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Google parent Alphabet becomes $1 trillion company

Google’s parent company, the online giant Alphabet Inc., achieved a $1 trillion market value on 16 January. Shares in Alphabet rose 0.76% for the day...

Many countries likely to miss global education and nutrition goals

Despite global progress in education access and participation as well as in the tackling of malnutrition, current trajectories in many countries show that the...

Former Google executive raises concerns about tech giant's human rights policies

Ross LaJeunesse, a former Google executive has expressed his concerns about the human rights policies that the firm follows as it moves to expand...

Johnson says Huawei critics should suggest alternatives

British PM Boris Johnson said that opponents of Chinese tech company Huawei should suggest alternatives. The comment comes as US officials arrived in Britain to...

Commissioner urges EU to build up its digital sector

The European Union’s Commissioner for the internal market, Thierry Breton, said that, in order to not fall behind on its rivals, Europe needs to...

UK Security Service ‘not worried’ about Huawei impact on intelligence sharing

Andrew Parker, the chief of the UK Security Service - MI5, said in an interview that he had 'no reason to think' the intelligence...

Facebook, eBay to crack down on fake reviews

Britain’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, said that, after it had warned them, Facebook and eBay pledged to remove accounts, pages and...

Google sued for infringing patents

The American consumer electronics company Sonos is suing Google for patent infringement. The company announced it filed a lawsuit on 7 January. It says Google...

Poland prepares for 5G launch

Poland's mobile operator Play Communications announced it is planning to launch a 5G network in the northern city of Gdynia. “What we are announcing today...

Ryanair prepared for further 737 MAX delays

Ryanair is prepared for further delays to the delivery of its Boeing 737 Max airliners, its chief executive Michael O’Leary said in an interview. O’Leary...

Google to end controversial Dutch, Irish tax scheme

Google’s parent company Alphabet will stop using an intellectual property licensing scheme, known as the “Double Irish, Dutch sandwich”, which allowed it to delay...

US-Greece strategic dialogue inaugurated

In an atmosphere of already close bilateral relations, the US and Greece inaugurated their “Strategic Dialogue” in Washington on December 13.  US Secretary of...

Name Dispute: Referendum results wound two Balkan leaders

Zero hour has passed in the Name Dispute. Surprisingly low turnout for the September 30 referendum in Macedonia/FYROM to approve June’s Prespes Agreement settling the...

Concordia Europe Summit: Joe Biden tries to contain Trump’s transatlantic shockwaves

Concordia’s June 6-7 inaugural Europe Summit in Athens covered a wide array of issues from the ongoing refugee crisis, Eurozone disputes, the UN’s Sustainable...

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