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France seeks €356m in unpaid tax from Booking.com
June 2nd, 2016
French authorities are seeking €356m (£276m) in unpaid taxes from Booking.com, according to documents filed by parent company Priceline. Documents filed with US regulator said French authorities recently completed an audit of Booking.com’s accounts from 2003 to 2012. The ...
Trial Set to Open in Legal Battle Between H-P and Oracle
May 31st, 2016
Jurors are set to convene on Tuesday to hear opening arguments in a five-year legal battle that centers on Oracle Corp.’s alleged role in the decline of one of the former Hewlett-Packard Co.’s most lucrative products. The lawsuit seeks $3 billion ...
Europe vs. Facebook: Austrian activist wins another legal battle over data protection
May 27th, 2016
An Austrian privacy activist has won his next legal battle against so-called “model contract clauses,” used by thousands of multinational companies, including Facebook and Amazon, to legally transfer Europeans’ personal data to the US. Max Schrems, the 28-year-old data ...
Top 50 most loved brands in Europe 2016
May 26th, 2016
Tech giant Apple is the UK and Europe’s most loved brand and dominates social conversation, according to a Brand Love List report launched today by enterprise social analytics company NetBase. Love, best, great, perfect and awesome were the top ...
Android Pay launches in the UK
May 19th, 2016
Google’s Android Pay has launched in the UK, enabling millions of Brits to make contactless instore and in-app payments with their handsets. Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA and Nationwide Building Society are ...
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter face legal action over hate speech
May 17th, 2016
Three French anti-racism groups on Sunday declared that they’ll be filing legal complaints against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for failing to remove “hateful” posts aimed at the black, Jewish and homosexual communities. The groups – SOS Racisme, SOS Homophobia ...
10 best smartphones in the world in 2016
May 12th, 2016
High-end smartphones are expensive, whether you buy one cash or take it out on contract, which means users need to make sure they are getting a great piece of hardware for their money. Samsung and Apple dominate the high-end ...
NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020
May 12th, 2016
NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020. This growth is mainly due to increasing penetration of Mobile Payments in various sectors, increase in analytics services and availability of affordable Mobile ...
Gaming preferences and payment methods across the world
May 9th, 2016
The Internet has introduced new levels of comfort and convenience to contemporary society. Online, we can avoid suffering in long queues, stressing over decisions, or wasting time looking for something specific. Even children know that almost everything you could ...
21 Inc Unveils Plan to Make Every Computer a Bitcoin Computer
May 5th, 2016
Balaji Srinivasan, co-founder and CEO of 21 Inc, announced the launch of the 21 software package at the Consensus 2016 blockchain conference, allowing anyone with a computer to receive bitcoin. Freely available, the software allows any connected device to join the ...
