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Apple ordered to pay back its illegal $14.4 billion Irish tax break
Europe's highest court ruled that Apple must pay back its €13 billion ($14.4 billion) Irish tax break deemed illegal by the EU Commission way back in 2016.
Steve Dent09.10.2024
X ordered to pay $600K to fired employee who didn’t click 'yes' on email ultimatum
An Irish commission ruled that a former Twitter executive's firing was unjust and ordered the company to pay over $600,000 in damages.
Danny Gallagher08.14.2024
EU vows to get tougher on Big Tech privacy violations
The EU is taking a tougher stance on Big Tech privacy investigations.
Jon Fingas01.31.2023
Apple's iPhone 14 Emergency SOS feature goes live in France, Germany, Ireland and the UK
As promised, Apple has expanded its iPhone 14 Emergency SOS satellite feature to France, Germany, Ireland and the UK after launching it in the US.
Steve Dent12.13.2022
Meta fined €265 million over Facebook data scraping in the EU
Meta has been hit with a €265 million ($277 million) fine for failing to prevent millions of Facebook users' data from being scraped.
Steve Dent11.28.2022
Microsoft’s Game Pass Friend & Family tier goes live in two countries
Following a leak last week, Microsoft has unveiled the Game Pass Friends & Family in Ireland.
Steve Dent09.02.2022
Paramount+ debuts in the UK and Ireland on June 22nd
Paramount+ will launch in the UK and Ireland on June 22nd, but most other countries will have to wait until later in the year.
Jon Fingas05.03.2022
Meta fined $18.6 million over 12 GDPR-related data breaches
Ireland's data watchdog received a dozen data breach notifications in 2018.
Kris Holt03.15.2022
Intel plans to build a $19 billion chip plant in Germany
It'll invest up to $88 billion in Europe over the next decade.
Kris Holt03.15.2022
Peacock will debut in the UK and Ireland on November 16th
The soft launch on Sky and NOW is the streaming service's first expansion outside of the US.
Kris Holt11.15.2021
Google's first Street View EV is a Jaguar loaded with air quality sensors
Over the next twelve months, Jaguar I-Pace EVs outfitted with Google's Street View mapping technology will be driving around Dublin.
Mariella Moon05.26.2021
Ireland's health service shuts down IT systems after ransomware attack
Ireland's Health Service Executive has been hit with a ransomware attack causing it to shut down its IT network and resort to pen and paper records.
Saqib Shah05.14.2021
Samsung will use drone deliveries for Galaxy products in Ireland
Some Samsung customers in Ireland will receive their orders through a courier that can take to the skies and reach them within a few minutes.
Mariella Moon03.24.2021
'Microsoft Flight Simulator' update brings better UK and Ireland visuals
Asobo Studio has upgraded Premier League stadiums, Buckingham Palace and other landmarks.
Kris Holt02.16.2021
Facebook is winding down some of its Irish tax havens
Facebook is winding down some of the Irish companies it used to avoid paying taxes in the US, UK and elsewhere.
Jon Fingas12.27.2020
'Wonder Woman 1984' rentals will start early in UK, where there's no HBO Max
'Wonder Woman 1984' will be available to rent on January 13th in the UK and Ireland, where HBO Max simply isn't an option.
Jon Fingas12.19.2020
Apple's Irish tax deal will be scrutinized by Europe's highest court
The European Commission refuses to back down in its long-running legal battle against Apple and the Irish government’s tax arrangements. Today, the executive branch of the European Union announced that it would appeal a decision granted by the General Court in July that sided with the juggernaut technology company. The Commission believes that the Court “made a number of errors of law” and wants the case re-examined by the European Court of Justice — the highest form of scrutiny in the EU.
Nick Summers09.25.2020
The EU is testing cross-border COVID-19 contact tracing
Six countries are trialing the system, which should go live next month.
Kris Holt09.14.2020
Apple and Ireland win European appeal over multi-billion tax deal
Europe's second-highest court has ruled in favor of Apple and Ireland.
Daniel Cooper07.15.2020
Google expands Play Pass to nine countries beyond the US
It's also introducing a $30 annual subscription.
Kris Holt07.14.2020