Google cops epic Aussie tax bill following government auditGoogle cops epic Aussie tax bill following government audit

Google has settled with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for AU$481.5 million (about $330m) after a prolonged dispute over the tax it paid in the country over the last decade.

After an extensive audit by the ATO on the tax the tech giant owed between 2008 and 2018, it was found that Google was paying well under the required 30% for

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Huawei's updated Mate Xs foldable will debut at MWC 2020Huawei's updated Mate Xs foldable will debut at MWC 2020

Announced at an event back in October, Huawei's Mate X successor, the Mate Xs, will be officially unveiled at the next Mobile World Congress in February, as heard straight from the lips of the Chinese manufacturer's CEO, Richard Yu. 

Speaking to members of the French press (including the good folks at Frandroid) at an event in Shenzhen, Yu

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10 last-minute Aussie Christmas gift ideas

You’ve done it again, haven’t you? You promised yourself you wouldn’t leave your Christmas shopping until the last minute, but here you are – presents not yet wrapped, because, well… you haven’t bought any. It’s not the end of the world, though, so take a breath, and relax – TheIndianSubcontinent’s deals team is here to help you find the right gift

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IPVanish parent company adds VPN feature to Speedtest appIPVanish parent company adds VPN feature to Speedtest app

Consumers are increasingly using VPNs to secure their connections and protect their privacy online which is why many businesses have begun to add them to their consumer products.

Earlier this year Cloudflare launched its WARP VPN app for iOS and Android and now the popular service Speedtest by Ookla has added a VPN to its iOS app.

Ookla's parent

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AWS denies claims it steals features from open source softwareAWS denies claims it steals features from open source software

Amazon's cloud computing division AWS has rejected claims that the company steals features from open source software projects.

The cloud giant was less than pleased with a recent article in the New York Times which criticized the company for integrating open source software created by others into its own offerings. In the article, the chief

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This robot vacuum is 50% off at Amazon and ships in time for ChristmasThis robot vacuum is 50% off at Amazon and ships in time for Christmas

If you're looking for a last-minute deal on a robot vacuum, then you've come to the right place. Right now, Amazon has the Ecovacs Deebot robot vacuum cleaner on sale for $135. That's a massive $145 discount and the lowest price we've found for the self-charging vacuum.

The Ecovacs Deebot robot vacuum cleaner features a compatible app so you can

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