Google (GOOGL) will inject $ 4.5 billion into Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms, the digital technology arm of expanding conglomerate Industries Reliance. That gives Google a 7.7% stake in the company, the companies announced Wednesday. The investment includes an agreement to jointly develop an affordable entry-level smartphone and “expand the benefits …
Read More »Apple Wins Appeal Against $ 15 Billion EU Tax Bill
The second highest court of the European Union ruled on Wednesday that the Commission had not proven that the company had received illegal state aid from Ireland through favorable tax arrangements. The European Commission, Europe’s highest antitrust authority, said in 2016 that the Irish government had granted Apple (AAPL) an …
Read More »Apple wins the support of the EU court on 13 billion euros in taxes
The Apple Inc. logo is displayed at the company’s store in the Omotesando district of Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday June 3, 2020. Bloomberg Apple won a court case on Wednesday against the European Commission over a dispute over 13 billion euros ($ 15 billion) in Irish tax. In a long-awaited …
Read More »The $ 100 ad-free Kobo Nia could be your ticket to ditching the Kindle
Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo If you are in the market to buy an ereader in North America, the Amazon Kindle and the Rakuten Kobo They are really the only two options if you want to access a wellebook store in stock. Today, the latter revealed its alternative to the current …
Read More »Google Cloud adds another layer of security to attract business customers
Google Cloud is strengthening security, among other new features, to help its largest customers protect sensitive data during the coronavirus pandemic. The cloud computing unit of Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, + 0.57% GOOG, + 0.61% announced the beta release of Confidential Virtual Machines at its Cloud Next ’20 virtual …
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