Yes, because with that level of cross-border complexity, nothing else is going to work.
Sales tax / VAT for example. That will be a number of exports from their sales and stock movements system in csv format that get converted into formats that can be used with tax software in all the countries the operate in.

High speed rail in other parts of the world travels at about 200mph.

The Great Western Railway running between London (England) and Swansea (Wales) managed it in the 1830s.

You definitely bore through mountains, like for example the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland.

I know who Napster was, about 25 years ago.
But who are they now, other than some zombie trademark?

Have grade-separated tracks that go above or below the roads.

You would an entirely separate high-speed track and not have freight running on it.

Quicker than Apple or Google Pay?

In previous ransomware attacks against government computers, such as NHS England, NHS Scotland, British Library, various school trusts, and some local councils, they have not paid the ransom.

We do need to ban ransom payments from the private sector to make the business model of these gangs not work. There is no other way to do it.

In the UK you quite often see different eat in and take-away prices listed to reflect the fact that tax rates are different.

Sure, but you don't need an M5 chip for that.

There is a 13" iPad Air. I have the M2 versions of both the Air and Pro. Differences are that pro has a better screen, pro has face-ID and Air has touch ID, and really, that's it.

They mandated CCS2 for electric vehicles.

MacBooks do comply with the EU standard because you can charge them via the USB-C port. The fact that there is an additional option for charging isn't a problem.

Apple do supply the attachable cables. I've got the UK, Euro, Swiss, and Italian ones for my charger, but I did have to visit the Apple shops in the respective countries to buy them.