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Amazon could face European Commission tax probe

The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it had opened an investigation into whether Luxembourg had given preferential tax treatment to...
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Microsoft wants $6.9 million in unpaid interest from Samsung

Windows Phone may be floundering, but Android’s success has been a fiscal boon to Microsoft. The company made $1 billion last...
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Marriott fined by the FCC for blocking customer Wi-Fi

The FCC wants the Marriott hotel chain to pay up for its slimy practice of blocking and disabling conference guests’ personal...
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EU approves Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp

The European Union has finally approved Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp, almost six months after the deal was given the...
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EU orders Google to seek user permission before profiling them

The Hamburg Data Protection Authority in Germany has warned Google to curb its profiling activities in the country or risk facing...
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Four hackers charged with stealing $100 million in intellectual property

There are a variety of reasons as to why people hack. It could be because there is a thrill in obtaining...
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FCC unanimously votes to put an end to its sport blackout rules

The Federal Communications Commission today unanimously voted to eliminate its sports blackout rules, challenging the National Football League to end its...
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Grooveshark may have just been dealt a fatal legal blow

A federal judge in New York said late Monday that free music streaming service Grooveshark has infringed on thousands of major...
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EU accuses Apple and Ireland of engaging in illegal tax deals

The European Union will accuse Apple of taking illegal aid from the Irish state through sweetheart tax deals over two decades,...
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Australian spies now have much more power to monitor people

Laws giving Australian intelligence agencies stronger powers have passed the nation’s upper house of parliament, as the government also introduced new...
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The FAA is reportedly preparing to allow filmmakers to operate drones

Multiple reports suggest the Federal Aviation Administration will begin issuing drone-operating permits to filmmakers. The Associated Press, Washington Post, and Forbes...
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Apple is facing a lawsuit over its FaceTime patents

With the amount of money that Apple is making and the pile of cash they are sitting on, it is no...
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California wants to ban fines for negative online reviews

California wants to stop companies from retaliating against customers who leave bad reviews. Last Tuesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a law...
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Yahoo was threatened with a daily $250,000 fine for protecting user data

Back in 2008, in the days of the BlackBerry Storm, netbooks and well, yes, Yahoo, the internet company was threatened with...
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Apple’s CEO and other executives are being sued by its shareholders

You’re most probably familiar with the expression “out of the frying pan into the fire.” Having seemingly settled its e-book price-fixing...
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T-Mobile is suing Huawei for allegedly stealing information on its robot

Uh-oh, it looks like T-Mobile USA and Huawei have recently gotten into a little spat that has resulted in the carrier...
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