China is adopting changes to the tax code on preferential taxation of hi-tech companies. Just a year ago, some of the major players in this field planned to transfer their production lines to the countries of the South-East region. But today China is becoming one of the most desirable locations to establish production facilities.

The EU is loosening it up for logistics companies. The “Clear Tax” will be lifted. Two years ago, an initiative was introduced to collect an additional tax on transport companies, if the share of diesel fuel cars in the fleet exceeded 60%. The massive renewal of the car fleet and the transition to alternative fuels has led to an increase in prices for passenger and cargo transportation. Despite the protests of “greens” the tax burden will be eased.

Tempus magazine has reported on a scandal concerning the misuse of funds for the internal development of communicators for the U.S. Armed Forces. While politicians focus on their own games, tech corporations can make good money from it: The U.S. military has issued large orders for mobile phones, pocket computers, and smartphones.

Smartphone sales are breaking world records. Corporations are reporting an unprecedented increase in sales. In order to maintain the supply, Hi Electronics, a global supplier of mobile chips, is transferring part of its staff– 16,000 people in total–from other departments to production lines. Those who complain about the shortage of components will finally enjoy large shipments. Economists predict an unprecedented 20% growth in the industry this year.

The U.S. is holding hearings on The Fair Competition Act, which, among other things, will prohibit corporations from contrasting themselves to other brands as well as using superlatives in advertising. The law was proposed after a scandal when a bulldozer crushed a Pear smartphone live on a late-night show. Corporations are urgently reviewing their marketing budgets and positioning concepts. “At least it’s not another tax,” they say in the Association of IT Companies.

In India, the second largest graphite mining country in the world, the party of oligarch Indra Murty has scored a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. Opposition media claims that Murty’s son owns many shares of stock of the largest graphite miners via offshore companies. Wall Street believes that tax breaks for the mining sector are imminent. This immediately translated into a jump in share prices of the local mining companies, while the cost of raw materials is dropping in price.

The U.S.-based IT Companies Association has invested more than 420 million dollars in the popular online platform for short-term rental of private housing. During a joint press conference, a FlightBnB representative announced that, amid rising property prices in developing countries, they plan to open a new direction for business. From office rentals to entire production sites with special conditions for hi-tech companies. Which is understandable, otherwise where did the Association get so much money from?

Pear celebrates its victory in the GigaSoft trial. To recap, Pear filed a lawsuit against GigaSoft, accusing them of illegal use of touchscreen technology. After 9 months of trials, the court upheld the plaintiff’s claims. This decision resulted in a plethora of industry litigation and a review of patent law by the U.S. Congress.

A three-month strike by hi-tech engineers and designers in Geneva forced UN officials to tighten environmental laws. In the coming years, technology corporations will be required to recycle up to 85% of their batteries. This will only affect those who sell their products in the European Union. But it looks like everyone will have to follow suit. The topic of ecology is more relevant than ever.

European countries, USA, China, and Russia are introducing regulators for large businesses to combat monopolies, which make the volume of supply dependent on the presence in retail. South Korea set an example of this approach last year. In some cases, it could come to extremes: retailers would be required to reduce the volume of goods on their shelves from any manufacturer whose profit exceeds the profitability of the entire category of goods by more than a third.

Government officials have created a legal hell by failing to revise the minimum copyright durations in the Berne Convention. It is worth remembering that the initiative emerged following the trials in the “Authors v. The People” case, which led to the bankruptcy of eight major internet companies. The mutual proposal of IT companies to increase copyright royalties outweighed the willingness of officials to change the usual procedures.

Following a U.S. Congress decree, the Association of IT Companies created a register of mobile devices that fall under the amendments to regulate mobile apps. According to these amendments, all applications installed on smartphones must pay a tax, which comes in the form of contributions to the Association’s fund. It seems that corporate lobbyists have managed to pull off a multi-billion dollar scam in plain sight. Until the amendments are repealed, smartphone developers in the registry are making millions of dollars.