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U K-style plans for a unilateral digital services tax on big tech companies are doomed to fail, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has claimed. In an interview at the tech giant’s California headquarters, Mr Pichai said plans by individual nations to act alone by setting unilateral taxes on Google and other technology firms were “not sustainable” and would unravel. He said only a multilateral approach would work through the OECD, which is discussing new proposals to fairly tax big technology companies. Little progress has been made by the organisation. “If there are unilateral actions… I just think it’s not sustainable. We are strong believers in the OECD process.” Britain and France are pressing ahead with their own digital services taxes (DST) in the face of pressure from the US, which has called the plans ‘unfair’. … [Read more...] about UK-style plans for unilateral digital services tax on big tech companies are doomed to fail, Google chief claims

American airstrikes in Syria show that Iran can expect consequences for supporting militia groups threatening US interests and personnel, Joe Biden has warned. "You can't act with impunity. Be careful," the US president said when asked what message he intended to send with the airstrikes early on Friday morning on Syria 's eastern border with Iraq. Satellite images show a group of buildings before the airstrike and the obliteration of most of them after. The Pentagon said the strikes by two Air Force F-15E aircraft using seven missiles destroyed nine buildings and heavily damaged two others in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed militias. They added that the strikes were not intended to eradicate the groups using them for attacks inside Iraq but to show the US will act firmly while trying to avoid a widespread regional escalation. Advertisement US officials said the airstrikes, Mr Biden's first military action as president, were legal and … [Read more...] about Syria: After US airstrikes, Biden warns Iran of consequences for supporting militia groups