Germany looks at Google tax
Just for foreigners
Germany’s finance ministry is looking at a 15 percent special tax on online advertising revenue collected by foreign internet companies such as Google or Facebook.
Google pays EU more in fines than in tax
Must be cheaper not to pay
Search engine Google is paying the EU more in fines than it does in tax.
Google plans to bump off the URL
And make a fortune
Search engine outfit Google's plan to make a fortune increase security by bumping off the URL is gathering pace.
France orders Google to surrender $57 million
First head rolls under GDPR rules
French regulators have fined Google nearly $57 million for violating Europe’s strict new data privacy rules.
Fossil Group flogs smartwatch tech to Google
Banks $40 million
Fossil Group is flogging its intellectual property related to a smartwatch technology currently under development to Google for $40 million.
Google can limit Europe's right to be forgotten law
Top EU court advisor says
US Google has had a stroke of luck over its moves to limit Europe's right to be forgotten law.
Google bows to Turkish pressure
Why did Greater Kurdistan map get the works?
Google has removed a map outlining the geographical extent of the Greater Kurdistan at the Turkish state’s insistence.
Chrome UI is a colossal miss
Users fume
Google's new Chrome UI appears to be a colossal miss and users are fuming.
Google says ciao to Allo
Dead as a dodo by next year.
Google is going to kill off its chat app Allo by the middle of next year.
Amazon might spin off its cloud services
Top Augur sees it in the entrails
A top divination expert who has a string of viable predictions under his belt, thinks that Amazon will spin off its cloud business in the near future.