av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 1, 2016 | Notiser
Uber reverses out of China with $7bn sale to Didi Chuxing
Ubers seemingly unceasing expansion across the world has finally had the brakes applied as the ride-sharing company plans a deal to sell its Chinese operation to local rival Didi Chuxing, according to Bloomberg News.
The new company will valued at around $35bn (£19bn) given Didis previous $28bn valuation, that values Uber China at $7bn and puts an end to a year-long standoff that has led to both Uber China and Didi losing money in an effort to secure a lasting victory. Uber alone has lost more than $2bn in the fight.
At times, the battle has got nasty. One year ago Uber accused Chinas biggest messaging app, WeChat, of deleting its accounts on the service. WeChats owner, Tencent, is a substantial investor in Didi. So too are Alibaba, Chinas answer to Amazon, and Apple, whoch took a $1bn stake in May.
At times, the battle has got nasty. One year ago Uber accused Chinas biggest messaging app, WeChat, of deleting its accounts on the service. WeChats owner, Tencent, is a substantial investor in Didi. So too are Alibaba, Chinas answer to Amazon, and Apple, whoch took a $1bn stake in May.
Källa: Uber reverses out of China with $7bn sale to Didi Chuxing | Technology | The Guardian
av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 1, 2016 | Notiser
Facebook could face extra $5bn tax bill after US investigation
IRS has been exploring how the tech company transferred assets to Ireland, and whether it deliberately tried to minimize the tax it paid in the US. Facebook could be liable to pay between $3 to $5bn in extra US tax after an extensive investigation by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into the way the tech company transferred assets to Ireland. The tax agency has been exploring whether Facebook deliberately deployed complex financial processes designed to minimize the amount of US tax it paid.
The IRS issued the firm with a statutory notice of deficiency on 27 July, the company said in its quarterly financial filing, noting that it could have a material adverse impact on its finances. Facebook broke out the possible loss in its earnings report, as a minimum of $3bn and maximum of $5bn. It would also be liable for interest lost, though any additional penalties are not known.
On Friday, a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement: Facebook complies with all applicable rules and regulations in the countries where we operate.
Källa: Facebook could face extra $5bn tax bill after US investigation | Technology | The Guardian
av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 1, 2016 | Spel
‘Pokemon Go’ Players Fuming After Update Resets Their Account to Level 1
They were on their way to catching them all — but now some “Pokemon Go” players are reporting their progress has been reset to level one after a game update.Some avid Pokemon trainers took to Twitter to complain their three weeks of Pokemon wrangling had been erased after they downloaded an update that was rolled out over the weekend.
Källa: ‘Pokemon Go’ Players Fuming After Update Resets Their Account to Level 1 – NBC News
Some iOS users might experience an issue where it appears that gameplay progress has been reset. Please be assured that your gameplay progress has NOT been lost. It remains safe and intact.
In the Pokémon GO update version 1.1.0 (build 31.0), we updated our Google Account login system and as a result, you may have inadvertently created another Pokémon GO account by logging in with a different Google email address than the one originally used for the game.
To resolve this issue, please sign in with the email address originally used to create your Pokémon GO account.
Pokemon GO
av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 1, 2016 | Nöje
Detta är en fascinerande kortfilm om hur det moderna samhället krockar med gamla traditioner och gamla nedärvda föreställningar.
Martin tror på totemdjur. Ett djur som är hans själsfrände och när han träffar en tjur som han tror är hans totemdjur så inträffar en kollision mellan familj, traditioner och ett samhälle som inte riktigt kan hantera en man som följs av en tjur.
When Martin, a South Sudanese refugee, happens upon a bull he believes is his spiritual totem, he decides to rescue it from the abattoir he works in. Once home, the bull begins to jeopardise Martins familys chance at fitting in. Martin is torn between his ancient cultural identity and his familys new life in Australia. Written & Directed by Eddy Bell – vimeo.com/user9353044
av Mikael Winterkvist | aug 1, 2016 | Säkerhet
Ryssland säger sig kunna samla in krypteringsnycklar
Den ryska säkerhetstjänsten FSB skriver nu i ett meddelande på sin hemsida att de har kapacitet att de har kapacitet och möjlighet att kunna samla in krypteringsnycklar för att kunna samla in data som krypterats.
Meddelandet kommer några dagar efter det att FSB fått ordern från Vladimir Putin och två veckors tidsfrist.
Russia’s intelligence agency the FSB, successor to the KGB, has posted a notice on its website claiming that it now has the ability to collect crypto keys for Internet services that use encryption. This meets a two-week deadline given by Vladimir Putin to the FSB to develop such a capability. However, no details have been provided of how the FSB is able to do this.
The FSB’s announcement follows the passage of Russia’s wide-ranging surveillance law, whoch calls for metadata and content to be stored for six months, plus access to encrypted services, as Ars reported back in June.
FSB skriver inte hur de skaffat sig den kapaciteten och berättar naturligtvis inte heller hur nycklarna kan samlas in.
Ars Technica
