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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Former Google Exec Turns Whistleblower On Company's Tax Avoidance Machinations In The UK   —  Google is under fire in the UK for its tax practices in the country, and a new key witness (who spoke to The Sunday Times) might put them in deeper hot water when he hands over a reported 100,000 emails …
May 19, 2013, 2:55 PMIn context
Sam Biddle / Valleywag:
Which Journalists Accepted Free Laptops from Google?   —  Yesterday's Google I/O keynote—a tech Nuremberg of fanboyism, developer jargon, and fancy new features for Gmail—dragged on for hours.  Those thousands who sat patiently in their chairs were rewarded with a brand new, $1,300 laptop …
May 17, 2013, 1:35 AMIn context
Spencer E. Ante / Wall Street Journal:
New Groupon CEO Unlikely Until Next Year   —  Groupon Inc. isn't likely to name a permanent new chief executive until next year, the daily-deal company's interim chiefs said Wednesday.  —  The company, which stumbled badly after going public in 2011, has been looking for someone to fill …
May 16, 2013, 2:55 PMIn context
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
PayPal's Cash For Registers Tries To Outdo Square And Groupon With Its Own Bid To Rule The Register   —  PayPal today announced Cash for Registers to encourage merchants to switch to PayPal-powered point-of-sale solutions.  The program is part of the payment giant's bid to be the kingpin among …
May 14, 2013, 1:05 PMIn context
Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land:
Online Sales Tax: Why E-Commerce Companies Are On Both Sides Of The Debate   —  If passed by the House, the Marketplace Fairness Act, which aims to level the playing field between online retailers and brick-and-mortar businesses, could go into effect as soon as this fall.
May 14, 2013, 8:15 AMIn context
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
RelayRides Acquires Wheelz To Boost Inventory And Improve Hardware For Its Peer-To-Peer Car Rentals   —  There's consolidation afoot in the peer-to-peer car rental space.  San Francisco-based RelayRides, which launched about five years ago and is now available nationwide, has gobbled up fledgling competitor Wheelz.
May 14, 2013, 7:40 AMIn context
Jon Russell / The Next Web:
Alibaba confirms it has bought 28% of AutoNavi, China's top mapping system, for $294 million   —  UPDATE: The deal is now confirmed, with Alibaba paying $294 million for a 28 percent share.  In addition the companies will work together on e-commerce opportunities:
May 10, 2013, 12:05 PMIn context
Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
Ahead of I/O, Google Wallet Drops Plans to Introduce a Physical Card   —  Google will update its Wallet product at its I/O developer conference next week, but will not include the physical credit card that the company had considered launching at the event, according to sources.
May 10, 2013, 9:40 AMIn context
Ashlee Vance / Businessweek:
Netflix, Reed Hastings Survive Missteps to Join Silicon Valley's Elite   —  On a normal weeknight, Netflix (NFLX) accounts for almost a third of all Internet traffic entering North American homes.  That's more than YouTube, Hulu, Amazon.com (AMZN), HBO Go, iTunes, and BitTorrent combined.
May 9, 2013, 10:20 AMIn context
Bloomberg:
Apple, Oracle Pay Their CFOs the Most as Cash Hoards Grow   —  Five of the ten best-paid finance chiefs last year work in the technology industry, as executives at companies from Apple Inc. (AAPL) to Google Inc. (GOOG) were rewarded for increasing profit, amassing cash and minimizing taxes.
May 9, 2013, 7:05 AMIn context

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