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European Commission orders Amazon to pay back about €250M in taxes to Luxembourg, saying it had been given “sweetheart” tax advantage since 2003 — - Amazon has been ordered to pay €250 million (£221 million, $294 million) by the European Commission over its taxes.
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European Commission says it's taking Ireland to court for failing to collect €13B from Apple in back taxes identified in Aug. 2016, says no money has been paid — The European Commission, the EU's competition watchdog, is taking Ireland to court for failing to collect billions of euros …
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Sonos announces it is rolling out Alexa support for all its current models in a public beta — Sonos announced today that its Alexa support, which has been in a limited private beta for months at this point, is finally rolling out to all current-model Sonos speakers in a public beta.
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Sonos announces Alexa-powered Sonos One smart speaker for $199, says it will support Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay 2 next year — Company to announce its first smart speaker, powered by a rival—Amazon's Alexa voice assistant — Sonos Inc., the pioneer in wireless speakers … | Wall Street Journal: |
Verizon says Yahoo breach in 2013 affected all of its 3B users, up from initially reported 1B users — Company disclosed late last year that 2013 hack exposed private information of over 1 billion users — A massive data breach at Yahoo AABA 1.95% in 2013 was far more extensive than previously disclosed …
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| Paul Carroll / DxOMark: |
DxOMark: Samsung Galaxy Note8 camera quality matches iPhone 8 Plus with overall score of 94, video shooting quality lags behind iPhone and Google's Pixel — The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 “phablet” joins the growing number of dual-cam smartphones. The Note 8 features two 12MP sensors …
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| Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo: |
What to expect from Google's October 4 event: Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones, Home Mini, Daydream View VR headset refresh, 2-in-1 Pixelbook and Pixelbook Pen — Even though it feels like we're still processing all of Apple's latest devices and announcements, it's time to switch gears and prepare … | New York Times: |
Sources: Uber board will add 6 new seats, approves resolution for Uber to go public by 2019; Benchmark conditionally agrees to drop its lawsuit against Kalanick — SAN FRANCISCO — Uber's board of directors voted on Tuesday for governance changes that reshape the balance of power …
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| Michael Steeber / 9to5Mac: |
Adobe debuts Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2018 with a focus on memory curation, content intelligence, and more for $99.99 each or $149.99 for both — Adobe today announced a new release of its Elements family of software packed with new tools that will enhance existing photo and video workflows … | Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Alphabet's DeepMind launches new Ethics and Society research unit to help technologists put ethics into practice, brings in advisers from academia and charity — Firm brings in advisers from academia and charity sector to ‘help technologists put ethics into practice’ in bid to help society cope with artificial intelligence
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HP updates Spectre 13 laptop with quad-core eighth-generation Intel processors, slimmer bezels, touchscreen, and 4K display; starting at $1,299.99 on October 29 — The x360 is getting some tweaks, too — The Spectre 13 was already HP's flashiest laptop, and today HP is unveiling …
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| Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC: |
Evan Spiegel says Snap has sold about 150K Spectacles so far — - Snap CEO Spiegel spoke to author Walter Isaacson at Vanity Fair's fourth annual New Establishment Summit in Beverly Hills, California. — Spiegel's comments on Tuesday indicated that Spectacles unit sales are now higher …
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| Manish Singh / NDTV Gadgets 360: |
Amazon launches its Echo speakers with Alexa by invitation in India, will begin shipping in the week of October 30 — Amazon said on Wednesday it is bringing Alexa as well as Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Plus smart speakers to India, its fastest growing marketplace …
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| Alex Kipman / Windows Blog: |
Microsoft says developers can access Mixed Reality SteamVR preview and Halo: Recruit and other VR games are coming October 17 — Update 10/3/17, 7 p.m. PT: A recording of our event from today is now available to watch on demand. — Mixed reality will unleash the creativity of every person and every organization on the planet.
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