Big Internet companies have long been the target of complaints that they don’t pay enough in taxes. Fed up, more countries are rolling out plans to hit the likes of Facebook and Google with a “digital tax”.
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Apple analysts have grown more positive on the company’s prospects, pointing to the upcoming launch of a 5G version of the iPhone, as well as continued growth in its services business.
The surge in Tesla’s shares so far this month moved Elon Musk’s company even closer to displacing Toyota as the world’s most valuable car maker.
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Zoom temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of US-based Chinese activists after they held an event to commemorate the 31st anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown.
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Volkswagen will narrowly meet a deadline to start deliveries of its flagship ID.3 electric car, but early buyers will have to wait months for all the features to work.