The Trump administration has threatened to slap 100pc tariffs on up to $2.4bn (£1.9bn) of French goods in retaliation to the country's digital tax against USA tech companies. Any retaliatory action from France would have to be taken at an EU-wide level because the 28-nation bloc is a customs union, which applies duties at its border. [Full Article...]
It goes on to say that the risk starts with the possibility of TB manufacturers and app developers could be watching and listening to you - potentially for marketing purposes. If you can't turn them off, consider whether you are willing to take the risk of buying that model or using that service. And, as we've learned in the past, hardware companies that are making these internet-connected devices... [Full Article...]
Beyond that though, the Iraqi oil minister has suggested that perhaps OPEC may even extend production cuts by another 400,000 barrels. "There is a big stock build in the first half of the year - we need to keep an eye on that". The contract rose 1.4 per cent on Monday. Oil eased off session highs earlier in the day as Wall Street dropped after data showed U.S. factory activity contracted in Nove... [Full Article...]
The Dyson V8 Animal stick vacuum cleaner is on sale this Cyber Monday for $249.99 - that's $150 off the list price of $399.99. Many time-limited deals from Black Friday are also usually extended through Cyber Monday. Ideal for homes with pets. Its filter traps 99 percent of cat and dog allergens. The Roomba e5 is value-packed without being overly expensive. The Roomba 891 also delivers fiv... [Full Article...]
On his first day in the new position, chief executive Makoto Uchida also pledged to fix profitability at Japan's No. 2 automaker and said setting realistic targets would be key toward that goal, as it tries to make a clean break from the leadership of former chairman Carlos Ghosn. [Full Article...]
The Independent has calculated that some passengers will cover more than 1 per mile. The Retail Price Index for July each year is used by governments to set regulated railway fares from the following January, which include season tickets and saver returns on long-distance services. [Full Article...]
He added the U.S. could investigate similar taxes by Austria, Italy and Turkey. His statement made no mention of proposed digital taxes in Canada or Britain. As well as threatening new tariffs on a series of French imports, the USA administration said it would consider whether to impose "fees or restrictions" on French services. [Full Article...]
Riot Games has proposed a collective settlement to every woman who has been employed by the company since 2014. A current employee told Kotaku: "It's hard to heal and move on when we are faced with the reality that at the end of the day, Riot prefers to pay the women still here for the trouble of continuing to work with alleged abusers", regarding the continuation of the contract of employees ... [Full Article...]