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Microsoft & Uber finally face the facts and change their Strategies

Dara Khosrowshahi, an Iranian-American and the CEO of Uber, rolled out a new set of cultural norms, including one that states, “We Do the Right Thing.” Following last year’s decision by the London regulator, he flew to the city in
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Not so Dumb Pipes: Net Neutrality Dead, AT&T-Time Warner Deal

  The dumb pipes are not so dumb with two historic moments taken place this week. Broadband providers have long been referred to as the dumb pipes/dumb network for not having any input into what data their users are transferring
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A Brief Look at Sales Tax in the U.S.

Sales Tax is a typical form of indirect tax that is collected by an intermediary (such as a retail shop) from the consumers. The 2017 state sales tex rates is shown below: In the U.S., online retailers are not subject
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The E-commerce Organised Crime

The Taiwanese authority recently cracked down a group of 5 people who allegedly sell imported Chinese counterfeits (luxury clothings, accessories, etc.) to over a thousand Taiwanese buyers on several e-commerce platforms in Taiwan. This isn’t something unusual given that Chinese
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“The Anxiety and Lack of Confidence of the Chinese Government” ? Give me a Break

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called a rare press conference on May 24, after losing two diplomatic allies (Dominican Republic and Burkina Faso) in a single month. President Tsai gave a rare strongly-worded remarks stating that losing two diplomatic allies to
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June 4, Special and Indeed Controversial

Two days ago, news coverages in the Greater China region all focused on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, in a cohesive and almost obnoxiously repetitive manner. Yet, all the way across the pacific ocean, major news like the WP, WSJ,
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