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Digital Taxes, Big Tech In Regulatory Focus As 2020 Dawns

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As 2020 dawns, regulators are continuing to focus on taxes and possible anti-competitive behavior on the part of tech’s marquee names. That mandate would impact firms such as Apple and Samsung , among others. The initiative is potentially harmful to the market,” a spokesman said, as quoted in the Reporter. “It

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India Is Now World’s Second Largest Smartphone Market

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India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest smartphone market. According to news from a report by Canalys , smartphone shipments in India grew 23 percent year over year in Q3 2017 to reach just over 40 million units, making the country the world’s second largest smartphone market after China.

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Bitcoin Daily: Samsung SDS Tests Blockchain Health Claims; Bermuda To Accept Digital Currencies; CIMB Singapore Does Blockchain Trade Financing

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Samsung SDS will reportedly launch a blockchain-based medical claims processing system this month. dollar-backed digital currencies for the payment of government taxes, fees and services. According to CoinDesk , the new system will link all hospitals, pharmacies, insurers and other companies in the sector. Technology is the future.

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The Lebron Effect On Payments

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From concept to its launch in January of 2018, Amazon Go took five years to make it to market with its first location, found on the ground floor of the firm’s new headquarters. According to its internal numbers, Lyft now controls 35 percent of the national ridesharing market, up from 20 percent 18 months ago.

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Investors Pick AI, Treasury As Top Funding Targets This Week

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Countingup offers digital financial services including accounting and expense management, invoicing, value-added tax (VAT) returns and more, with a particular attention on sole traders like contractors and freelancers. Artificial Intelligence. DeePhi Tech. Treasury Management.

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Tech Giants’ Hill Testimony Reveals CEO Views On Competition — And Innovation

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Drilling down into market competition, Pichai said global markets are marked by prices that are “free or falling” and said the landscape looks nothing like it did five years ago, let alone 21 years ago, when Google’s search offerings debuted. He pointed to polls that show 80 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of Amazon.

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How Apple Can Reverse Their Revenue Curse

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Not many companies can lay claim to losing as much value in 12 months as the entire market cap of the world’s largest retailer and still remain standing. Apple has subtracted $234 billion from its market cap – about $20 billion more than Walmart is worth. . With a market cap today of $502 billion, Apple’s clearly no slouch either.

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