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Microsoft Flight Simulator’s UK/Ireland Update is Delayed
Earlier this month, it was confirmed that the long-anticipated UK and Ireland map graphical update (adding a lot of new details and landmarks) was set to be released for Microsoft Flight Simulator on (or around) February 14th. Now, as a huge fan of the game (if it can so be…
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Reddit Ireland To Shutdown During the Night!
I think many would agree that politics and racial issues are a rather hot topic of discussion at the moment. As such, it’s hardly any surprise that message boards such as Reddit are getting moderately bombarded about these subjects and not always by the more ‘positively thinking’ people among us.…
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Drug Dealer Loses $58M in Bitcoin after Landlord Bins His Codes
There is something of a cliché that ‘crime doesn’t pay’. While you can debate the merits of a statement like that, one thing is usually pretty clear. It’s unusual for criminals to actually invest their ill-gotten gains. It seems, however, that this is exactly what Clifton Collins did. As a…
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Ireland Start Claiming the €13b Apple Tax Bill Despite Not Wanting It
Ireland start collecting the €13b tax debt from Apple despite not really wanting it A famous person once said that in life only 2 things are certain, death and taxes. This was obviously quite a long time before Apple started trading in Ireland. In Ireland, Apple has a ridiculous tax bill…
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Apple Still Owes Ireland €13b in Taxes, but it isn’t Apple Going to Court!
I’m glad that’s not my tax bill! In 2016, the EU launched a number of investigations into company tax procedures within the EU. Specifically, those who are paying them, who still owes them and who is dodging them. Following an EU commission investigation into Apple, it was found that the technology…
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Thecus Announces New Partnership With Origin Storage
There is great news for the UK NAS market as Thecus struck a new deal and entered an exclusive partnership with Origin Storage to manage its reseller channels in both the UK and Ireland. With more than a decade of success, Origin is well known for their commitment to quality and…
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Apple Moving iTunes Headquarters to Ireland – One Tax Haven to Another!
Starting February 4, all of the non-US side of Apple’s business which includes the iTunes Store, Apple Music, the App Store and iBooks will be based in Cork, Ireland. Apple is also moving all developer contracts to Apple Distribution International, also based in Ireland. Apple is essentially moving from one…
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Brexit Sparks Google Search Spike About The EU
Today has been a historic day in the UK as people woke up to find out the results of the EU referendum. In the referendum, people were asked if they wanted to leave the UK (under the title of Brexit) or remain its membership in the EU (titled stronger together).…
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Apple’s European Headquarters Evacuated After Bomb Threat
Apple’s European headquarters in Cork, Ireland has been under a great deal of media scrutiny which revolves around the corporation tax rate. An investigation by the European Commission suggested Apple had incorrectly reported its financial earnings and could be hit with a fine costing up to $8 billion. Today, their headquarters…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Refutes Tax Avoidance Claims
Apple has been accused of tax avoidance and exploiting loopholes in US legislation to move profits to tax havens. For example, Apple’s tax base is in Ireland with a 12.5% corporate rate while the US taxation figure is around 35%. As a result, some critics have argued this is a…
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OCZ Announces Partnership with Currys PC World in the UK and Ireland
OCZ has announced a new partnership with Dixons Carphone for the resale of OCZ products at its Currys PC World stores. While there might be mixed feelings about the chain of stores, it’s great to be able to pick up drives such as the OCZ ARC 100 or Vertex 460…
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Microsoft Refuse to Give Emails Despite Court Order
Microsoft executives have obviously been listening to too much N.W.A (NSFW – some bad language) recently. Although ordered by the federal court, they are refusing to hand over overseas-held email data to the feds. Microsoft have stated that they will continue to hold on to this information as it waits for…
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Microsoft Ordered by Judge to Submit Customers Emails from Abroad
Microsoft Corp was ordered on Thursday by a U.S. government judge to turn over a customer’s email that is stored in a data center in Dublin, Ireland. The case has already drawn concern from privacy groups and major technology companies around the world. Microsoft and other U.S. companies had challenged the…
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Apple Controversy Pushes Ireland To Alter Company Tax Laws
Apple make billions in profit every year and one would expect they would pay a sizeable amount of that in taxes, but they don’t, or at least no where near what they should. Apple use Ireland to lower their tax bills and by setting up a their company there they…
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Snowden’s Asylum Options: 1 Withdrawn 10 Rejected 10 Pending
According to reports by RT.com Snowden’s options for political asylum are rapidly evaporating. The NSA whistleblower has withdrawn his application for Asylum to Russia after they told him he could only have asylum if he stopped “damaging” the USA, a condition he was not prepared to agree to. Furthermore Finland,…
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