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Digital Tax Payback As US Vows Tax On Champagne, Cheese
Cheese, champagne, and handbags may be hit with punitive duties of up to 100% by the United States in response to France's digital tax
EU Regulators Urged To Censure Google Over Price Comparison Service
European Union urged to take action against Google for allegedly favouring its own comparison shopping service
US Readies Response To French Tech Tax
US trade officials will on Monday reveal their proposed response to France's imposing a tax on mostly US tech firms earlier this year
Alibaba Listing Success As Shares Surge
Blockbuster debut in Hong Kong for one of China's most prominent tech companies
Google Readies Bank Accounts For US Customers
Search engine giant is planning a banking move, in a development that is sure to trigger regulatory investigations
Amazon Pinged For Misleading Prime Sign Up – ASA
Advertising watchdog: Amazon used misleading payment page to get users to sign up for its Prime subscription service
Facebook Announces Libra Board, Amid Departures
Dead man walking? Libra announces board, despite being rocked by pull out by five major payments providers
Hackers Compromise Volusion, Steal Card Details From 6,500 Websites
Shudder. Magecart attack on the host of tens of thousands of websites, has compromised valuable credit card data
Amazon Sidewalk To Offer Long-Range Wireless For IoT
Move over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - Amazon reveals development of long-range wireless alternative for IoT devices
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Pledges To Be Carbon Neutral By 2040
Environmental pledge from CEO, as staff stage walkout at Seattle HQ in protest at Amazon's green record
Google To Pay France $1 Billion To Settle Tax Dispute
Alleged fiscal fraud settlement sees Google pay France 500m euro penalty and 465m euro in tax
Jack Ma Steps Down As Alibaba Chairman
New era ahead for Chinese e-commerce giant as co-founder and chairman Jack Ma steps down
48 US States Open Google Anti-trust Probe
Google is facing an unprecedented anti-trust investigation from nearly all US states and territories that make up the United States
Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation For Job Search Tool
EU competition boss confirms investigation of Google job search tool after complaints from rivals
RBS Natwest Websites Suffer Outage
Websites for RBS and Natwest suffer outage from 9am on Tuesday and problems are ongoing
EU Regulator Asks Questions About Facebook’s Libra Currency – Report
Facebook's Libra questions from EU regulator concern use of customer data and anti-competitive issues
FTC Boss Ready To Breakup Big Tech Firms
US FTC boss admits he is prepared to break up big name tech firms amid anti-competitive investigation
British Airways IT Failure Results In Travel Chaos
Passengers face flight delays and long queues after IT failure during peak summer holiday period
Fed Boss Calls On Facebook To Halt Libra Digital Currency
Not so fast Mark. Chief of US Federal Reserve calls on Facebook to halt its Libra digital currency plans
President Trump Orders French Digital Tax Investigation
French plan to impose 3 percent tax on French revenue of large tech firms prompts US investigation
Boris Johnson Calls For Digital Tax On Tech Giants
Candidate to be prime minister says current tax arrangements for tech giants is 'deeply unfair' to the high street
Facebook To Face Senate Scrutiny Over Libra Digital Currency
Authorities react to Facebook's digital currency, as US Senate Banking Committee sets up to scrutinise it
Global Tech Tax Rules To Be Agreed By 2020
Sorry Ireland. G20 finance ministers agree to close tax loopholes for tech firms by 2020
Amazon To Start Drone Deliveries ‘Within Months’
Amazon unveils latest version of its Prime Air delivery drone, after it finally gains FAA approval
Poland Files Complaint Against EU Copyright Rule Change
Complaint filed in Europe's top court against controversial copyright law change recently adopted by EU
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt To Leave Alphabet’s Board
Former CEO who grew Google into today's powerhouse is to step down from board of directors
Apple Pulls Parental Control Apps
Firm denies it was competition move, but insists that security and privacy concerns were main reason
Google Wing Drones Gain FAA Approval For US Home Deliveries
FAA grants permission for Wing drones to deliver to homes in Virginia in the coming months
Google’s Wing Drones To Begin Deliveries In Australia
Google claims launch of world's first commercial drone delivery service in the land down under