States reach settlement with Penguin on ebooks
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says his office has settled a lawsuit the state had filed against Penguin Group Inc., accusing America's largest book publishers of colluding with Apple Inc. to...
Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes
1 day ago
For instance, Apple has shifted intellectual property rights, like patents, to its Irish subsidiaries, which means other divisions of Apple pay royalties to those subsidiaries for their sales.
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1 day ago
The senate subcommittee released a report Monday that held up Apple as an example of the legal tax avoidance made possible by the U.S. tax code.
Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online
1 day ago
A company that monitors global Internet traffic says another branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has come online, connecting the island to nearby Jamaica.
Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
2 days ago
Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found.
Guantanamo hack threat prompts WiFi shutdown
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The U.S. military has shut down wireless internet service at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba because of online hacking threats.
Free e-book excerpts from Sue Grafton, Amy Tan
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Upcoming novels by Sue Grafton, Elizabeth Gilbert and Wally Lamb are among 40 fall and winter releases excerpted in a free e-book.
Poetry finally joining e-book revolution
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"One of the things we've done is put a note at the beginning of the book to show which is the longest line of the poem," said Copper Canyon's e-book coordinator, Amelia Robertson.
Use of Internet and cellphones soars in Brazil
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Survey coordinator Cimar Azeredo attributes the rise in Internet and cellphone users to "increased purchasing power, easier access to credit and lower prices."
Labor group says Apple making progress at Foxconn
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The Fair Labor Association said Thursday that Apple's largest supplier, Foxconn, has made all recommended improvements to working conditions that were due by the end of December.
