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...Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner for the internal market, said that despite the measures taken by the tech companies to adapt to the DMA, “we are not convinced that the solutions by Alphabet, Apple...
...If found guilty, companies face fines of up to 10 per cent of global turnover....
...Google, Meta, ByteDance, Alibaba and Amazon are now the five biggest global sellers of advertising....
...This month, Vladimir Putin warned that western support of Ukraine risks triggering a global nuclear war....
...Inc and Acc, to use the three-letter acronyms often flash up on fund websites. Now, Lynn, could you have a go at explaining the difference between Inc and Acc please? Lynn Hutchinson Yes, of course....
...The rest of the world meanwhile sees giants with trillion dollar market values and global networks. Cue renewed efforts to undermine their dominance....
...Any changes it imposes could be felt around the world, given the global approach Apple and Google take to updating their software and services. The Internet of (Five) Things 1....
...The trouble is these efforts touch only the visible end of the semiconductor supply chain....
...Apple back on top with phone salesThe launch of a 5G iPhone has propelled Apple to the top of the global smartphone makers’ rankings for the first time in five years....
...Robin Wigglesworth is the FT’s global finance correspondent....
...The combined power usage of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple is more than 45 terawatt-hours a year, about as much as New Zealand....
...Apollo Global Management has hired Craig Farr as a senior partner to lead its capital solutions business....
...What’s the solution?...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on November 11 2020. ©2020 Nikkei Inc....
...Eurozone finance ministers have been divided over whether the EU should come up with a temporary measure or wait for the OECD’s solutions....
...action and find better solutions to restore our planet....
...The EU’s current VAT rules are a temporary solution dating back to 1993....
...It continues: “The independent review being undertaken by Freeh Group International Solutions LLC, announced on 17 January 2020, is proceeding....
...In a joint statement, Apple and Qualcomm said “all litigation between the two companies worldwide” had been dropped and that they had reached a six-year global patent licence agreement and a multiyear chip...
...In this world, a car is no longer something you touch and feel or “wear” like a luxurious garment, but something you use — like a phone....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on March 1, 2019. ©2019 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...a checkout solution”....
...How does this fit into global efforts?...
...There has been very little appetite among key global players to find concrete solutions,” said Pierre Moscovici, the EU’s commissioner for tax....
...By contrast, Apple has been hugely successful, its integrated hardware/content model generating billions of dollars a year....
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