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Google workers across the globe announce international union alliance to hold Alphabet accountable

The Verge

Google workers across the world are coming together to form a global union alliance. The newly formed coalition, called Alpha Global, is comprised of 13 different unions representing workers in 10 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

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Ireland’s status as tax haven for tech firms like Google, Facebook, and Apple is ending

The Verge

Ireland said Thursday it would join an international agreement that sets taxes on profits for multinational corporations at a minimum rate of 15 percent. The OECD has estimated that a 15 percent tax rate would generate some $150 billion in global tax revenue annually and would help to stabilize the international tax system.

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82 Fundraising and Social Media Stats for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1% via text message ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). 92% of donors say it is important that NGOs, nonprofits, and charities make a concerted effort to protect their contact and financial information from data breaches ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). Large have 22,299 ( Global NGO Technology Report ). 9% via PayPal.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

TechCrunch

The city has undergone infrastructure improvements over the past two decades, tourism has boomed thanks to attractions such as the shipyard where the RMS Titanic was built and Game of Thrones shooting locations, and employment has risen steadily in the city since 2016, according to Northen Ireland’s Department for the Economy.

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Ireland’s Fonoa raises $20.5M to help digital-first businesses stay tax compliant as they scale globally

TechCrunch

There are myriad tax pain points that come from selling goods, content or services globally. As the world has seen a surge in cross-border transactions, digital-first businesses face the challenge of understanding and managing global tax and compliance matters as they grow and scale internationally. Enter Dublin, Ireland-based Fonoa.

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Stripe eyes an exit over next 12 months

TechCrunch

Most recently publicly valued at $95 billion, Stripe has not been immune to the global downturn, however. Founded in Ireland by brothers John and his brother Patrick Collison (the CEO), Stripe last raised venture capital in March of 2021 — a $600 million round that gave it that lofty $95 billion valuation.

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Localyze raises $12M for a SaaS that supports cross-border hiring and relocation

TechCrunch

But Localyze cites a PwC study on mobility in the global skilled workforce that suggests employee relocation is set to increase by 50% as we emerge from the pandemic. “We developed a software that automates large parts of the relevant processes around global mobility,” explains Asmussen.

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