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Young tech firms would have us believe they represent a new model of business. Too often, their tax affairs tell a different story 'You know most of them would be sitting down with Pyongyang in a heartbeat if they thought there was a few extra quid in it.' Illustration by Otto Whenever I think of those iconoclasts at Google, changing the very ... (more)
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Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuters.
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NASA Collaborates with Google and USRA for Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab
Quantum computing may be the key to solving some of the most challenging computer science problems.
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Welcome to this morning's edition of " First To Know ," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.
Google's Products Dig Deeper into People's Lives
"Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life," Page told a crowd of 6,000 software developers and entrepreneurs who flocked to San Francisco Wednesday for the opening day of Google's annual showcase for its latest breakthroughs.
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The corporation should be honest about its cartographic ethos: its Google Maps app is partly a tool for delivering ads The Hereford mappa mundi, c 1285, shows Jerusalem at the centre of the world.
Google CEO Larry Page wants less tech squabbling
Google CEO Larry Page delivered a simple message to a crowd of developers Wednesday: we need to stop fighting over little things and work together.
Google receiving sensitive searches redirected from rival in Vietnam
A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's website, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing criticism of the ruling party.
Under fire from whistleblowers, Google defends UK tax strategy to lawmakers
In these images taken from TV, Google executive Matt Brittin gives evidence to a parliamentary Public Accounts Committee on tax avoidance, in the Boothroyd Room, London Thursday May 16, 2013.
Atari Breakout: Google gives classic game kudos with an image search surprise
Google always likes to have a little fun when their "image searches" reach milestones.
Telstra apologises after customer records appear online
Telstra has issued a formal apology to affected customers after phone numbers, names and home addresses contained in spreadsheets were found online during a Google search.