| Companies like Facebook are as vital to modern life as highways, airplanes and rail lines, writes Matt Laslo. For that reason, the U.S. federal government needs to designate them as critical national infrastructure and help them protect users' data. "At the very least that could renew trust in these companies, but it would also be in their own self-interest because when they’re breached again - and it will happen again - then they can pass the blame up the chain to Washington, where it rightfully belongs."
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| Ireland on Friday chose Amundi, BlackRock Investment Management and Goldman Sachs Asset Management to manage up to $18.5 billion in disputed taxes Brussels has ordered it to collect from Apple. 2 min read |
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| Having topped expectations with the upsized price of its initial public offering, Dropbox faces its next big challenge: a successful launch of trading when global stock markets are on the defensive and tech shares are particularly soft. 3 Min Read |
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| Japan’s Toshiba faces a deadline to win Chinese antitrust approval to sell its prized $18 billion memory-chip business by end-March, raising the possibility the deadline may be missed and that it will seek alternatives such as an IPO. 3 min read |
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