Apple CEO says EU tax ruling 'total political crap': Irish Independent

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook on Thursday described the European Union's imposition of a 13 billion euro ($14.5 billion) back tax bill as "total political crap" motivated in part by anti-U.S. bias, the Irish Independent reported.

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White nationalists use Twitter with 'relative impunity': report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White nationalists and self-identified Nazi sympathizers located mostly in the United States use Twitter with “relative impunity” and often have far more followers than militant Islamists, a study being released on Thursday found.

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SolarCity advisor Lazard made mistake in deal with Tesla

(Reuters) - Lazard Ltd, the investment bank that advised SolarCity Corp on its $2.6 billion sale to Tesla Motors Inc, made an error in its analysis that discounted the value of the U.S. solar energy company by $400 million, a regulatory filing by Tesla showed on Wednesday.

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InterContinental unit Kimpton Hotels hit by payment card data breach

(Reuters) - InterContinental Hotels Group Plc-owned Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants said an investigation had found a malware attack on servers that processed payment cards used at some of its hotels.

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Monsanto's Climate Corp seen profitable by 2020: CTO Fraley

BOONE, Iowa (Reuters) - Monsanto Co's digital agriculture platform should begin generating revenue for the seed and chemical company by 2020 as paid subscriptions for data-driven farm management and planting advice services expand, a top executive told Reuters.

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U.S. tax code may allow dramatic retaliation in EU Apple case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. tax law gives the Obama administration power to double tax rates for European companies should it choose to dramatically escalate a dispute with the European Union over Apple's tax bill.

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Wells Fargo, Amazon end deal to offer discounted student loans

(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co and Amazon.com Inc said they had ended a partnership to offer discounted student loans to the online retailer's "Prime Student" customers, about six weeks after announcing the deal.

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France's Orange says in talks with Iran's MCI on potential cooperation

PARIS (Reuters) - French telecoms operator Orange is in negotiations with Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MCI), the country's largest mobile operator, "regarding a number of areas of potential cooperation and business topics," a spokesman said.

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Samsung unveils bigger Gear S3 smartwatches

BERLIN (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics unveiled two new smartwatches on Wednesday which boast a range of digital features while also promising up to four days of battery life, seeking to outshine the Apple Watch.

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Salesforce third-quarter revenue forecast misses estimates

(Reuters) - Cloud software maker Salesforce.com Inc forecast third-quarter revenue below estimates after it reported a 25 percent jump in quarterly revenue as customers stepped up purchases of its web-based sales and marketing software.

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Cloud management company Box's quarterly revenue jumps 30 percent

(Reuters) - Cloud management company Box Inc's quarterly revenue jumped 30.3 percent as the company added customers.

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Chipmaker Intersil set to pick Renesas over Maxim as acquirer: sources

(Reuters) - Intersil Corp may announce a sale to Renesas Electronics Corp as early as next week, choosing the Japanese semiconductor company over U.S. suitor Maxim Integrated Products Inc , people familiar with the matter said.

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Tesla will release Autopilot update 'in weeks': Musk

(Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc plans to release an update of its partly automated self-driving system "in a few weeks," Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter on Wednesday.

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