Tag Archives: technology
Nigeria to prioritise taxes from digital non-resident firms in 2022
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will prioritise tax collection from its digital economy in 2022 and focus on non-resident firms with significant economic presence that generate turnover in the West African ...
Jan 20, 2022
Brazil electoral court could ban Telegram app for not fighting fake news
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's top electoral authority, the TSE, is considering whether to ban the messaging app Telegram during the run-up to October elections because it has not responded to requests...
Jan 20, 2022
Analysis-Microsoft faces challenge cleaning up Activision Blizzard’s culture
By Sheila Dang, Julia Love and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - The success of Microsoft's biggest deal ever rides on rehabilitating Activision Blizzard's culture, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared aft...
Jan 20, 2022
Google launches fresh appeal to overturn $2.8 billion fine at top EU court
(Reuters) - Google is filing an appeal at the European Union's top court against an earlier decision to uphold a $2.8 billion antitrust fine, a spokesperson for the Alphabet unit said late on Thursday...
Jan 20, 2022
Meta removes Iran-based fake accounts targeting Instagram users in Scotland
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook parent Meta Platforms removed a network of fake accounts that originated in Iran and targeted Instagram users in Scotland with content supporting Scottish i...
Jan 20, 2022
GM to deliver electric SUV Cadillac Lyriq to customers in ‘few months’
(Reuters) -General Motors Co's pre-production version of electric SUV Cadillac Lyriq have been assembled and the final production version is expected to be delivered to customers in a few months, Pres...
Jan 20, 2022
Mexican tycoon Salinas denounces ‘censorship’ for suspension of Twitter account
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas, whose businesses span retail, banking and the media, has denounced "censorship" by Twitter Inc, after it suspended his account for violatin...
Jan 20, 2022
Italy’s antitrust recalculates Apple, Amazon fines after “material error”
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust regulator said on Thursday it had recalculated the fines for U.S tech giants Apple and Amazon due to a "material error" in the first calculation. The fines now amoun...
Jan 20, 2022
Moscow plays down threat of U.S. electronics curbs
By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday dismissed warnings that the United States could restrict electronics supplies if Moscow attacks Ukraine, saying any such measures would mostly h...
Jan 20, 2022
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to receive first paycheck in cryptocurrency via Coinbase
(Reuters) -New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said his first paycheck, to arrive on Friday, will be automatically converted into cryptocurrency via Coinbase Global Inc. The salary will be conv...
Jan 20, 2022
