Google to invest over $10 billion in 2020 on U.S. data centers, offices
FILE PHOTO: File photo: The Google logo is seen at an event in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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Zuckerberg ready for Facebook to pay more tax as welcomes rules review
“I understand that there’s frustration about how tech companies are taxed in Europe. We also want tax reform and I’m glad the OECD is looking at this,” Zuckerberg is expected to tell the Munich Security Conference.
Google in talks with publishers to pay for premium news content: WSJ
“(We) are talking with partners and looking at more ways to expand our ongoing work with publishers, building on programmes like our Google News Initiative,” Richard Gingras, vice president of News at Google, said in a statement on Friday.
Google protests ‘eye-catching’ $2.6 billion EU fine, judge disagrees
The Alphabet unit argued that additional amounts tacked on to the fine imposed by the European Commission in 2017 to deter anti-competitive behavior known as a deterrent multiplier and another multiplier factor was excessive and unwarranted.
IBM withdraws from RSA conference over coronavirus fears
“The health of IBMers is our primary concern as we continue to monitor upcoming events and travel relative to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)”, the company said in a tweet here
Injured by China’s trade practices? Call 202-395-3900, USTR says
Deputy USTR Jeffrey Gerrish will head the new office, which will field complaints about China’s implementation of the agreement from companies and other interested parties, the agency said in a statement.
Apple faces shareholder vote over Chinese app removal policies
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Bouygues, Free, Orange and SFR apply for French 5G telecoms spectrum
FILE PHOTO: A logo of the upcoming mobile standard 5G is pictured in Hanover, Germany March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
Global central bankers scour shopping malls, manufacturers for coronavirus playbook
The SARS epidemic in 2003, they noted, had come and gone with little economic impact.
AI computing startup SambaNova raises $250 million in BlackRock-led funding
FILE PHOTO: The company logo and trading information for BlackRock is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Once bulletproof, tech stocks now among market’s biggest losers
FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the Nasdaq market site in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block steps down, Marc Benioff to be sole chief
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Salesforce.com is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City, U.S., March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid