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Apple must pay Ireland more than $14 billion in back taxes, court rules

The European Union’s top court on Tuesday rejected Apple’s final legal challenge against an order from the bloc’s executive commission to repay 13 billion euros, or the equivalent of more than $14 billion, in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute. The European Court of Justice overruled a lower court’s earlier … Read more

Smartcat secures $43M for its AI-powered translation platform

Can AI ever fully replace translators? Not likely. AI translations tend to lack the lexical richness of their human-translated counterparts, mainly because AI models make choices based on probability — not lived experience. Certainly, AI can produce “accurate” translations, but the translations lack the spice of life, like a textbook version of the source text. … Read more

Galaxy Z Fold 6 for Just $240? Yes, It’s Possible with Trade-Ins on the Official Samsung Site

As Apple unveiled its highly anticipated iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, Samsung continues to make waves in the foldable smartphone market with an incredible deal on its Galaxy Z Fold 6. This offer has just been released on the official website and represents an exceptional opportunity for tech enthusiasts to get their hands on … Read more

How to Develop a Thick Skin

We all deal with people who say something offensive, whether they mean to or not. But how can we learn to focus on the positive when we are programmed to focus on the negative for self-preservation? I interviewed a couple of experts to better understand why we react so strongly to certain words or behaviors, … Read more

Threads is not working on its own DM system yet, but it might make it easier to send Instagram messages

The Threads team is not yet working on a separate inbox or a direct messaging system for the social network, despite user demands and will continue to use Instagram inbox. However, the company might make it easier to send messages to Instagram right from the Threads app. App researcher Adwaith Varma posted on Threads an unreleased Threads … Read more

Google loses appeal against EU’s €2.4B Shopping antitrust decision, as bloc also wins Apple state aid appeal

Google has once again lost in its bid to overturn a 2017 antitrust decision by the European Commission. The bloc found its shopping comparison service had broken competition rules — hitting Alphabet, Google’s parent, with an at-the-time record-breaking €2.42 billion penalty (around $2.7 billion at current exchange rates) and ordering changes to how it operates … Read more