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EU Court: On Second Thought, Apple Doesn’t Have to Pay That $21 Billion Irish Tax Bill
Apple is doing a victory dance today. The second-highest European Union court has overturned a decision that the Cupertino-based tech giant would have to pay $21 billion (€13 billion) in back taxes to Ireland.
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The EU’s Vote To Dump iPhone Lightning Cables: Everything You Need To Know
An EU vote to develop a standard smartphone charging cable standard totally did not go Apple’s way this week, putting intense pressure on the smartphone giant to drop its proprietary lightning connector for iPhones and other iOS devices. It may be some time coming, but this could be the beginning of the end for the…
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Facebook Must Delete Content Globally If It’s Considered Defamatory In Europe, Top EU Court Rules
The top court in the European Union has ruled Facebook must delete content globally, not just in Europe, if a European court decides that the content is defamatory. The case was brought by an Austrian politician who said that a Facebook user had defamed and insulted her by writing she was a “corrupt oaf,” among…
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Report: Amazon Facing Antitrust Probe In The EU Over Its Use Of Marketplace Merchant Data
The European Union is planning an antitrust investigation into e-commerce giant Amazon over its treatment of third-party merchants that rely on the company’s marketplace to sell goods, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.