Sarkozy proposes Google tax to help French artists January 7, 2010 France could start taxing internet advertising revenue from online companies such as Google, using the funds to support creative industries that have been hit by the digital revolution. The proposal, put forward in a government-commissioned survey, is France’s latest challenge to Google and its online rivals. Google said that it does not believe an additional [...]
Google astounds market with £215m profit October 21, 2005 Global giant Google has exceeded Wall Street expectations by announcing a sevenfold leap in third quarter profits. The search engine reported net income of $381.2m (£214.9m), more than six times higher than the previous year. Profit before tax soared to $550m compared to $15m at the same period in 2004, on a 96 per cent [...]
Google gives up battle for Gmail name October 20, 2005 Google yesterday gave up its long battle with a tiny company for the use of its Gmail branded email in Britain. Following months of wrangling, the company with a market capitalisation of £31bn bowed to pressure from London-based Independent International Investment Research (IIIR), worth just £2.3m, and changed its name to Googlemail. Now new users [...]