Amazon

Google’s helping with hiring; Microsoft’s getting rid of passwords; and eight more developments that matter to your firm and your clients.

The Tax Court decided in favor of Amazon.com in an expensive transfer pricing dispute with the Internal Revenue Service involving intellectual property that the e-commerce giant assigned to a European subsidiary in Luxembourg.

MyFirmsApp, a U.K.-based technology development company, has gotten the go-ahead to use the technology powering Amazon’s Alexa voice-based assistant to develop artificial intelligence apps for accounting.

A billion accounts hacked at Yahoo; real-time translation on Skype; businesses going entirely cashless; and other recent developments you and your clients should know about.

Facebook is integrating Instagram and Messenger for business; Microsoft builds a CRM tool for small businesses; and more tech developments.