The EU is going head to head with Apple and Ireland once again in a high-stakes courtroom battle which could have a lasting impact on how multinational firms are regulated in the bloc. EU competition regulators appealed to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg today to override a lower tribunal decision and make Apple pay back Ireland 14.3bn in taxes plus interest. The case is the most high-profile of EU watchdog chief Margrethe Vestagers campaign against so-called sweetheart deals that offer multinationals favourable tax terms in EU states. According to the Commission lawyer Paul-John Lowenthal, the outcome of the…

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Since its launch in 2021, the all-electric Rimac Nevera has hit the hypercar world like the storm its named after and for good reason. With an impressive 1,914 horsepower and a 0-100km/h acceleration in just 1.85 seconds, this beautiful machine not only holds the top EV speed record, but also outperforms its petrol-powered counterparts. Now, the Nevera has hit another milestone: it has broken 23 performance records in a single day, claiming the title of the ultimate record-breaking hypercar. The tests were run at Germanys Automotive Testing Papenburg (ATP) facility, and were independently verified by third-party companies Dewesoft and…

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Designers have given a glimpse into the future of urban architecture:AI-generatedinflatable skyscrapers. The buildings are the brainchild of Zumo, a Barcelona-based architectural practice. Founded in 2020 by Andre Sashko and Alessandro Lussignoli, the firm blends classical knowledge and contemporary tech to visualisenew construction forms. Their latest project adds Midjourney to the art of architecture. Zumo used the text-to-image model to visualise the wobbly edifices in urban settings. First published by Design Boom, the images depict the superstructures towering over future cities. To my unsullied eyes, they resemble illuminated balloons soaring into the skyline. But my cruder colleagues compared them to…

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Last September, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella identified an issue that was eating away at managers: productivity paranoia. This was on the back of Microsoft research spanning 20,000 people across 11 countries, which found a disconnect between workers feeling productive in hybrid and remote environments and managers straining to see productivity in this new context. About as many workers reported being productive as leaders reported a lack of confidence in that productivity (87% and 85%, respectively). Intrusive micro-management Unfortunately, to bridge this divide, some business leaders have turned to a new and intrusive form of micro-management. With employees working out of…

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Dutch aerospace pioneer Fokker is looking to make a comeback. This time however, it wont be polluting Jet A fuel propelling the companys aircraft. Instead, in the revived guise of Fokker Next Gen, it is playing the long game and joining in on the clean-burning hydrogen hype. With 25 million in funding from the Dutch government, and an additional EU Clean Aviation grant of undisclosed amount, Fokker is aiming at a 2035 entry into service of a clean-sheet aircraft design operating on liquid hydrogen. The planes intended range is 2,500 km, meaning it could fly across Europe from London to…

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