Tag Archives: Apple

Meta v. IRS: A Multi-Billion Dollar Reckoning

Mark Estrada – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is deploying new valuation strategies to target Meta for profit shifting and underpayment of taxes. The IRS is seeking nearly sixteen billion dollars in tax deficiencies, all related to Facebook’s—now Meta’s—2010 use of an international tax framework called the double Irish—a now-abolished ownership arrangement that routed profits […]

Antitrust and Big Tech: How Google Has Dominated Search and What the Government’s Lawsuit Could Mean for Consumers

Cristina De Castro – The ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Google has reached its halfway mark with the Department of Justice resting its case mid-October. The debate surrounding whether Google’s actions that made it the leading search engine constitute legitimate competition or an unlawful monopoly could have significant impacts on the tech industry. The U.S. claims […]

Battle of Tech Giants: Apple and Facebook Clash Over Consumer Data Privacy

Beatriz da Rosa – Two Silicon Valley titans, Apple and Facebook, continue crossing swords over what could be the start of a new era of data privacy regulation in the United States. These tech giants currently dispute Apple’s iOS 14.5 update, expected to become available to iPhone and iPad users sometime this month. This new […]