FEB
12
2016

Politicians pave way for new digital spying proposals

On Thursday, the parliamentary committee scrutinising the draft investigatory powers bill recommended that some of its more controversial aspects should become law.

FEB
11
2016

French National Assembly OKs bill to strip terrorists of citizenship

The National Assembly, the French Parliament´s lower house, approved the measure by a 317-199 vote.

FEB
10
2016

Supreme Court blocks Obama carbon emissions plan

The highly unusual move by the justices means the regulations will not be in effect while a court battle continues over their legality.

FEB
5
2016

UN panel calls on UK and Sweden to end Julian Assange´s ´deprivation of liberty´

UN working group says WikiLeaks founder should be offered compensation for being confined to Ecuadorian embassy

FEB
5
2016

Top London lawyers charge £1,000 an hour, study finds

Hourly rates for partners at leading commercial law firms have risen in real terms from as much as £598 in 2003 to at least £775 an hour with some lawyers charging £1,000 an hour

FEB
4
2016

Hackers targeted 20 million Alibaba customer accounts

Inputting login details from a stolen database of 99 million, they found nearly 21 million of the usernames were also being used for Taobao accounts.

FEB
4
2016

Google puts AI expert in charge of its search algorithms

The search company on Wednesday named John Giannandrea, an expert in machine learning, to run the engineering group that devises its ranking algorithms, the core technology for making sense of the deluge of information on the internet.

FEB
4
2016

UN panel ´rules in Julian Assange´s favour´

He took refuge in London´s Ecuadorian embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over sexual assault claims.

FEB
3
2016

Syngenta Agrees to $43 Billion ChemChina Takeover

Deal would be the largest foreign acquisition by a Chinese company

FEB
3
2016

Brazil´s Petrobras must face U.S. group lawsuits over corruption

In a decision made public on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan certified two classes of plaintiffs

FEB
1
2016

HSBC loses appeal in French tax fraud investigation

The bank was put under formal investigation last year on suspicions that the parent did not exercise sufficient controls on the activities of its Swiss private bank in 2006 and 2007.

FEB
1
2016

Barclays and Credit Suisse to pay $154m over dark pools

The settlements are the largest since Investment Technology Group, an agency broker, was hit with a $20.3m fine by the SEC in August.

JAN
29
2016

Italian tax police believe Google evaded 227 million euros in taxes

The report by Italian finance police was due to be handed to Google later in the day and comes amid an increasingly angry debate across Europe over taxation of multinationals who park earnings in low-tax nations

JAN
29
2016

Uber ordered to pay €1.2m to French taxi union by Paris court

Drivers’ group complained that ridesharing app’s drivers were acting as traditional cabs and not returning to garage after each fare

JAN
27
2016

Spotify looks to raise $500m in debt as competition increases

The Swedish company has already raised more than $1bn since it was founded nine years ago, making it one of the best-funded start-ups in Europe

JAN
27
2016

German cabinet backs deportation law for foreign criminals

More than 600 women have complained of being attacked in Cologne and other cities. Police have said their investigations are focused on illegal migrants from north Africa as well as asylum seekers

JAN
26
2016

Denmark approves controversial migrant assets bill

The bill was expected to go through even though it had been criticised by human rights groups

JAN
26
2016

U.S. Eases Restrictions on Financing Exports to Cuba

New rules that take effect on Wednesday will allow United States banks to provide direct financing for the export of any product other than agricultural commodities

JAN
25
2016

Google Strikes Deal With U.K. Tax Authority

Effort is part of broader European-government push to get more corporate taxes from big tech firms.

JAN
25
2016

US supreme court extends ban on automatic life sentences for teenagers

Court votes 6-3 in Montgomery v Louisiana that people given life terms for murders committed as teens must be allowed a chance to seek parole.

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