Apple accused the European Commission of misunderstanding its business on day two of the iPhone maker's appeal against a US$14 billion tax order, in a dispute that is key to the EU's drive to collect more taxes but which could also run for years.
The Celtic Tiger may be ready to roar again. Ireland earned the nickname when its economy underwent a dramatic boom during the late 1990s, fuelled largely by foreign investments from high-tech companies. Now the economy appears to be booming once more.
IBM plans to boost software development at its operations in Ireland by investing €46 million (NZ$97 million) and hiring 300 new workers in Dublin.