Apple: EU's claim that Ireland gave Apple a special tax deal “has no basis in fact or in law”
Thirty-six years ago, long before introducing iPhone, iPod or even the Mac, Steve Jobs established Apple's first operations in Europe. At the time, the company knew that in order …
EU orders Apple to pay up to €13B, or around $14.5B, for undue tax benefits in Ireland
The European Commission has concluded that Ireland granted undue tax benefits of up to €13 billion to Apple. This is illegal under EU state aid rules, because it allowed Apple to pay substantially le...
Intel launches “Kaby Lake” 7th-generation CPUs with improved support for 4K video
New 7th-generation Core CPUs have a lot in common with the 6th generation. — Intel's tick-tock model may be dead, but the PC industry still demands new hardware every year.
Sources: Apple working on new pro software features for iPad expected 2017, a 5K monitor, and Mac updates, including a thinner MacBook Pro with flatter keyboard
Deeper stylus integration, faster displays planned for iPads — New MacBooks, iMac, and 5K monitor with LG in product pipeline
Apple to appeal EU ruling and is confident decision will be overturned, says decision would be harmful for investment and job creation
Ireland should recover up to €13bn (£11bn) from Apple in back taxes, the European Commission has ruled. — After a three-year investigation …
EU says there was “no factual or economic justification” for Ireland's tax deal with Apple
EU says Irish deal slashed iPhone maker's taxes from 2003-2014 — Ireland has vowed to appeal tax decision in European courts — Apple Inc. was ordered to repay a record 13 billion euros …
Sonos speakers will integrate with Amazon's Alexa next year and will let Spotify's app control audio starting this October
Wireless speaker system maker Sonos announced two software partnerships today with Spotify and Amazon. The Spotify integration allows users to control …
Apple sued by iPhone owners over unresponsive screen issue affecting iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus; warranty extensions, repairs, more sought alongside damages
Thomas Davidson of Pennsylvania, Todd Cleary of California, and Jun Bai of Delaware have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple …
BLU debuts $299 Pure XR GSM-only smartphone with 5.5-inch, 1080p SuperAMOLED display, Gorilla Glass 3, 4GB RAM, 3D Touch, fingerprint sensor, available now
After teasing it a few weeks ago, BLU has today announced its latest flagship device, the Pure XR.
Alphabet's David Drummond stepped down from Uber's board several weeks ago due to overlap of interests between the two companies
Move comes amid increasing competition between two tech companies — Uber Technologies Inc. on Monday said a longtime Alphabet Inc. executive has left …
Google's new Crowdsource app for Android asks users to perform short 5-10 second tasks to improve Google services, currently offers no incentives
A new Google application called Crowdsource has quietly appeared on Google Play, asking users to perform brief tasks that will help improve …
Velocity, a short-notice premium restaurant booking app, raises $22.5M Series B led by DIG Investments, says funds will be used to expand into 29 cities by 2020
Velocity, a short-notice premium restaurant booking app, has raised $22.5 million in a Series B round led by DIG Investments …
Iran says it has completed the first phase of its plan to operate a “national internet”, which provides access to e-government services and domestic web pages
FBI issued warning that two state voter registration databases were breached by suspected foreign hackers; sources: Arizona, Illinois databases were the targets
FBI Warns Colin Lecher / The Verge : Harry Reid asks FBI to investigate potential Russian election tampering PYMNTS.com : Hackers Aimed At State Election Boards, According To FBI Pierluigi Paganini / ...
Facebook's Trending section shows fake Megyn Kelly story days after firm lays off curators; company removes story, says is working on better detecting fake news
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The first detailed US rules for flights of small commercial drones go into effect today and include pilot licensing requirements and a nighttime flying ban
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T-Mobile now lets you watch HD video on its “unlimited” data plan, which currently caps video at 480p, with $3/day passes on the new T-Mobile One Plus plan
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In a competitive market, Twitter's revenue share deal is designed to appeal to YouTube stars, does not require content exclusives
Kurt Wagner / Recode : Tweets: @pkafka . See also Mediagazer Tweets: Peter Kafka / @pkafka : A couple of years ago this would have really spooked YouTube. http://twitter.com/... See also Mediagazer
Source: Twitter expands Amplify Publisher program to individual video creators in the US, giving them 70% of ad revenue, better than YouTube and Facebook terms
Twitter is trying something new to boost its stagnating user base: Luring content creators to post on Twitter by giving them an easy way to earn money from their videos. Tweets: @kantrowitz and @marti...
Instagram Stories diverges from Snapchat by suggesting whom to follow; company says 100M people visit the Explore tab every day
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Fitbit unveils $100 ‘swim-proof’ Flex 2 and $150 Charge 2 with heart rate monitoring
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US appeals court dismisses AT&T data throttling lawsuit filed by the FTC in 2014, but AT&T could still face a fine from FCC
Diane Bartz / Reuters :
CrunchBase data shows that 52.3% of startups that secured an exit and 45.9% of companies that raised $10M had only one founder
Haje Jan Kamps / TechCrunch : Tweets: @miappi Tweets: @miappi : Breaking a startup myth: Data shows you don't need a co-founder http://techcrunch.com/... #startup http://twitter.com/...
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