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Amazon finally owes federal income taxes this year — but we still don’t know how much it’s paying
Amazon’s recent tax payments have drawn plenty of criticism, including rebukes from several Democratic presidential candidates. The company estimated a federal income tax burden of less than zero for both 2017 and 2018, at least according to one highly imperfect measure. Now, it’s apparently broken that streak with a $162…
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Warcraft III: Reforged launch has been a mess – but here’s what Blizzard is going to do to fix it
Warcraft III: Reforged has been dogged by controversy since its launch over a raft of issues, and Blizzard has now made an official announcement on the ‘feedback’ received about the game. Feedback that includes a 0.5 out of 10 user rating on Metacritic currently, the lowest ever seen (from well…
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UK Council websites are letting citizens be profiled for ads, study shows
On the same day that a data ethics advisor to the UK government has urged action to regulate online targeting a study conducted by pro-privacy browser Brave has highlighted how Brits are being profiled by the behavioral ad industry when they visit their local Council’s website — perhaps seeking info on…
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Nomagic, a startup out of Poland, picks up $8.6M for its pick-and-place warehouse robots
Factories and warehouses have been two of the biggest markets for robots in the last several years, with machines taking on mundane, if limited, processes to speed up work and free up humans to do other, more complex tasks. Now, a startup out of Poland that is widening the scope…
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Still expecting the Galaxy S11? Samsung accidentally confirmed it’s the Galaxy S20
It looks almost certain that Samsung’s next phone will be called the Galaxy S20, as previously rumored, as the company has accidentally posted the name on its official website. Samsung’s official German and Belgian websites currently have product listings for accessories with the name Galaxy S20, which were spotted by…
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Payments infra startup Finix closes $35M Series B led by Sequoia
This morning Finix, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup selling payments tech to other businesses, announced that it has raised a $35 million Series B. Sequoia led the round, which also saw participation from new investors Activant Capital and Inspired Capital. Finix did not disclose a new valuation as part of its…
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