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...“The possibility that GameStop is worth a fraction of its currently pumped-up valuation seems a lot higher than my chances of predicting the next tech unicorn or vaccine manufacturer,” he noted....
...(FT) Tech tools — left to your own devices WFH Many tech executives envy the Zoom set-up of Shopify chief Tobi Lütke, reports Tim Bradshaw....
...Europe’s top court boosted Intel’s eight-year attempt to overturn a €1bn fine for anti-competitive behaviour, raising the bar for EU efforts to rein in other powerful US tech giants such as Google and Qualcomm...
...And it’s been vocal in its challenges to the tech-industry titans....
...The US tech giant has issued a statement after the EC earlier said it enjoyed a quarter of a century of illegal state support from Ireland that distorted competition in Europe....
...(Engadget) Tech tools you can use – Zombies, Run!...
...Google’s regulatory woes in Europe deepened on Thursday when Brussels stepped up its antitrust case against the US tech group....
...The FT View is that the EC made the right call, in terms of preserving competition. Here’s a look at the winners and losers....
...And try as they might, tech hasn’t been able to erase the basic fact that living requires resources/money....
...Great tech Britain?...
...Huge investments in telecoms infrastructure will be necessary and the EC needs to ensure there is no feet-dragging on the part of the operators....
...Our proposal addresses all of the EC’s concerns, and greatly increases the visibility of rival services.”...
...We are now evaluating the EC’s decision,” the company said in a statement....
...The new deal, according to EC competition chief Joaquín Almunia, will narrow the bidding down to “each specific query.”...
...repeating – since by delineating its powers to scrap the deal, the Commission is firing another not-too-subtle shot across the White House’s bow: The Commission has the authority under Directive 95/46/EC...
...We look at three green tech businesses in the audio visual presentation as part of this FT special report. Although there is cause for optimism, a note of caution should be sounded....
...takeover defence - Star power pushes O2 arena sales to record £60 million - HMV is dreaming of a strong Christmas - France is next for attack by bond investors - AstraZeneca raided in EC...
...“If you’re a young high-tech company your IP is your main asset and you have to cling on for dear life, because someone is always trying to grab it.”...
...Oracle might use the cover of the EC delay as an excuse to abandon the deal altogether....
...Intel’s lawyers will argue that the EC failed to establish that Intel’s discounts to its customers shut out competition, namely from its rival AMD....
...It’s surely no coincidence that this is the approach the EC has been trying to force on Microsoft....
...This is clearly something that the EC will have to be wary of as it crafts rules to limit Microsoft’s power....
...An EC official also challenged Microsoft’s explanation, though he indicated that Neelie Kroes, the EC’s competition commissioner, had in fact been planning to attend....
...In November 2007, the software company was part of a $37m investment round in Platform Solutions Inc, another company that had tangled with IBM in court. The timing was interesting....
...Tetra Tech also derives more than 80 per cent of its revenues from clean water treatment and environmental clean-ups....
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