Under the proposed new rules, any internet company that refuses to negotiate with publishers or removes news from its platform — as Facebook owner Meta Platforms did in Canada — would be forced to pay regardless, reports said. CBC | World News
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HMRC ‘assessing’ £200m digital Brexit system where advisors net over half the budget
A key Brexit trade reform that would have seen all trade registered through a simple online system has been halted, creating a possible £100m consultant problem Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Spare some digital change? In India, many transgender people use QR codes to beg
Managing money online is becoming increasingly widespread in India as more people use digital apps and QR codes for large and small transactions, including giving money to transgender people who resort to begging. Some trans people say digitalization helps them earn more and keeps them safer. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s digital services tax set for a reckoning with U.S.
The fight over Canada’s controversial digital services tax may escalate this week, as a deadline looms for the Biden administration to decide whether to proceed with dispute arbitration under the revised North American trade deal amid retaliation threats from Donald Trump’s next administration. CBC | World News
Read More »I used this £560 digital notebook for a month but I’ll be switching back to paper
I swapped pen and paper for an expensive E Ink tablet to find out if this technology is worth the price or overengineered Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Read More »Google faces another antitrust trial beginning today, over its digital ad technology
Alphabet’s Google will face antitrust prosecutors at trial on Monday in Virginia, where the U.S. Justice Department will seek to show the company stifled competition in online advertising technology. CBC | World News
Read More »Digital wallets and Big Tech put under the spotlight by regulators
A call for information has been issued by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Payment Systems Regulator. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Ryanair warning as digital boarding passes won’t be accepted at three major destinations
Ryanair has warned passengers that digital boarding passes won’t be accepted at a few major destinations. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »‘Cash is king’ – drivers blast councils for surge in cashless parking as cities go digital
Cashless parking machines have popped up across the UK with many councils deciding to replace cash meters with digital services. Daily Express :: Cars Feed
Read More »LockBit digital gang disrupted by international law enforcement in ‘Operation Cronos’
LockBit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims’ data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation, according to a post on the gang’s extortion website on Monday. Canada played a role in the operation. CBC | World News
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