Tim Cook getting award for Apple's 40 years of investment in Ireland
During a visit with Ireland's prime minister, CEO Tim Cook will be given an award to mark four decades of Apple investing in the country.
Ireland
William Gallagher
New European tax proposals aimed at Apple, Facebook, Google & other tech giants
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development aims to overhaul worldwide tax laws that it says are no longer suitable in an age of multinational businesses such as Apple, Facebook and Google.
Apple says EU exaggerates the importance of Ireland to its business
Apple continues to argue its appeal against the European Commission's $14.4 billion tax ruling, saying that the order was based on the erroneous idea that Ireland is key to Apple's strategic planning.
Apple argues that $14.4B EU tax order 'defies reality'
Apple has begun its appeal against the European Union's ruling that required it to pay Ireland $14.4 billion in back taxes, saying the EU order was flawed.
Apple's appeal against $14.4B EU & Ireland tax payment is this week
Apple is due to head to the European Union General Court over its tax affairs this week, with the iPhone maker set to commence arguments on Tuesday to reverse a ruling by the European Commission that caused it to pay Ireland 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in back taxes.
Malcolm Owen
Brief Thoughts: Questionable RF lawsuit, Apple TV+ vs. Disney+, Siri listening & more
Every week has dozens of things going on at any given time, too many to talk about in real-time. Here's what we think about this week's radio frequency revelations and lawsuits, Disney rolling heavy at the D23 expo in regards to Disney+, the workers responsible for listening to Siri recordings, an inadvertent iOS 12 jailbreak restoration, and Google's Android rebranding.
Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen
Laid off Apple contractors listened to 1,000 Siri recordings per shift
Workers employed in Ireland to monitor and grade Siri recordings for Apple have now lost their jobs, as listening to Siri recordings stops.
Apple & Ireland head to court to battle $14.4B EU back tax on Sept. 17
The battle between Apple and the European Commission over the iPhone maker's tax affairs with Ireland will be heading to court in September, with the legal challenge set to determine whether Apple will be paid back any of its 13 billion ($14.4 billion) back tax payment.
Google Assistant voice recordings reviewed by humans include private conversations
Some voice snippets uploaded by Google Assistant are being reviewed by human contractors, as with Amazon Alexa, and can potentially include sensitive conversations, reports say.
Roger Fingas
Stephen Silver
