobs have been saved at the birthplace of modern computing Bletchley Park, after a much needed £1 million donation from Facebook
Trump Administration Pledges $1 Billion For AI, Quantum Computing Research
White House pledges $1 billion for research push in the United States into artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and quantum computing
Facebook To Pay France £96 Million In Back Taxes
France continues pursuit of back taxes from big name tech firms, after Facebook agrees to hand over £96 million to French tax officials
Bletchley Park Faces Funding Crisis, Prepares To Axe Staff
World war 2 code breaking centre is facing a funding crisis due to Coronavirus pandemic, with third of workforce being laid off
Mozilla To Axe Quarter Of Its Workforce
Jobs losses. 250 jobs to be axed at Firefox creator Mozilla, with Coronavirus being blamed for “significant restructuring”
Former Wirecard CEO Released From Jail
Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun walks free after arrest on Monday for allegedly falsifying the accounts for the German fintech firm
US Pulls Out Of Global Digital Tax Talks
European Union warns it will impose its own digital tax on technology giants, after the United States withdraws from global tax reform negotiations
BT Begins Talk To Sell Stake In Openreach – Report
Selling off the crown jewels? BT is reportedly in talks to sell a multi billion pound stake in its hugely valuable Openreach division
Coronavirus: Cisco Commits $225 Million To Covid-19 Fight
Networking giant Cisco pledges nearly quarter of a billion dollars to help global community fight the Coronavirus pandemic
Google To Spend Billions On US Data Centres
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai confirms plan to spend $10 billion in 2020 on Google data centres and offices across the United States
Cryptocurrency Attendees Should Avoid North Korean Conference, Warns UN
Experts at the United Nations (UN) warn attendees of upcoming cryptocurrency conference in North Korea they could be cited for sanctions busting
France, US To Attempt Digital Tax Agreement In Two Weeks
Both countries have set the target of two weeks to reach agreement over France's implementation of a digital or tech tax, mostly on US tech firms
Boris Johnson Backs Digital Tax, Despite US Opposition
Prime Minister defies US President Trump and insists British digital tax on US tech giants will proceed
Alibaba Listing Success As Shares Surge
Blockbuster debut in Hong Kong for one of China's most prominent tech companies
Samsung Display To Invest $11 Billion In LCD Plant – Report
Huge investment is planned by Samsung to upgrade its display panel production facilities in South Korea
Oxford University Gets £150m Investment For AI Ethics
University's largest ever donation from American billionaire will fund research into AI ethics
Uber IPO Sets Market Value At $82bn Despite Lack Of Profit
Public offering to raise $8bn to drive expansion and fund driverless cars and food delivery
French Digital Tax To Swell Government Coffers
Nice little earner. French finance minister predicts its digital tax could bring in half a billion pounds a year
EU To Agree Digital Tax By March, Says French Minister
European-wide tax on tech firms to be agreed by March, predicts French finance minister
France Starts Digital Tax On Amazon, Facebook, Google
Tech giants to pay digital taxation from 1 January in France, after EU countries fail to reach agreement
Dell Returns To Public Trading With NYSE Listing
Five years after going private in a bitter battle, Michael Dell braves public trading once again
France To Press Ahead With Digital Tax In 2019
Tax on tech giants will begin in 2019 by individual nations if necessary, warns French finance minister
RSA Conference 2019: Security Startups To Pitch For ‘Dragon Den’ Funding
Conference to allow security start-ups to pitch to venture capitalists, amid competition to find most innovative security start-up