Europe Frets U.S. Battery Factory Subsidies Will Hurt, Not Help 01-06-2023
The European Union is trying to assemble the building blocks to produce electric cars, but subsidies are luring companies to the United States.Lees verder op New York Times
Rekenhof zet vraagtekens bij opbrengst minimumbelasting multinationals 01-06-2023
01:00 Het Rekenhof acht de geraamde opbrengst van de minimumbelasting voor multinationals mogelijk te hoog wegens onvoorspelbare gedragseffecten en een inconsistente berekening. Volgens het kabinet-Financië…Lees verder op De Tijd
Na de fiscale race to the bottom, de subsidieoorlog 01-06-2023
01:00 Multinationals kunnen straks ook in fiscale paradijzen niet meer onder de lat van 15 procent belastingen duiken. Maar de strijd om buitenlandse investeringen aan te trekken is daarmee niet verdwenen.Lees verder op De Tijd
Sources: Apple is testing two new high-end Macs, one with M2 Max, and the other with the unannounced M2 Ultra chip with 60 graphics cores and up to 192GB of RAM (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 01-06-2023
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is testing two new high-end Macs, one with M2 Max, and the other with the unannounced M2 Ultra chip with 60 graphics cores and up to 192GB of RAM — Apple Inc. is testing a pair of new high-end Macs and their accompanying processors ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference next week … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Americans Owe Nearly $1 Trillion in Credit Card Debt – CNET 01-06-2023
The average credit card interest rate is now over 20%, the highest on record.Lees verder op Cnet
Amazon's Ring agrees to pay $5.8M to settle FTC allegations that until 2017, Ring gave employees and third-party contractors full access to every customer video (Bloomberg) 31-05-2023
Bloomberg: Amazon’s Ring agrees to pay $5.8M to settle FTC allegations that until 2017, Ring gave employees and third-party contractors full access to every customer video — Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $30.8 million to resolve two cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday related to privacy lapses by its smart devices. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Amazon agrees to pay $25M to settle FTC and DOJ charges over the company keeping Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data collected from children for years (Natasha Singer/New York Times) 31-05-2023
Natasha Singer / New York Times: Amazon agrees to pay $25M to settle FTC and DOJ charges over the company keeping Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data collected from children for years — Regulators said the tech giant kept children’s Alexa voice recordings “forever,” violating a children’s privacy law. Lees verder op Tech Meme
San Diego-based Measurabl, which makes carbon footprint management tools for properties, raised a $93M Series D led by Energy Impact Partners and Sway Ventures (Mike Freeman/San Diego Union-Tribune) 01-06-2023
Mike Freeman / San Diego Union-Tribune: San Diego-based Measurabl, which makes carbon footprint management tools for properties, raised a $93M Series D led by Energy Impact Partners and Sway Ventures — Measurabl managed to raise money despite the venture capital market being largely frozen for technology entrepreneurs. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Best Xbox Deals: Save on Hard Drives, Controllers and More – CNET 31-05-2023
These discounts can help you revamp your gaming setup with discounted next-gen consoles and gaming gear.Lees verder op Cnet
The Man Who Named the Metaverse Is Optimistic Despite Meta’s Troubles – CNET 31-05-2023
Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson says the metaverse’s foundations are maturing. It’s been tough, but Apple’s expected AR headset could help.Lees verder op Cnet