A collection of firms – including Apple – have until this announcement from the Irish government been able to push profits through Irish subsidies from overseas to avoid paying taxes on said profits. An announcement this week from Ireland suggests that Irelands Finance Minister Michael Noon is not about to let this continue. The “ghost […]
Supercell, the parent company behind hit games like Clash of Clans has announced receiving a $1.5B investment from Softbank (the first wireless carrier in Japan to carry the iPhone) and GungHo, a Japanese known for its online and mobile games. Supercell’s Clash of Clan game alone hit $2.4M a day this year, so it’s not completely clear why they would need “investment” to start with. The official version is that this will make Supercall “more independent and in control of [its] future” as lkka Paananen would put it. (more…)
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Apple has announced that it has lured a new executive away from her previous company to act as senior vice president of retail and online stores. The new executive is Angela Ahrendts, current CEO of Burberry. The position of senior vice president of retail and online stores is a newly created position and will report […]
Apple Campus 2, also known as the “spaceship campus,” was the subject of a new video aimed at the Cupertino city council and released to the public this weekend. The video plays out like a promo and was produced to help get the council on-board with Apple’s vast construction project. The video featured architect Norman […]
WikiLeaks has posted six videos of former NSA analyst Edward Snowden receiving the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence on Oct. 9, 2013. The appearance is one of very few for Snowden after leaking classified documents about US and UK mass spying programs in May. The annual award is given to former US intelligence […]
Microsoft has been in an active hunt for a new CEO following Steve Ballmer’s announcement that he’ll be leaving the company shortly. The process has entered the one-on-one interview stage, according to sources who spoke with The Wall Street Journal. These same sources have also detailed a list of individuals reportedly approached by the search […]
Bread, a startup that launched back in 2011 offering URL-shortening with a side order of monetization, has announced an acquisition by Yahoo. Such a move comes at a time when the startup was reportedly low on funds and actively pursuing a buyout from a bigger company, and brings with it a 30-day deadline to transition […]
Choosing a mate isn’t as simple as shopping for a new pair of jeans
(which is a task that many women dread, so we can’t underestimate the
complexity of jean shopping). But one bold, international company wants
women to select a man by browsing the available options in a store using
a process that’s not unlike shopping for denim. Except that you’ve got
to try your selections on for size after you take them home.
Google has recently announced an update to its terms of service and in short, it looks like they will soon be taking advantage of user ratings and reviews. The details of the terms of service update have been posted on the Google Policies & Principles page and will be going into effect on November 11, […]
From Dick Tracy, to Star Trek, to Knight Rider,
Samsung & Nissan’s new smartwatches harken back to the fictional timepieces of our favorite entertainment of the past. While allowing us to
dream about a future world of unbelievable gadgetry back then, TODAY–
Samsung and Nissan have melded the past with the future — to provide us
with super smart watches in the present.
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