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11:29pm, 21st May, 2020

Philippine lawmaker proposes tax targeting tech giants to fund virus fight

A Philippine lawmaker has introduced a bill in parliament aimed at taxing big tech firms such as Facebook, Alphabet's Google and Youtube, Netflix and Spotify, to raise funds to battle the coronavirus.

EU looks for evidence to rein in U.S. tech giants

2:26pm, 8th May, 2020

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EU looks for evidence to rein in U.S. tech giants

U.S. tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon could face tougher rules as European Union regulators seek evidence to curb their role as gatekeepers to the internet and access to people, information and services, according to an EU tender seen by Reute...

Digital ad market is avoiding coronavirus disaster, say tech giants

1:29pm, 30th April, 2020

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Digital ad market is avoiding coronavirus disaster, say tech giants

Reports of the demise of the digital advertising market due to the coronavirus outbreak appear exaggerated as the tech giants that dominate the online ads business, Google and Facebook, said this week they saw early signs that the worst could be over...

African governments team up with tech giants to fight coronavirus lies

5:45am, 2nd April, 2020

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African governments team up with tech giants to fight coronavirus lies

Governments across Africa are teaming up with technology giants including Facebook and WhatsApp to fight misinformation about coronavirus on social media platforms that could propel the pandemic on a continent with shaky healthcare systems.

EU warns telcos against throttling internet giants as data traffic spikes

4:25pm, 19th March, 2020

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EU warns telcos against throttling internet giants as data traffic spikes

The European Commission has warned Europe's telecoms providers not to block content platforms in an attempt to prevent internet gridlock caused by house-bound Europeans teleworking or video streaming due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Social media giants warn of AI moderation errors as coronavirus empties offices

1:27am, 17th March, 2020

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Social media giants warn of AI moderation errors as coronavirus empties offices

Alphabet Inc's YouTube, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc warned on Monday that more videos and other content could be erroneously removed for policy violations, as the companies empty offices and rely on automated takedown software during the coronavirus...

EU to unveil plans to boost European firms, rein in U.S. tech giants

8:58pm, 18th February, 2020

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EU to unveil plans to boost European firms, rein in U.S. tech giants

The European Commission will on Wednesday launch the first of a raft of proposals to help European companies exploit their rich trove of industrial data and at the same time rein in online giants Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Amazon.co...

Europe wants G20 to make taxing digital giants top priority this year

7:49am, 14th February, 2020

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Europe wants G20 to make taxing digital giants top priority this year

Europe wants the world's financial leaders to make it their top priority this year to reach a deal on global rules for taxing digital giants like Google , Amazon and Facebook , a document showed.

EU's Tusk warns of risks in rise of U.S. tech giants

12:01pm, 3rd May, 2019

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EU's Tusk warns of risks in rise of U.S. tech giants

The world needs to be wary of the rise of tech giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, comparing their powers to those of countries such as China, European Council President Donald Tusk said in Warsaw on Friday.

China's auto, internet giants set up 9.76 billion yuan fund to invest in ride-sharing industry

12:39am, 22nd March, 2019

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China's auto, internet giants set up 9.76 billion yuan fund to invest in ride-sharing industry

China's major automobile and internet companies, including Chongqing Changan Automobile, Alibaba and Tencent, are setting up a 9.76 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) joint venture to invest in ride-sharing industry, Chongqing Changan Automobile said...