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Amazon (AMZN) faces a record-breaking £637 million ($887 million) EU privacy fines even though the tech giant was based in the tax haven in Luxembourg. The ramifications of this fine have sent a reverberating shockwave in California. Tech giants have long gone un-monitored but all that has now changed, now the EU will push to enforce other anti-trust and anticompetitive laws on the big six. Amazons stock price fell by almost 8% following the announcement on Friday closing at 3,327.59 USD−272.33 (7.56%) from Thursday. These EU privacy fines were imposed after the European Union data privacy regulator said the e-commerce giant had violated…

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EU Roaming charges to return when Brits travel in spite of Brexit promises EU

EU Roaming charges to return when Brits travel to the EU in spite of Brexit promises Mobile phone providers are re-introducing fees for customers travelling in Europe, despite assurances that Brexit would not lead to new EU roaming charges. EE has confirmed new customers will have to pay £2 a day if they wish to use their data, minutes and texts in 47 European countries from January. Meanwhile, O2 is introducing a data cap of 25 gb for pay monthly customers, after which point they will have to pay £3.50 per gb when using data in Europe. Brexit means the EU’s…

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Bitcoin price on Monday fell almost 10% as recent volatility in the cryptocurrency market showed no signs of dampening, with market players citing jitters over China’s expanding crackdown on bitcoin mining in thin liquidity for the losses. Bitcoin fell as low as $32,094 to its lowest in 12 days, dragging smaller coins down. It was last down 8.3%, on course for its biggest daily drop in a month. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency, long plagued by volatility, has lost over 20% in the last six days alone and is down by half from its April peak of almost $65,000. Still, it…

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Bahrain capital has topped the globally-recognized AIRINC Global 150 Cities Index financial attractiveness ranking for the third straight year. Aside from the capital of Bahrain Manama, in first place, others cities ranked included Riyadh, Kuwait City, Amman and Abu Dhabi. The rankings evaluate the salary levels, cost of living, and taxes in a particular market in order to create an overall score for financial attractiveness. The central bank of Bahrain has pumped billions of investment into the financial sectors and financial instruments. It recently has a $2bn investment from Saudi GIM investment ar. AIRINC Global 150 Cities Index No 1…

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According to the Mayor of Miami Francis Suarez, Elon Musk has highlighted a huge problem with Bitcoin. CEO of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has highlighted the fragility of Bitcoin price (CRYPTO: BTC) that reduces its utility as a financial asset. problem with bitcoin stock BTC There’s volatility in everything, there’s volatility in commodities, there’s volatility in dollars but not that kind of volatility. Elon Musk the puppeteer “When one person has the ability to make one tweet and spiral the price of a particular asset at that level — you know, 10%-20% as opposed to 1% or 2% or 3%.” In…

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Bitcoin ( BTC ) stock price today Today’s Bitcoin Price BTC Bitcoin price Today $36,806.70 -1.41% As of June 02 2021 06:41 BST Please note there is a 10-minute delay in the pricing. ……………………………… tags – bitcoin stock – bitcoin price today uk – bitcoin price today london ——————— ———————

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Bitcoin stock price today Today’s Bitcoin Price BTC Bitcoin price Today $36,613.75 – 6.04% As of MAY 28 2021 09:41 BST Please note there is a 10-minute delay in the pricing. ……………………………… tags – bitcoin stock – bitcoin price today uk – bitcoin price today london ——————— ———————

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Cineworld reopens with a “strong weekend” in the UK Cinemas are back and by the feedback, it looks like film lovers are happy to go back to the movie theatres.  Cineworld said it enjoyed a “strong opening weekend” in the UK, led by demand for Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.  It was good news for the chain, as it confirmed that more people than expected returned as the restrictions eased and Cineworld is anticipating “a good recovery in attendance over the coming months.”  Cineworld opens with a ‘strong weekend’ Demand to see Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway  But experts say…

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Sunday Times Rich List: Britain’s top 10 Billionaires  These are the 10 richest people in Britain according to the Sunday Times rich list: Sir Leonard Blavatnik £23bn David and Simon Reuben £21.46bn Sri and Gopi Hinduja and family £17bn Sir James Dyson and family £16.3bn Lakshmi Mittal and family £14.68bn Alisher Usmanov £13.4bn Kirsten and Jorn Rausing £13bn Roman Abramovich £12.1bn Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho £12.01bn Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family £11bn There are now a record 171 billionaires living in the UK, according to the Sunday Times Rich List, and their total wealth…

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Today’s Trending Hashtags Instagram August 2021 – Trending Hashtags for Instagram Top 3 Instagram Hashtags for the UK #cop26 2.#beyonce 3.#weeklyfluff Instagram Pro-Tip Organize your hashtags by different categories then insert them into your posts in a grouping order. Create a list that includes Location-based tags and optimal tags for the post as well. But don’t forget to ensure your niche or business tags are also included. You’re allowed 30 in total. ………………………………………………..

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Microsoft confirm Bill Gates 2000 affair probe  Microsoft has confirmed that its board began an investigation with an outside law firm over an affair Bill Gates had with an employee in 2000.  The report comes not long after it was announced Bill Gates and wife Melinda are set to divorce.  The recent reports suggested a streak of questionable behaviour from the Microsoft co-founder, who is one of the most famous members of the US business elite and a world-known philanthropist.  Microsoft probe In the latter half of 2019, Microsoft received a concern that Gates “had sought to initiate an intimate…

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