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United States renews calls for Italy to scrap its web tax, sources say
Date: November 7, 2024
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – The United States has recently renewed calls for Italy to repeal its domestic web tax, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, saying the U.S.’ insistence increases the risk of retaliation if Rome ignores the request. Italy intends to maintain the tax for now, waiting for the new administration...
Enter the Wasteland: Survive, Conquer and Thrive in a Post-Apocalyptic Playground with DECIMATED
Date: May 7, 2024
Enter the Wasteland: Survive, Conquer and Thrive in a Post-Apocalyptic Playground with DECIMATED Singapore, Singapore, May 7th, 2024, Chainwire As the digital dawn of gaming rises, the visionary minds behind DECIMATED are ecstatic to unveil their groundbreaking foray into the desolate yet captivating future of online gaming. DECIMATED, a novel 3rd person PvP and PvE...
Web2 vs Web3 – Why Integration is the Future of the Internet
Date: March 25, 2024
Web2 vs Web3 – Why Integration is the Future of the Internet The sheer potential of Web3 looms over us all, promising decentralization and the democratization of the Internet. Is it going to take over the world? How about our jobs? The future of humanity and Web3 tech is complex and much less violent than...
The 2024 Blockchain Prophecies: 10 Predictions for the Digital Economy
Date: December 12, 2023
The 2024 Blockchain Prophecies: 10 Predictions for the Digital Economy By Tal Elyashiv, founder & managing director, SPiCE VC It’s that time of year again when all well-intentioned industry voices gaze into the crystal ball of the ever-evolving cryptocurrency and blockchain landscape and try to decipher their own series of intriguing predictions and prophecies. Some...
Tech firms request inclusion on Russia’s domestic software list -RBC
Date: June 8, 2022
(Reuters) – Russian online lender Tinkoff and e-commerce firm Ozon are among a handful of companies with some foreign ownership seeking government approval to participate in state tenders and access preferential tax rates, the RBC newspaper reported on Wednesday. Companies with more than 50% Russian ownership can be included on Russia’s register of domestic software,...
FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy
Date: June 1, 2022
• Mobile money helps Africa’s poor access financial services • Continent accounts for 70% of transactions by value • Taxes seen pushing marginalised out of digital economy By Kent Mensah and Nita Bhalla ACCRA/NAIROBI, May 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ghanaian grocery store owner Comfort Ankrah has had to rethink how she does business since...