Google will pay the UK $185 million in back taxes
The move is no doubt welcome, although the government would argue that it’s overdue. Google made $18 billion in UK revenue just between 2006 and 2011, but it only paid $16 million in corporate tax over the same period — clearly, something was amiss. And this likely isn’t the end of the company’s trouble, either. Both other European nations and the US believe that companies like Google are using creative...
Google will pay the UK $185 million in back taxes
The move is no doubt welcome, although the government would argue that it’s overdue. Google made $18 billion in UK revenue just between 2006 and 2011, but it only paid $16 million in corporate tax over the same period — clearly, something was amiss. And this likely isn’t the end of the company’s trouble, either. Both other European nations and the US believe that companies like Google are using creative...
Feds change up how they do background checks after OPM hack
Its records will instead be guarded by the Pentagon, as the Department of Defense takes over their storage. The agency’s network isn’t exactly impenetrable — it had been hacked a few times in the past — but it designed a cloud-based storage system specifically for the records. The White House official who made the announcement said the DoD learned a lot from its own experiences, and the administration wants...
Feds change up how they do background checks after OPM hack
Its records will instead be guarded by the Pentagon, as the Department of Defense takes over their storage. The agency’s network isn’t exactly impenetrable — it had been hacked a few times in the past — but it designed a cloud-based storage system specifically for the records. The White House official who made the announcement said the DoD learned a lot from its own experiences, and the administration wants...
OS X El Capitan Available as Free Update Tomorrow
CUPERTINO, California — September 29, 2015 — Apple® today announced that OS X® El Capitan, the latest major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, will be available on Wednesday, September 30 as a free update for Mac® users. El Capitan builds on the groundbreaking features and beautiful design of OS X Yosemite, refining the Mac experience with updates to window management, built-in apps and Spotlight® search,...
