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PARIS – Carrefour and Google said on Tuesday they were launching a voice-based grocery shopping service in France as part of the French retailer’s ambition to accelerate its expansion into food e-commerce. The service works via Google Assistant — a digital voice assistance service on smartphones and other devices — and is part of a …

Technical changes rather than conspiracy appears to have been behind changes. Google has been accused of a conspiracy and a cover-up over a disappearing image of Winston Churchill – but the affair appears to have been both more complicated and innocent than it first appeared. Outcry was prompted among some specific people on social media …

Tech behemoths Amazon, Facebook and Google are employing a number of advocacy groups to conduct p.r.-like campaigns that include letter writing and polling to paint a positive image for them and persuade regulators against breaking up or penalizing the industry, according to a report. The tactic comes as the Justice Department and attorneys general have …

Big tech companies are pledging to be transparent about child exploitation on their platforms as they look to continue expanding encryption. The Technology Coalition, which includes titans like Facebook and Google, on Thursday said its 18 member companies would establish a “multi-million”-dollar research fund to study patterns of abuse and develop tools to prevent it. …

Google Maps has introduced new commuting features that can warn users how crowded a subway car might be during rush hour, or whether there are temperature checkpoints along their drive. The the popular navigation app’s new features are getting launched in the US, as well as countries like Australia, Spain and the UK as cities …

Chinese hackers have targeted the emails accounts of former vice president Joe Biden’s campaign staff, while Iranian hackers attempted to hack Trump campaign email accounts, Google confirmed Thursday. The campaigns have been briefed on the threats, both of which were so-called spear-phishing attacks in which spam emails that include malicious links are sent to targets …

Google got slapped with a $5 billion proposed class action lawsuit this week, with plaintiffs accusing the search giant of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by tracking their internet use even when they browsed in “incognito” mode. The complaint, filed in federal court in San Jose, Calif., argues that Google learned the …

Google employees who don’t want to return to the office this summer can start shopping for a nice home office. The search giant said Tuesday that it will begin letting employees come back to the office beginning July 6, and will gradually ramp up its in-person attendance throughout late summer and early fall. Employees who …

Meghan Markle believed there was a “conspiracy” hatched against her by royals once she moved into Kensington Palace during her courtship with Prince Harry. Markle, 38, began to fear the palace’s courtiers were out to harm her reputation due to her American style of management once the couple moved into Frogmore Cottage. “She was convinced there was …

A top executive overseeing safety issues at Google’s self-driving car company Waymo has left the company. Debbie Hersman is stepping down as chief safety officer after just over a year on the job, Waymo said Thursday, and will instead serve as a consultant to the company. Hersman, the former chair of the US National Transportation …