France went ahead with the creation of a tax that angered the US, but to which Italy, Austria, Poland and the Republic will surely join in the short term. In Latin America, regulators plan to tax OTTs, but there are no uniform criteria and so far taxes fall on the final consumer.

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Taxation of new platforms of the digital economy

France went ahead with the creation of a tax that angered the US, but to which Italy, Austria, Poland and the Republic will surely join in the short term. In Latin America, regulators plan to tax OTTs, but there are no uniform criteria and so far taxes fall on the final consumer.

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América Móvil boosts Claro with cross-selling expansion following Wow acquisition

While Claro is focusing its fiber optic network rollout on Lima and El Callao, Wow is focusing on the provinces. This complementarity avoids overbuilding, improves ARPU and reduces churn. Wow had been facing financial difficulties, according to a securities research firm.

AI distillation, the new focus of global concern

The release of the Kimi 3 model from Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI has raised concerns among the U.S. government and companies such as Anthropic, which are challenging the use of the distillation technique, considering it intellectual property theft and a national security risk.

Entre Ríos government signs agreement with Salesforce for AI initiatives

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed during an event held at the MiradorTEC Technology Park in the city of Paraná. One of its key areas is the digital and agentic transformation of the provincial government.

AI wave benefits Nokia and boosts its second-quarter results

The Finnish vendor generated sales of €4.815 billion, with a strong 9% year-on-year increase on a constant-currency basis. Operating profit rose 18% year on year to €434 million. However, net profit was negative due to severance payments related to layoffs.

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