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Tech giants including Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple face antitrust investigations in Germany, France and the US. (File/AFP)

Germany opens antitrust probe against Apple

  • Germany launches investigation against Apple over anti-competition practices, shortly after similar probes against Amazon, Google and Facebook.
  • Germany and France have joined calls from the US to impose a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15 percent on companies like Amazon and Facebook.
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he company’s new remote-work plan is similar to other large tech companies. (File/AFP)

Amazon now says remote work OK 2 days a week

By AP ·
The case relates to Amazon’s collection and use of individuals’ personal data and violations under EU’s data privacy rules. (File/AFP)

Amazon may see $425 million EU privacy fine

By Reuters ·
The Competition and Markets Authority has been analyzing Amazon’s business for months. (File/AFP)

British watchdog plans investigation into Amazon’s use of data — FT

By Reuters ·
The New York Times logo hanging in New York. (File/AP)

Websites rumble back to life after Fastly-linked outage

By Reuters ·
Shares of Facebook, Amazon.com, Apple , Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet were all down between 0.3 percent and 0.6 percent. (AFP)

Shares in US tech giants a notch lower after landmark G7 tax deal

By Reuters ·
The world’s richest countries signed a landmark agreement committing them to confronting corporate tax avoidance and making sure that giant tech companies pay their fair share. (Shutterstock)

G-7 nations sign key pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes

By AP ·
Amazon buying MGM for $8.45 billion, will ‘reimagine’ storied movie, TV brands

Amazon buying MGM for $8.45 billion, will ‘reimagine’ storied movie, TV brands

By Reuters ·
Ray Hanania Show discusses how US media failed to report the truth about the Jeff Bezos leak video

Ray Hanania Show discusses how US media failed to report the truth about the Jeff Bezos leak

By RAY HANANIA ·
Special Bloomberg Businessweek published an excerpt from journalist and author Brad Stone’s tell-all book on the Amazon chief which revealed the truth behind the leak. (Amazon Unbound)

How the inconvenient truth of Jeff Bezos’s fabricated ‘phone leak’ story revealed a deeply-rooted media bias against Saudi Arabia

By TAREK ALI AHMAD ·
Saudi copycat watchdog destroys 5 million products amid global crackdown

Saudi copycat watchdog destroys 5 million products amid global crackdown

By Arab News ·
Saudi artist, Amazon launch debut Eid-themed gift card collaboration

Saudi artist, Amazon launch debut Eid-themed gift card collaboration

By Hala Tashkandi ·
Industry giants come to India’s rescue

Industry giants come to India’s rescue

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