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Google to end use of tax loophole to delay payment of US income tax

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Google to quit tax dodging: Tech titan will stop using ‘double Irish’ loophole to channel profits to tax havens By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 1 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 January 2020 Google is to end its use of the so-called ‘double Irish’ loophole to channel international profits … Read more

Google’s parent company funds start-up to ‘edit genes to protect against heart disease’

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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is now pouring funds into a start-up wants to gene-edit heart disease out of existence using a one-time injection.  Verve Therapeutics hopes to leverage its CEO’s discovery of a gene he believes is linked to lower heart disease risks to ‘fix’ the DNA of people at high risk of heart disease.  … Read more

Don’t get taken for a ride on car rental: How to avoid common tricks and scams

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‘That scratch wasn’t there when you rented the car’: Here’s how holidaymakers can avoid (and fight back against) common car rental tricks and scams Do a full inspection of the car and note down any imperfections beforehand   You don’t need GPS – use maps on your smartphone for free or pre-plan routes  Follow the simple … Read more