Author: Bilal

Judges said the EU failed to prove Apple was given an advantage over another company. Europe’s second-highest court has ruled that Apple’s so-called “sweetheart deal” with the Irish tax authorities was not illegal. The General Court of the European Union has ruled that, because the EU could not prove that Apple was given preferential treatment, the deal did … Continue reading Apple and Ireland win European appeal over multi-billion tax deal Continue Reading →

It’s got front lighting and higher resolution than the Kindle. Rakuten’s Kobo readers are still hanging around to compete with Amazon’s Kindle lineup, and the company just unveiled a new model. The Kobo Nia is an entry-level reader with a six-inch, 1,024 x 758 Carta E Ink display (with Kobo’s ComfortLight front lighting), 172 gram weight, 8GB of storage … Continue reading Kobo’s new entry-level e-reader is the $100 Nia Continue Reading →

It’s the fourth big tech investment in Jio in recent months. Google is the latest big name to buy a stake in India’s largest mobile network, the company announced today. The search giant is buying a 7.7 percent stake in Jio Platforms worth $4.5 billion, a sum that is coming from Google’s recently-announced $10 billion Indian investment fund. … Continue reading Google buys $4.5 billion stake in India’s biggest mobile network Continue Reading →

Oculus may also be building more VR headsets during the lockdown. Sony will build twice as many PlayStation 5s in 2020 as it had originally planned, according to reports from Bloomberg and Nikkei. Rather than producing five or six million consoles, the company aims to manufacture up to nine or 10 million, depending on whether you believe Nikkei or Bloomberg, respectively. That massive … Continue reading Sony will reportedly make millions of extra PS5s to meet COVID-19 demand Continue Reading →

Google has become the latest high-profile firm to back India’s Reliance Jio  Platforms. The search giant is investing $4.5 billion for a 7.73% stake in the top Indian telecom network, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Wednesday. The investment today from Google is one of the rare instances where the Android-maker has joined its global rival Facebook … Continue reading Google invests $4.5 billion in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms Continue Reading →

The General Court of the European Court of Justice has annulled an EU decision that involved Apple’s  subsidiaries in Ireland. Four years ago, the European Commission said that Ireland had failed to collect €13 billion in taxes from Apple — roughly $15 billion. According to the press statement, “the Commission did not succeed in showing to the requisite legal … Continue reading Apple and Ireland win appeal against the European Commission’s $15 billion tax ruling Continue Reading →

Wall Street darling Tesla  is holding on to its recent gains today on the back of a bullish analyst report, despite some weakness in tech shares. Tesla has seen its value skyrocket in recent quarters, rising from a 52-week low share price of $211 to $1,548.81 today. That figure, however, is low in the eyes of some. … Continue reading Tesla holds on to recent gains with bullish analyst target of $2,300 Continue Reading →

Founded by former Google engineers, Brief is a newly launched news app that aggregates and summarizes the news in hopes of tackling a number of problems with today’s news cycle, including information overload, burnout, media bias, and algorithms that prioritize engagement over news accuracy. Today, there are so many places to read the news and many aggregators … Continue reading Brief’s mobile news app aims to tackle information overload and media bias Continue Reading →

Google  Play Pass, the Android alternative to subscription-based game store Apple Arcade, is expanding. Launched in September 2019 with more than 350 apps and games, Play Pass today announced it has added 150 new titles, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Golf Peaks and kid-friendly content like apps from Sesame Workshop, for example. In addition, the service will … Continue reading Google Play Pass expands outside the US, adds more titles and annual pricing Continue Reading →

BlueOcean is a new startup offering companies a relatively fast and affordable way to see how their brands are performing and what they can do to improve. CEO Grant McDougall and COO/President Liza Nebel (the pair founded BlueOcean with Chief Data Scientist Matthew Gross) told me they’ve been developing the technology for two years. And although … Continue reading BlueOcean uses automation to deliver affordable brand audits in seven days Continue Reading →