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Google tax deal labelled ‘derisory’, as criticism grows

25/01/2016(0)
An agreement for US firm Google to pay £130m in UK back taxes has been labelled as “derisory” and a “sweetheart deal” by critics. The payment covers money owed ... Read More
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WhatsApp to Drop Subscription Fee

19/01/2016(0)
WhatsApp will scrap its subscription fee and explore ways that businesses can interact with the mobile messaging service’s users to make up for the lost revenue, its co-founder said ... Read More
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European Union to Scrutinize Usage of Big Data by Large Internet Companies

18/01/2016(0)
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s comments highlight increased focus regulators giving to the use of so-called big data The European Union is considering whether the way large Internet companies, such ... Read More
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Bear Market: The Average U.S. Stock Is Already Down More Than 20 Percent

12/01/2016(0)
The stock market is in far worse shape than we are being told.  As you will see in this article, the average U.S. stock is already down more than ... Read More
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Social media ‘increasingly important’ to accountants

05/01/2016(0)
Social media is becoming more important to accountants in generating new business and raising their profile, according to the Wolters Kluwer 2015 social media survey. Since the survey’s inception in ... Read More
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India puts brakes on Facebook’s Free Basics scheme

28/12/2015(0)
Facebook‘s effort to provide Indians with free access to a limited number of internet services has run into trouble. India’s telecoms regulator has asked the mobile network that partnered ... Read More
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Belgian court orders Facebook to stop tracking non-members

11/11/2015(0)
Judge threatens social network with fines of €250,000 a day over ‘datr’ cookie, which records visits to many websites whether or not user has Facebook account A Belgian court ... Read More
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Facebook tops General Electric in market value

06/11/2015(0)
Facebook surpassed General Electric, which traces its history back to Thomas Edison and the first light bulb, in market value Thursday as the U.S. economy sheds the last of its industrial ... Read More
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Facebook paid £4,327 corporation tax despite £35m staff bonuses

12/10/2015(0)
Social networking firm paid average of £210,000 to staff in Britain, but overall loss in UK of £28.5m meant very little corporation tax was due Staff at Facebook’s UK ... Read More
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Facebook Challenges Bitcoin? Payment Icon Added To Desktop Users

25/06/2015(0)
Facebook has continued unveiling its Facebook payments platform, adding the desktop option on Wednesday for many users. CCN reported in March how the social media website had introduced payments on its ... Read More
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