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Yahoo to be named Altaba, Mayer to leave board after Verizon deal

January 10, 2017 by · Leave a Comment 

(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc said Monday that it would rename itself Altaba Inc and Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer would step down from the board after the closing of its deal with Verizon Communications Inc. Yahoo has a deal to sell its core internet business, which includes its digital advertising,

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Citigroup may benefit less from tax cuts than other U.S. banks

January 10, 2017 by · Leave a Comment 

Citigroup Inc stands to get less of a profit boost than other big U.S. banks from lower corporate tax rates expected from the new government in Washington. A number of bank stock analysts have worked through broad tax proposals by Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump and estimate that a new tax law could increase Citigroup earnings per share only half as much as some rivals. At the same time, Citigroup may have…

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Italy looking at Google proposal to close tax dispute: source

January 10, 2017 by · Leave a Comment 

Italy's tax authorities are looking at a proposal from Google to pay between 270 million and 280 million euros ($296 million) to wrap up a tax dispute, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday. Earlier this year Italian tax police presented a claim against Google for the non payment of taxes …

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U.S. presidential commission issues recommendations on cyber security

December 3, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The U.S. government and the private sector must cooperate to improve the security of digital networks, a U.S. presidential commission on cyber security recommended in a wide-ranging report issued on Friday. The commission created by President Barack Obama earlier this year also recommended that the president and Congress accelerate the pace at which technology is updated in the federal sector and that the president appoint an ambassador for cyber…

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Disney, Microsoft among possible Twitter suitors: reports

September 26, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co and Microsoft Corp join a list of potential suitors for Twitter Inc, according to media reports on Monday. Twitter shares were up 2.23 percent at $23.36 in after-market trading. The microblogging service has reportedly started talks with a number of technology companies to sell itself, including Google parent Alphabet Inc and may receive a formal bid soon.

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Daimler’s MyTaxi to merge with Hailo to take on Uber: sources

July 26, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Daimler will deepen its European footprint in the ride-hailing business when its MyTaxi smartphone app unveils an all-share merger deal with U.K. rival Hailo as soon as Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. It is the latest push by traditional carmakers to enter the taxi ride hailing services market dominated by technology companies like Uber [UBER.UL]. In similar deals earlier this year, Volkswagen took a $300 million stake in Gett and General Motors invested $500 million into Lyft.

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Data analysis from Paris raid on Google will take months, possibly years: prosecutor

May 29, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

By Chine Labbé PARIS (Reuters) – Analysis of data seized by investigators in last week's raid of Google's Paris headquarters could possibly take years, French financial prosecutor Eliane Houlette said on Sunday. Dozens of French police raided Google's offices on Tuesday, escalating an investigation over suspected tax evasion. “We have collected a lot of computer data,” Houlette said in an interview with Europe 1 radio, TV channel iTele and newspaper Le Monde, adding that 96 people took part in the raid.

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Exclusive: SWIFT network says aware of multiple cyber fraud incidents

April 26, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The disclosure came as law enforcement authorities in Bangladesh and elsewhere investigated the February cyber theft of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank account at the New York Federal Reserve Bank. SWIFT has acknowledged that the scheme involved altering SWIFT software on Bangladesh Bank's computers to hide evidence of fraudulent transfers. Monday's statement…

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