Electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future to go public through SPAC vide $3.4 billion deal

In a statement electric-vehicle maker Faraday Future stated, it will go public through a merger with blank-check firm Property Solutions Acquisition Corp in a deal that values the combined company at $3.4 billion. The deal marks the latest firm to take the SPAC route to enter the public market. Los-Angeles-based Faraday joins a growing list…

TSMC will prioritize auto chips if possible

On Monday, in a statement Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) stated, it will prioritize production of auto chips if it is able to further boost production, said Taiwan’s Economics Ministry after Minister Wang Mei-hua spoke to senior company executives. On Sunday, TSMC had told the ministry that they will “optimise” the production process of…

European Commission targets Google’s advertising practices

According to a document from the European Commission, antitrust regulators from the European Union have sought information from advertisers regarding Google’s advertising technology practices. During the last three years, Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, has been fined a total of $10 billion (8.25 billion euros) for blocking rivals in online shopping, online advertising and Android…

With Spain introducing digital tax on large tech companies, Amazon.com Inc hikes fees for Spanish users

Starting from April, Amazon.com Inc is set to raise fees by 3% for Spanish companies that use its platform. The development comes in the wake of the Spanish government imposing a digital tax on large tech companies. Confirming the so-called Google tax, a spokesman for Amazon said, after Spain begun charging a digital tax on…

Britain’s IG plans to acquire U.S. trading platform tastytrade for $1 billion

In a statement on Thursday, Britain’s IG said, it plans to acquire tastytrade, a U.S. trading platform, for $1 billion. The development will see IG venturing into North America following a stellar year for the new breed of retail investment brokerages. The Coronavirus induced COVID-19 pandemic which brought lockdown in most countries increased market volatility…

Rapid lateral flow tests will identify most infectious COVID-19 cases

On Thursday, COVID-19 researchers from Britain’s Oxford University said, rapid lateral flow tests will most likely identify the most infectious COVID-19 cases with higher viral loads; this is despite concerns over the overall sensitivity of the tests, Along with the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, the government has introduced widespread testing, including lateral flow tests, as…

German agrees 100% depreciation of digital assets as part of economic stimulus measure

According to a statement from German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, Germany will provide an annual tax relief of around 2.3 billion euros as part of part of a new measure to support purchases of digital assets, including computer software hardware. German state government and the federal government agreed on Tuesday, that digital assets could be…