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EU puts digital levy plans on hold in face of US criticism

In a gesture of goodwill to the United States, the European Union on Monday put work on plans for a digital tax levy on hold for the moment to concentrate on finalizing the historic tax decision endorsed by the Group of 20 nations over the weekend. In the face of criticism from U.S. Secretary of ...

22:22 Et July 12, 2021

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel

The European Commission fined German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of 875 million euros ($1 billion) on Thursday for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning ...

12:05 Et July 8, 2021

Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the ...

19:30 Et July 6, 2021

2021 Africa Blockchain Week Kicks Off in Morocco

The African Blockchain Week kicked off on Monday in Rabat, in virtual format, to give an overview of the crypto-currency industry and payments and to assess the challenges ...

15:32 Et June 28, 2021

US cybersecurity pioneer McAfee found dead in Spanish prison

John McAfee, the founder of IT security company McAfee, has been found dead in his prison cell in Barcelona, according to Spanish news reports on Wednesday. The body of ...

13:45 Et June 24, 2021

EU top court hands win to YouTube in user copyright fight

Europe's top court on Tuesday said that Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable for copyright-infringing works uploaded by users onto their platforms under certain conditions. ...

10:45 Et June 22, 2021

German media regulators review Google News Showcase for transparency

German media regulators are reviewing the Google News Showcase service to check whether the service has made its access conditions transparent in accordance with the State Media Treaty, ...

18:00 Et June 16, 2021

Solarwatt and BMW cooperate on home batteries

Solarwatt will start selling storage batteries from this autumn in cooperation with carmaker BMW amid an ongoing convergence of renewable power and electric mobility, the German photovoltaic firm announced ...

17:06 Et June 9, 2021

Google agrees to alter ad practices after France imposes fine

Alphabet's Google agreed to make changes to some of its widely-used online advertising services under an unprecedented settlement with France's antitrust watchdog released on Monday. The authority also fined the Mountain View, California-based company 220 million euros ($267.48 million) after a probe found it abused its market power in the intricate ad business online, where ...

11:52 Et June 7, 2021

EU, UK investigate Facebook over classified ad competition

European Union and British regulators opened dual antitrust investigations Friday into whether Facebook distorts competition in the classified advertising market by using data to compete unfairly against rival ...

15:28 Et June 4, 2021
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