UK tax on digital companies to start in April, says Javid

The UK will tax the digital tech companies from April as a temporary measure until an international tax regime gets  agreed, said Sajid Javid (pictured left) in Davos yesterday. “We plan to go ahead with our digital services tax in April,” said Javid, “it’s a proportionate tax and it’s deliberately designed as a temporary tax, ...

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2020 growth for 26 product categories, says IC Insights

26 out  of 33 IC  product categories are expected to grow this year, says IC Insights, compared to six last year. IC Insights’ 2020 edition of The McClean Report ranks the sales growth rates for each of the 33 IC product categories defined by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization.  The top-10 fastest growing IC ...

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Arduino education products

Arduino Education is to announce four new products: CTC GO! Motions Expansion Pack, Engineering Kit Rev2, Arduino Education Starter Kit, and IoT Starter Kit for availability in Q1. These new products complement the existing portfolio which includes the Science Kit, CTC Go!, CTC101, the Arduino Starter Kit, and the Certification program. CTC GO! Motions Expansion ...

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Huawei building component backlog expecting tighter US supply constraints

Huawei is building a year’s supply of components required for its telecoms infrastructure business, reports the Nikkei. Despite the recent US-China trade deal, Huawei expects a tightening of the US restrictions on supplies of components and maybe an outright ban. Currently companies need to get an export licence if their products have 25% or more ...

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Telcos’ revenue share falling

The telcos’ share of digital consumer revenue will fall 6% 2019-23, as revenues from mobile data and fixed broadband slow down, and all other areas drop sharply, says Ovum. Pay TV will saturate in 2023 and consequently household spend on traditional telco services will decline for the next five years. OTT video and digital gaming ...

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