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‘Wiped’ hard drives aren’t so clean, the new WiFi is coming, and eight other things that happened in technology this past month and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

France’s former digital affairs minister wants to force internet giants like Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple to reveal how much profit they make in France, saying the companies are understating their French activities to a vast extent.

Starbucks Corp. won a court fight and a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV unit lost one over European Union tax orders in decisions that left lawyers puzzling over the impact on Apple Inc.’s chances of toppling a record 13 billion-euro ($14.3 billion) bill.

The iPhone maker may only need to wait until Tuesday to learn about its chances of success in the biggest tax case in recent history.

The iPhone maker told a European Union court it was unfairly painted as a tax dodger as it sought to topple a massive EU back-tax bill.

Apple fights the world’s biggest tax case in a quiet courtroom this week, trying to rein in the European Union’s powerful antitrust chief.

The court hearing next month is likely to throw the spotlight on antitrust commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s crackdown on tax deals doled out to big companies.

Better (Microsoft) Team, the importance of two-factor authentication, and eight other things that happened in technology this past month and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

Some of the largest U.S. technology companies pushed for a corporate tax overhaul in 2017 by suggesting they would go on hiring sprees and boost the economy. Just over a year after getting what they wanted, data show these firms gave most of their huge tax savings to investors.

Risky tech decision-making at small businesses, forced Office upgrades, and eight other things that happened in technology this past month and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.