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Volvo launches its first fully electric car with 250 mile range on single charge
Volvo has launched its first ever fully electric car – the XC40 Recharge. The car is based on the XC40 small SUV, and offers an…
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Revamped Google Pixel devices coming as early as Oct. 28
Google on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of its slow-selling Pixel line of smartphones, promising better cameras, a smarter Google Assistant and a built-in radar…
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France to redouble efforts to create EU tech regulator after copyright spat
PARIS (Reuters) – France is pushing for the creation of a European-wide regulator of digital platforms such as Google to sanction possible abuse of power,…
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Issa Rae’s Voice Lands on Google Assistant
Now you can make Google Assistant talk — and sing — like Issa Rae, star and co-creator of HBO’s “Insecure.” The actress-writer-producer is the latest…
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Google targeted black people to test new facial recognition software
Google targeted black people to test new facial recognition software and offered $5 gift cards to homeless and students to take part – but didn’t…
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Google rolls out updated privacy tools for YouTube, Maps
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is rolling out more tools for users to control their privacy settings. The company and other tech giants are facing increased…
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Google wins case over reach of EU ‘right to be forgotten’
Google won a major case in the European Union on Tuesday, when the bloc’s top court ruled that the US internet giant doesn’t have to…
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Google Pixel 4 XL leaked from all angles days ahead of launch event
Google is just days away from a special hardware event taking place in New York and it’s star product has just been outed. The Pixel…
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Google Maps has begun trials of incognito mode
Google Maps will trial an incognito mode that allows users to stop the app tracking them and hide where they’ve been Feature has been one…
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Google reveals Pixel 4 launch date with event in New York
Google has finally revealed the launch date of the next Pixel smartphone by announcing a hardware event taking place next month. The tech giant will…
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Google making big changes to how news is displayed in search results
Google is changing the way news stories appear on its search engine by boosting ‘original reporting’ in the face of today’s fast-paced demand for information.…
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Google says hackers have been putting ‘monitoring implants’ in iPhones for years
Hackers have been using compromised websites to install "monitoring implants" in iPhones for years, according to researchers at Google . The malicious software gathers users'…
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Huawei's next flagship phone won't have Google apps due to US ban
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – The trade war between the United States and China is about to take its biggest bite out of Huawei Technologies yet, after…
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Google celebrates the art of Australian sporting culture
Last week, Google headed to the capital of Australian sporting culture, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, to announce a major new content update for their Arts…
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Google Photos is bringing a creepy feature from the US over to Europe
People tend to be divided on the subject of facial recognition. Some folk find it extremely convenient while others are concerned about the privacy implications.…
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Google is breaking with 10 years of tradition for the latest version of Android
The next version of the Android operating system is on the horizon and will soon be downloaded to millions of smartphones around the world. But…
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Googling ‘Amazon fire’ brings up offers on tablets – and people are furious
This week, wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record high, with experts revealing that 72,843 fires have been detected in Brazil so far.…
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Google, Apple, Mozilla move to block Kazakh surveillance system
Google, Apple and Firefox browser maker Mozilla took steps on Wednesday to block the Kazakh government from creating an internet surveillance system using their browsers.…
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Google ends data-sharing service with carriers amid privacy concerns
Google halts data-sharing program that handed over Android customers’ info to cell carriers over fears that it may attract unwanted attention from regulators Google ended…
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Google employee describes ‘burden of being black’ at tech giant
A departing Google employee has described “the burden of being black” at the tech giant in an internal memo that also alleges racist and insensitive…
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Google and Facebook are tracking users as they watch PORN
Google and Facebook are tracking users as they watch PORN with almost half of adult sites exposing details of YOUR private sexual fantasies, study claims…
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Employee claims Google discriminates against pregnant women
A memo written by a Google employee that alleges discrimination against pregnant women has gone viral at the tech giant, according to Motherboard. Entitled “I’m…
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Google Pixel 3 owners claim their phone is suffering major camera problems
Google’s Pixel 3 camera was praised as ‘one of the best on any smartphone’. Unfortunately, some owners are now claiming that the gadget is suffering…
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Free training programme to help SMEs go digital
As many as 400 leaders in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will get to go through a free new training programme from Google and United…
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How to use the Facebook Messenger app without a Facebook account
Whether it’s a moral outrage over privacy issues or swearing off social media, there are plenty of reasons to not have a Facebook account. But…
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‘Google Camp’ created 800-tonne carbon footprint to discuss climate change
Google has been criticised for putting on an extravagant gathering to discuss climate change and racking up an 800-tonne carbon footprint in the process. Celebrity…
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Google suspends transcription of voice assistant clips in Europe
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) has suspended reviewing voice recordings from its Google Assistant virtual helper in the European Union after a leak of…
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iMessage flaw discovered that could let hackers access your iPhone remotely
A team of Google bug researchers say they discovered six flaws in Apple's iMessage app , one of which is yet to be fixed. The…
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Google Pixel 4 leak shows a design almost identical to the iPhone 11
A fresh set of renders for Google’s upcoming Pixel 4 smartphone bear a striking resemblance to the next iPhone. Over the last few years Google’s…
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