Company said ‘personal vendetta’ against Bezos, Amazon and the Washington Post cost it the cloud computing contractAmazon says Donald Trump’s “improper pressure” and behind-the-scenes attacks harmed its chances of winning a $10bn Pentagon contract.The …
Read moreCategory: Microsoft
New study deems Amazon worst for ‘aggressive’ tax avoidance
Transparency campaign Fair Tax Mark says big six tech firms have paid a fraction of tax rate for 10 yearsThe big six US tech firms have been accused of “aggressively avoiding” $100bn (£75bn) of global tax over the past decade.Amazon, Facebook, Google, …
Read moreNew study deems Amazon worst for ‘aggressive’ tax avoidance
Transparency campaign Fair Tax Mark says big six tech firms have paid a fraction of tax rate for 10 yearsThe big six US tech firms have been accused of “aggressively avoiding” $100bn (£75bn) of global tax over the past decade.Amazon, Facebook, Google, …
Read moreEU ministers to vote on move to expose firms’ tax avoidance
Companies could be forced to reveal profits made and taxes paid in each EU member stateEuropean government ministers will vote on Thursday on a new directive that would require multinational companies to reveal how much profit they make and how little …
Read moreMicrosoft wins Pentagon’s $10bn cloud computing contract
Microsoft edges out Amazon to win joint enterprise defence infrastructure cloud contract Microsoft has won the Pentagon’s $10bn (£7.8bn) cloud computing contract, beating Amazon, which was seen as the favourite to build the system.The joint enterprise …
Read moreBig tech, big profits? Amazon sales poised to leap 24%
Shares have risen fivefold in five years and despite the shadow over tech analysts bet Amazon is immune to a backlashRemember when Silicon Valley was a force for good? With their young bosses, origins in garages and revolutionary products, US tech comp…
Read moreMicrosoft boss: tech firms must stop ‘if it’s legal, it’s acceptable’ approach
Exclusive: Brad Smith says firms must help define and live by standards before they are forced on themTech companies should stop behaving as though everything that is not illegal is acceptable, says Microsoft’s second-in-command. Instead, they should f…
Read moreWhat’s the best tech to take to university?
Should you splash out £1,000 on a MacBook, or can you get away with a £229 Chromebook? Do you really need a top-end smartphone or will a budget alternative do? The right tools can make everything easier – from note taking to dissertation writing. So he…
Read moreMicrosoft to open first European store in central London
Firm shows commitment to UK with shop, which features a gaming lounge and AR devicesMicrosoft is opening its first European store on Oxford Street, in London featuring a McLaren Senna car customised as an Xbox driving simulator, a gaming lounge and a c…
Read moreHow Microsoft reinvented itself as a master of the tech universe | John Naughton
Long written off by as a parable of missed opportunities, Bill Gates’s firm has become the third in history to be valued at $1tnIt may have escaped your attention, but Microsoft recently became the third company in history to reach a valuation of one t…
Read more