U.S. tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Facebook routinely generate huge profits from digital services in countries but route the profits through low-tax countries, such as Ireland and Luxembourg, in order to lower their tax profile in the country from which they had generated their revenues. France’s proposal to rectify this anomaly had unnerved…
Renault move is aimed at tapping China’s growing electric vehicles market. In a deal which sees French carmaker Renault taking a 50% stake, the carmaker has formed a joint venture partnership with China’s Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG) to target the Chinese electric vehicles (EV) market. In a statement Renault said, it would increase its…
FCA plans on launching the 500 BEV first in European markets. Production will commence in the second quarter of 2020. With Fiat Chrysler moving on following its failed bid to merge with France’s Renault, the carmaker announced it plans on investing $788 million (700 million euros) to create an electric makeover of its iconic Fiat…
In a world first, France is set to emerge as a clear frontrunner in the quest to regulate online hate speech and fake news. In a significant development that marks changes in Facebook’s behavior, the social media giant has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its…
France and Germany are spearheading the development of the 5th generation fighter jets, as well as a range of associated weapons, which will include weaponized drones. French defense minister Florence Parly highlighted the need to make the next-generation drone being developed by several European nations price competitive. France and Germany are spearheading the development of…
Under pressure from the U.S.-China trade war, Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei sees a revival of the company’s fortunes only in 2021. As per a report from Bloomberg, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is preparing for a 40% to 60% decline in sales from the international market. According to Bloomberg’s report which cites sources familiar with the…
Google online ad business faces strong risks of non-compliance to EU’s GDPR. In a development that marks a heightening of Google’s privacy woes, privacy campaigners have filed complaints to data protection regulators in France, Germany and seven other EU countries over the way Google handles data in its online advertising business. Last month, complaints filed…
