Online commerce as we know it could soon radically change. In a case it recently heard, the Supreme Court could eliminate the current requirement that a business have some physical connection with a state before the state can tax the business. If that were to happen, consumers would pay more for goods ordered online, small […]
Tech Titans Tiptoe Toward Monopoly…
Imagine a not-too-distant future in which trustbusters force Facebook FB 1.15% to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp. Imagine a time when Amazon’s cloud and delivery services are so dominant the company is broken up like AT&T . Imagine Google’s search or YouTube becoming regulated monopolies, like electricity and water. Facebook Inc., Google parent Alphabet Inc. […]
Amazon Drops Christian Non-Profit from Donations Program After SPLC Declares It a ‘Hate Group’…
Technology giant Amazon has dropped a Christian non-profit, the Alliance for Defending Freedom, from the AmazonSmile charity donation program after the SPLC deemed the organization a “hate group.” According to the Federalist, the Alliance for Defending Freedom (ADF), a non-profit law firm that defends Christians in cases of religious freedom, revealed in a statement on […]
Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills–Spying on Users!…
“Alexa, are you spying on me?” — aaaa…..mmmm…..hmmm…..maybe!!! Security researchers have developed a new malicious ‘skill’ for Amazon’s popular voice assistant Alexa that can turn your Amazon Echo into a full-fledged spying device. Amazon Echo is an always-listening voice-activated smart home speaker that allows you to get things done by using your voice, like playing […]
Amazon Alexa Bug Let Hackers Turn Echo Speakers into Covert Listening Device…
Amazon’s Echo speakers featured a bug that could have allowed hackers eavesdrop on people in their homes. Security researchers found a way to listen in on and transcribe conversations taking place near a speaker, thanks to a flaw which has since been fixed. Amazon Echo speakers listen out for the word “Alexa”, the name of […]
Ouch!: Amazon Stock Drops $260B Following Trump’s Tweets…
Who says name-calling doesn’t hurt? Amazon investors can measure the pain of President Trump’s Twitter attacks over the past three trading days in dollars. They’ve lost a collective $260 billion as the e-commerce giant’s shares tumbled 2.8 percent since the president’s March 29 renewal of his social-media onslaught against the company run by Washington Post […]
President Trump, Here’s Why the Postal Service Is Charging Amazon ‘So Little’…
In a Twitter blast this morning, President Trump said, “Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer? Should be charging MUCH MORE!” There may well be […]
Trump Triples Down in Amazon Feud: “Deal with Post Office will be changed”…
According to Trump, “only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed. Also, our fully tax paying retailers are closing stores all over the country…not a level playing field!”
On Amazon’s Tax Deal: “Closing stores all over the country”…
EU Unveils Digital Tax Plans, Facebook, Google, Amazon to Be Hit…
The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday to make digital companies pay their fair share of tax, with U.S. tech giants such as Google , Facebook and Amazon set to foot a large chunk of the bill. Under the Commission’s plan, companies with significant digital revenues in Europe will pay a 3 percent tax on […]
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