On Thursday, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire vowed that France will tax big digital businesses this year whether there is progress or not…
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Loose European coalition forms on coronavirus contact tracing
A loose European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology for coronavirus contact tracing. Supporters of the decentralized…
U-turn: French parliament to vote on COVID-19 contact tracing app after all
In a U-turn, the French government has decided after all to allow lawmakers to vote on its plan to launch a COVID-19 contact tracing app, lawmakers and…
France complains Apple’s Bluetooth privacy policy is blocking their COVID-19 contact-tracing plan
The limitation is standing in the way of a government contact-tracing app that France wants to build, Digital Minister Cedric O said…
‘Naked’ investors, not COVID numbers, will determine market performance
Naked investors who went all-in on stocks might sell once they recoup some of their losses, which could lead to a bigger decline in the market…
France fines Apple a record $1.2 billion over third-party wholesalers deals
Apple was fined a record 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) by French antitrust regulators after the Cupertino Colossus was found to have anti-competitive…
France to fine Apple over anti-competitive behavior
France’s competition watchdog is set to fine Apple next Monday over anti-competitive behavior in its distribution and sales network…
Apple CEO Cook offers work from home to many employees this week
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered in a new memo to employees offered many global offices the option to work from home. Cook told employees at several…
France fines Apple €25 million over iPhone throttling
According to French officials, Apple installed software that slowed down iPhones. So, the country fined Apple more than $27 million for iPhone throttling …
UK vows new tax on tech firms will proceed despite U.S. pressure
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has threatened new tariffs on UK carmakers after UK Chancellor Sajid Javid said the UK would not back down over the tax…
Disney+ launch moved up in UK, Western Europe to March 24
The Disney+ launch has been moved up a week. Those in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and Austria…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: All countries should end digital services tax plans to pave way for OECD-led global deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has urged all countries to suspend plans for digital services taxes that Washington believes unfairly target U.S. tech companies…
Apple TV app hits Roku platform today ahead of Apple TV+ launch on November 1st
Roku announced the Apple TV app is available on the Roku® platform starting today. For the first time ever, Roku users can add the Apple TV app…
Amazon Music now available on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD
Starting today, customers can download the Amazon Music app from the App Store for Apple TV and get access to stream millions of songs and thousands of playlists and stations on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD…
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks climate change, fake news, and more during speech to students in Italy
Tim Cook has been busy traveling Europe over the last week, and his latest stop is in Italy…
Why the Apple Card is better than a regular credit card
Apple Card completely rethinks everything about the credit card. It represents all the things Apple stands for. Like simplicity, transparency, security, and privacy…
Apple Card launch imminent as Apple trademark filings appear
With Apple’s new payment card appearing to be set for imminent launch in the U.S.A…
Apple Store designer submits plans to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral with glass roof and spire
The architect behind the Apple Store has submitted a proposal for the repair of Notre Dame including an all-glass roof replete with glass spire and saints…
Donors, including Apple, pledge over 700 million euros to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral went up in flames on Monday evening, a blaze that devastated the landmark…
EU’s Margrethe Vestager says Europe must lead the way with a digital taxes
There is still disagreement among EU members over how to implement a so-called ‘GAFA tax’ – named after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – to ensure the global internet giants pay…
Apple Champs-Élysées escapes damage during ‘yellow vest’ vandalism rampage
It is meant to be one of the world’s most elegant streets…
Apple, other tech giants, see the specter of future taxes in France
Rather than wait for international rules to catch up, France and a few others are embracing…
Apple expands ‘There’s More to iPhone’ campaign to more countries, debuts new videos
Apple today expanded its ‘There’s More to iPhone’ marketing campaign to France and the United Kingdom…
Apple agrees to pay back-dated taxes to France
Apple said it had reached a deal with France to pay…
France to introduce new ‘GAFA’ (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) tax in new year
France has been pushing hard for a new so-called ‘GAFA tax’ named after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon…
Looters rob Bordeaux Apple Store during ‘Yellow Vest’ protests in France
The ‘yellow vest’ protests have been “a catastrophe” for the French economy…
Apple Champs-Élysées to open in Paris this Sunday
Apple today announced its latest retail location, Apple Champs-Élysées, paying tribute to Paris’s rich history…
Apple’s spectacular Louvre store is closing
Apple has revealed that it will shutter its Apple Carrousel du Louvre retail store in Paris…
Canal+ gives up on its cable box, switches to Apple TV
You can now subscribe to Canal+ and get an Apple TV 4K with Canal+’s myCanal app already preloaded…
Camera maker DxO Labs files for bankruptcy
DxO Labs today announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection…
Apple invites developers to workshop in Paris
Apple has begun sending out a limited number of invitations to a developer workshop…
Apple denies allegations of abusing French developers who’ve earned one billion euros from App Store
Apple has issued a statement defending against allegations made by France’s finance minister Bruno Le Maire…
Europe tightens screws on Apple, other U.S.-based tech firms
Europe is zeroing in on U.S. tech companies amid rising trans-Atlantic trade tensions…
France to sue Apple, Google over developer contracts
France will take Google and Apple to court over contractual terms imposed…
French court denies Apple injunction against tax protestors in stores
The High Court of Paris on Friday denied Apple’s request for an injunction that would have blocked activist group Attac…
French billionaire said to be near deal to sell building that will house Paris Apple Store
A company owned by the family of French billionaire Christopher Descours is in talks to sell…
70 colleges and universities in Europe adopt Apple’s Everyone Can Code initiative
Apple today announced 70 colleges and universities in Europe have adopted Everyone Can Code…
Apple sues French tax activists who occupied Paris retail store
Apple has filed a lawsuit against the Attac activist group after about 100 of its supporters…
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits France’s Eldim, maker of components critical to iPhone X’s Face ID system
Eldim, based near the Normandy town of Caen, has been making various types of…
Apple CEO Cook in Paris to meet French president Macron amid calls for tech taxes
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is in Paris to meet Emmanuel Macron…
U.S. tech firms like Apple and Amazon pose ‘huge’ tax challenge for France
An initiative to impose an ‘equalization tax’ for tech companies across the EU…
TransferWise links with Apple Pay globally
TransferWise will allow users around the world to send money internationally through its service using Apple Pay…
