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Google has been fined more than $56 million over its advertising in Europe. France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL announced in a statement Monday that it was imposing a record sanction of 50 million euros on the U.S. tech giant due to “lack of transparency, unsatisfactory information and lack of valid consent for the personalization of advertisement.” An investigation into complaints filed against Google ... Read More »

San Francisco: Facebook Inc told Reuters on Tuesday that it would extend some of its political advertising rules and tools for curbing election interference to India, Nigeria, Ukraine and the European Union before significant votes in the next few months. As the largest social media service in nearly every big country, Facebook since 2016 has become a means for politicians and ... Read More »

The European Commission said Thursday that certain social media companies need to do more to fully comply with EU consumer rules, singling out in particular Facebook and Twitter. “While Google’s latest proposals appear to be in line with the requests made by consumer authorities, Facebook and, more significantly, Twitter, have only partially addressed important issues about their liability and about how users are ... Read More »

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Wednesday released new rules to clarify how family members will be treated under tax changes for small businesses. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press) The federal government has unveiled its new proposal to curb “income sprinkling” by some small business owners to family members, with substantive changes to a much-criticized initial proposal unveiled in the summer. But ... Read More »

Gillespie is currently the coach of Adelaide Strikers. © Getty Former Australian pacer, Jason Gillespie, has effectively ruled himself out from applying for the position of England’s bowling coach, saying his immediate future lies in Australia. England are searching for Ottis Gibson’s replacement – after the former West Indies pacer joined South Africa as their new head coach. Gillespie, who enjoyed a ... Read More »

NEW DELHI, JULY 27:   The Goods and Services Tax was meant to unify the $2 trillion economy and make it easier for companies to transact across state borders. Nearly a month on, many are finding that doing business is more complicated than ever. Ambiguous rules under the new multi-rate GST tax that went into effect on July 1 have left ... Read More »

To transform your brain as well as your body, we’ve compiled a guide to everything you need to know to build a lean, defined body. 1. Think Process, Not Outcome According to the science of habit change, goals should be quantifiable. That means “Lose weight” or “Look good with my shirt off” is less likely to pay off than “Lose ... Read More »

Mobile manufacturers have demanded roll back of new import norms that mandate companies to provide bank guarantees for availing duty concessions. They claimed that due to new import rules this fiscal, funds to the tune of Rs. 15,000 crores of mobile companies have been blocked and manufacturing in the country has become very complex. “Mobile companies are estimated to have ... Read More »

A German court has ruled against Apple Inc in a case over video streaming patents, handing Kudelski’s OpenTV unit a victory in its ongoing intellectual property licensing campaign against major technology companies. OpenTV sued Apple in 2014, alleging that various products infringe its patents, including the iPhone and iPad. The ruling on Tuesday from the Dusseldorf District Court said Apple ... Read More »

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday said it would ease rules on what lenders can count towards their core capital requirements under upcoming Basel III rules, in moves intended to ease pressure on the cash-constrained sector. Government had estimated last year that lenders would need to raise about $17 billion from markets over four years to meet total ... Read More »