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01 Nov

Russia Fines Google $20 Decillion

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Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Google reportedly owes the Kremlin more than 2 undecillion rubles — a 2 followed by 36 zeroes — after refusing to pay fines that are now accruing for blocking pro-Russian channels on YouTube. The virtually unpronounceable penalty amounts to $20 decillion — or around $20 billion trillion trillion. That dwarfs the size of the global economy. At $110 trillion, according to International Monetary Fund figures, world gross domestic product looks modest in comparison. Google parent Alphabet, meanwhile, has a market value of around $2…

Europe Just Delivered Multi-Billion Dollar Blows To Apple And Google

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Apple has lost its fight to dodge a €13 billion ($14.4 billion) tax bill following a ruling by Europe’s top court Tuesday, suffering a blow just a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a host of new products to boost sales. The European Court of Justice also upheld a €2.4 billion ($2.6 billion) antitrust fine against Google, in a separate decision, delivering a double whammy to two of the world’s most powerful tech companies. In the ruling against Apple (AAPL), the ECJ upheld a 2016 decision by the European Commission, which found that Ireland had granted Apple unlawful state aid…

When You Google John Mahama, Corruption Cases Also Pop Up- Paul Yandoh

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The Asokwa Constituency Treasurer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Kwabena Yandoh has made a scathing revelation pointing out Google is likely to pull out a corruption related case, should John Mahama’s name be searched. He was therefore appalled that with this dirty record on the web, former President John Mahama still had the gut to accuse the Akufo-Addo led government of misappropriating monies meant for Covid-19 relief. According to Mr. Mahama, President Akufo-Addo channeled some ¢33 billion earmarked to offset the pandemic’s grave implications into his 2020 re-election bid. The former President made these allegations during the 24th African…