A Paris court has recently ruled that Google is not liable to pay the $1.3 billion in back taxes demanded by the French authorities.
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Over 80% of UAE centennials are mobile gamers: study
The global gaming market will reach over $115 billion in 2018. At over $50 billion, the mobile gaming industry accounts for nearly half of all the global gaming revenue.0 4173
Intel launches new Xeon chips to boost data centre business
Intel Corp has recently announced a new line of microprocessors for data centres, which it said will have a big boost in performance.
Review: Bose SoundLink Revolve
When it comes to audio, Bose is a name you simply cannot miss. The trend in Bluetooth speakers these days …
In vogue: The wearable movement
When James Park and Eric Friedman founded Fitbit ten years ago, they created a device that would soon become a …
Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs worldwide: Bloomberg
Microsoft is reportedly planning to cut thousands of jobs across the world, in a bid to re-organise its sales force.
Transformation Talk | Weekly news round-up 29.06.17
Tahawul Tech brings you Transformation Talk, a weekly roundup of the biggest news in the technology industry.
Google hit with record EU fine over shopping service feud
Google has been fined €2.42 billion ($2.7bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had distorted the market by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results.
Google to stop scanning Gmail accounts for ad purposes
In a blog post on Friday, Google Cloud SVP, Diane Greene, said G Suite’s Gmeila is already not used as input for ads personalisation, and Google will follow suit later this year with the free Gmail service.
Masdar Institute hosts workshop on building a lunar rover
The Yahsat Space Lab at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology hosted a workshop on how to build a lunar rover capable of exploring the moon’s rocky terrain, led by TeamIndus ‒ one of five teams competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE.
Google outlines new policies to curb online terror
Alphabet Inc’s Google has announced that it will implement additional measures to identify and remove terrorist or violent extremist content on its video sharing platform YouTube.