Apple Inc. Current Affairs, GK & News
France imposes fine on Apple for anti-competitive behaviour
The competition authority of France recently slapped a record 1.1 billion euro (equivalent to $1.2 billion) fine on US tech major Apple. The fine was imposed for the firm’s anti-competitive behaviour towards its independent retail distributors. The country’s authority announced that it found Apple prevented independent retailers in France from competing on price and allegedly used ..
Topics: Apple Inc. • France
Computer researcher Larry Tesler passes away
Larry Tesler was a great computer researcher, who was famous for his innovations of short-cuts in computers including the commands of cut/copy & paste, find & replace etc. He started working in Silicon Valley in the early 1960s and was associated with several major technological firms including Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Amazon and Yahoo. ..
Topics: Amazon • Apple Inc. • Computer • Silicon Valley • Yahoo!
Alphabet hits USD 1 Trillion Mark
The parent company of Google and its several subsidiaries, American multinational conglomerate- Alphabet Inc. has crossed the market valuation of USD 1 trillion mark on Thursday, 16th January 2020 as the shares of the company closed at USD 1,451.70 making Alphabet the fourth company from the United States to cross the valuation after Apple (first ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Alphabet Inc. • Amazon • Apple Inc. • China • Google • Larry Page • Microsoft • PetroChina • Saudi Arabia • Saudi Aramco • Sergey Brin • Sundar Pichai • United States
TikTok app banned in India
The Chinese video app TikTok has been banned in India and is no longer available both on Google and Apple app stores after an order by a state court which has put a ban on its downloads. It is seen as a big setback for the developer Bytedance Technology’s attempts to get more users in ..
Category: Uncategorized
Topics: App Store • Apple Inc. • Application software • Bytedance • Online marketplaces • Social networking services • Software • Tick tock • TikTok • Video software
France introduces GAFA Tax on Global Internet, Technology Firm
France has recently introduced a new “GAFA tax” – named after the large internet and technology companies viz. Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – to ensure the global giants pay a fair share of taxes on their massive businesses in Europe. The so-called GAFA tax targeting major digital firms comes into force on 1st January ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Apple Inc. • Companies • Computing • Corporate tax avoidance • Economy • Facebook • Google • International taxation • Internet tax • Tax avoidance • Universal Windows Platform apps