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Paradise Papers: Apple sought a secret shift to new tax haven of Jersey, after crackdown by European regulators of its Irish tax arrangement — The world's most profitable firm has a secretive new structure that would enable it to continue avoiding billions in taxes, the Paradise Papers show.
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Apple says no operations or investments moved from Ireland after 2015 corporate restructuring, changes in Ireland's tax laws did not reduce its tax payments — Apple believes every company has a responsibility to pay its taxes, and as the largest taxpayer in the world, Apple pays every dollar it owes in every country around the world.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google patches Wi-Fi KRACK flaw in Android, adds new saturated color display option in Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, releases fix for Pixel 2 “clicking” noise — It's also fixing the clicking problem on the Pixel 2 — The regular, monthly patches for the Pixel are one of the main reasons …
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DisplayMate: iPhone X display has the best color accuracy of “any display we have ever tested”, top full screen brightness of OLED-equipped phones at 634 nits — Dr. Raymond M. Soneira President, DisplayMate Technologies Corporation Copyright © 1990-2017 by DisplayMate Technologies Corporation.
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| Nan Boden / Google: |
Google announces strategic partnership with Salesforce, will better integrate G Suite with Salesforce's CRM software — Today, we announce a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with Salesforce that spans Google Cloud and Google Analytics. The partnership will enable smarter, more collaborative experiences for our customers.| Olivia Solon / The Guardian: |
The rise of workplace surveillance: how employers are monitoring their staff's web-browsing patterns, keystrokes, social media posts, and private messaging — Employers are using a range of technologies to monitor their staff's web-browsing patterns, keystrokes, social media posts and even private messaging apps| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils Resonance Audio, an open-source, cross-platform spatial audio SDK for VR, AR, games, and 360 video — As augmented reality slowly proliferates with the promise of bringing computer interaction into three-dimensional space, platform giants like Google are tasked with bringing every sense into 3D space, as well.
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| James Bridle: |
A look at how YouTube is being used to share traumatizing content to young children automatically and at scale — As someone who grew up on the internet, I credit it as one of the most important influences on who I am today. I had a computer with internet access in my bedroom from the age of 13.
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| Salvador Rodriguez / Reuters: |
Will.i.am's tech startup I.am+ announces it has raised $117M, has created a voice assistant for customer service — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - I.am+, the tech startup founded by pop star and entrepreneur will.i.am, has raised $117 million in venture funding, the company told Reuters on Monday …
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| Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Chinese internet company Tencent is developing its own autonomous driving technology, has created a prototype and begun testing internally — Tencent is said to have created an autonomous driving system — Tencent is competing with Google, Baidu, Tesla in the space
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Internal email: Lyft COO Rex Tibbens to step down, as company prepares to go public next year — Rex Tibbens is stepping down as chief operating officer of Lyft by year-end, Axios has learned from multiple sources. Tibbens, who joined the ride-hail company in 2015 after four years at Amazon … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
French driverless vehicle company Navya extends autonomous shuttle tests in Las Vegas with free rides to the public over a half-mile loop in yearlong trial — Three stops on a 0.6-mile loop downtown — The city of Las Vegas is expanding its experiment with autonomous technology …
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