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Google, Amazon and Starbucks to face inquiry from UK legislators over alleged tax avoidance

By Amar Toor on November 12, 2012 06:22 am + 78 comments

Executives from Google, Amazon, and Starbucks will field questions from UK legislators today, amid Continue reading…
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UK finds European space program profitable, ramps up investment

By Amar Toor on November 9, 2012 06:17 am + 33 comments

The UK plans to increase its contribution to Europe's space program, in the hopes of attracting Continue reading…
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Amazon ebook tax loophole being contested by European commission

By Justin Rubio on October 25, 2012 04:25 pm + 15 comments

The European commission has ordered Luxembourg to increase the rate that local retailers are charged Continue reading…
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Twitter blocks neo-Nazi account within Germany in response to police request

By Amar Toor on October 18, 2012 01:44 am + 93 comments

Twitter announced this week that it has censored a neo-Nazi account at the request of the German Continue reading…
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EU regulators say Google must revise its privacy policy

By Aaron Souppouris on October 16, 2012 11:43 am + 52 comments

EU regulators have urged Google to implement changes to the way it handles user data. CNiL, an Continue reading…
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Microsoft's Surface graffiti ads go global, French version hints at European launch

By Tom Warren on October 15, 2012 04:51 am + 98 comments

While Microsoft has confirmed its Surface RT tablet will launch on October 26th in the US, the Continue reading…
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Google offers to label own services in search results as part of EU antitrust case

By Kimber Streams on October 10, 2012 10:19 am + 92 comments

Google has offered to label its own services in search results as part of an ongoing antitrust Continue reading…
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Architects propose a floating airport for London

By Aaron Souppouris on September 9, 2012 12:58 am + 209 comments

Architectural firm Gensler is proposing the construction of a floating airport on the surface of Continue reading…
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Nokia Lumia 920 reportedly launching in Europe during November

By Nathan Ingraham on September 7, 2012 08:11 am + 63 comments

One of the biggest disappointments of Nokia's Lumia 920 and 820 announcement earlier this week was Continue reading…
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee's Web Index measures the internet's impact on society

By Amar Toor on September 6, 2012 06:09 am + 10 comments

Sir Tim Berners-Lee's World Wide Web Foundation has launched the Web Index, an online tool designed Continue reading…