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Google critic, 66, now suggests his wife's fatal car crash was not an accident

Robert Epstein, 66, said in July the internet giant's methods 'gave' millions of votes to Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. In December he announced that his wife had died.




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Google's new Nest system is an upgrade of its three-year-old wi-fi system

There's really not much lower you can sink as a human being once you've found yourself excited by a wi-fi router. But that's the tragic situation I find myself in




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Brexiteers accuse Google of anti-Brexit bias in web searches

Analysis of the first page of Google searches for 5,000 Brexit related keywords and phrases show the Guardian, the BBC and the Independent show up most prominently in the results.




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Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio rule Google on GOP debate night

Ben Carson drew the most attention on Google in 22 states, mostly centered in the deep south and the midwest, compared to just 17 for The Donald. Marco Rubio won 10 states. Cruz. dominated in Wyoming.




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Democratic debate: Marianne Williamson is most-searched for candidate on Google

Self-help author Marianne Williamson and nine other presidential hopefuls fought to stand out over the course of the three-hour showdown on Tuesday night in Detroit, Michigan.




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Google smart speakers let parents record themselves reading a bedtime story for when they are away

Military family, the Olivers worked with Google and a veteran-owned design agency from Portland Oregon to create MyStorytime, an app that makes it easier for parents to record bedtime tales.




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Facebook launches a new tool that lets users transfer image to Google Photos

Facebook has created a new photo transfer that will let users copy all their photos and videos on Facebook to Google Photos. It is only available in Ireland but is launching worldwide in 2020.




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Beirut police officers used Google to identify and track down 60 Minutes' Tara Brown

Beirut police officers investigating the botched 60 Minutes child abduction were able to track down Tara Brown after googling her name.




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VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Google must tackle the copycat scammers

Time and again we have exposed how copycat scammers use the search engine to trick users into paying more for holiday visas, passports - you name it. Our City Editor was even caught out.




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Xiaomi security cams shunned by Google after flaw streams strangers' video feed to wrong person

Google revoked Xiaomi's ability to integrate with its Home app or Google Assistant after some devices started to mysteriously stream video feed from strangers' cameras.




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Google searches for 'Corona beer virus' spike with people thinking it's linked to deadly coronavirus

People have been confusing the new, deadly coronavirus with Corona beer with searches for both 'corona beer' and 'corona beer virus' rising by more than 1,100% over the last week.




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Google creates 3D models of five world heritage sites at risk because of climate change

In an effort to preserve the legacy of some of the world's most famous landmarks, Google has announced a new project transform five of the most endangered by climate change into 3D models.




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Woman finds her grandfather's house on Google maps after his death and finds him sitting on a chair

The footage was posted online by social media user Yajaira earlier this month as she navigated through the streets of Labor de Guadalupe in Durango, Mexico.




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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke reveals why she won't Google herself

Former Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke has revealed she won't Google herself.




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Super Bowl viewers blast placement of sad 'Loretta' Google ad about an 85-year-old man with dementia

People had very strong reactions to Google's 'Loretta' Super Bowl commercial 




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Artist creates a traffic jam on Google Maps by dragging a cart full of 99 smartphones

Simon Weckert, from Germany, decided to trick the web mapping service Google Maps by walking through the streets of Berlin with 99 smartphones all connected to the app.




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Google apologizes after Photos bug accidentally leaks private videos to strangers' accounts

The bug affects users who attempted to back up their photos between November 21 and the 25 last year and caused 'some videos in Google Photos [to be] incorrectly exported to unrelated users' archives.'




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Justice Department intensifies antitrust probe into Google

On Tuesday, several state attorneys general investigating Google met with Justice Department officials to coordinate their efforts to probe the search and advertising giant.




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Google, YouTube and Twitter send cease and desist order to facial recognition app Clearview AI

Using Clearview AI police can upload a photo of an unknown person they would like to identify, and see a list of matches culled from a database of over three billion photos.




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Facebook and Google bosses 'will be held liable for online harm including terror and child abuse'

Culture Secretary Baroness Morgan is set to appoint Ofcom to enforce a legal duty of care demanding online giants operating in Britain shield children from abuse and self-harm material.




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Google HR chief steps down after 20,000-strong worldwide staff walkout over sex scandal

Eileen Naughton had faced a mass walkout of some 20,000 staff around the world in 2018 over huge severance packages going to Google executives implicated in sexual misconduct claims.




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Huawei's first smartphone without Google apps will be released in the UK this month 

Huawei has confirmed its first smartphone made without access to Google apps will be released in the UK on February 20, sold exclusively through Carphone Warehouse.




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Melbourne lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson sues Google to unmask an anonymous reviewer

Barrister and solicitor Zarah Garde-Wilson, 42, believes the review was written by an a competitor and filed a lawsuit against Google in the Federal Court on Monday.




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Google Cloud manager is arrested after his wife, 41, is found dead during their Hawaii vacation

Harvard-educated Sonam Saxena, 43, reported his wife Smriti missing on Tuesday claiming the 41-year-old mother-of-two had vanished during a late night stroll on a secluded beach.




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Google removes nearly 600 apps for spam-like ads after they were downloaded 4.5 BILLION times

Apps violated rules on ad policies, by showing ads that were 'displayed to users in unexpected ways, including impairing or interfering with the usability of device functions'




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Google's Thanksgiving Four give first interview after being abruptly fired

Laurence Berland, Paul Duke, Rebecca Rivers and Sophie Waldman were all fired from Google on Monday, November 25. Now, they are speaking out in an interview about their saga.




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Google Cloud manager RELEASED by police after being arrested for Microsoft employee wife's murder

Harvard-educated Sonam Saxena, 43, reported his wife Smriti missing on Tuesday claiming the 41-year-old mother-of-two had vanished during a late night stroll on a secluded beach in Hawaii.




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Thousands of private WhatsApp group chats exposed in Google search results, experts warn

The California-run messaging app's group chat feature is 'not as secure' as its users may think, experts warn, and user's phone numbers and conversations could be exposed.




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Google asks US government for permission to continue working with Huawei

Google has applied to the US government for permission to continue to provide the Chinese smartphone provider Huawei with its services, along with 'hundreds of other companies'.




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Ireland Baldwin on fan requesting nude pictures of her: 'You probably can Google it for free dawg'

The 24-year-old DT Model wasn't kidding either, as recent as July of last year she posted two nearly nude snaps of herself on a Manhattan balcony and a Malibu beach




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Google CANCELS one of its biggest annual events amid fears over the spread of coronavirus

The company announced that its annual in-person I/O conference is being cancelled more than two months before it's slated to take place, as the global death toll from coronavirus ramps up.




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Coronavirus: the most Googled questions (with answers)

As coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S. here are some answers to a handful of common - and not-so-common - questions about the virus which come up in Google's search engine.




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Apple and Google crackdown on misinformation on coronavirus by rejecting apps and blocking searches

Apple is rejecting apps related to coronavirus not developed by health officials and Google has blocked searches for the virus in Google Play to stop the spread of misinformation.




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Facebook and Google may face huge competition probe that could end with them being broken up

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that senior staff at Britain's competition watchdog are pushing for an investigation over concerns that the two American firms have become too dominant.




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Police issue warrant for innocent man's Google information

Zachary McCoy, 30, learned that he was a suspect in a burglary case when authorities in Gainesville, Florida, requested all his Google account information in March 2019.




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NHS coronavirus guidance will go to top of Google searches

The government said it has worked with Google, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram so that official advice appears first when people hunt online.




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Facebook tool that transfers user data to Google launches in the UK

A Facebook data transfer tool that allows all users to move photos and videos from Facebook to Google Photos has launched in the UK. The GDPR-compliant tool launched in Ireland last year.




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Google urges workers across US to work from home to avoid coronavirus

Google's parent company Alphabet sent out a memo on Tuesday to its workers in 11 offices across North America, recommending that they work remotely until at least April 10, if their roles permit it.




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Leaked billboard mock-ups reveal Google's budget-focused Pixel 4a will retail at $399

The Pixel 4A will debut at $399 which is on par with the tech giant's previous budget offering, the Pixel 3A according to leaked renders of billboard ads for the Google-made device posted by Evan Blass.




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Boris Johnson risks Trump's wrath with 2% 'tech tax' targeting Google, Amazon and Facebook

The Digital Sales Tax will affect search engines, social media services and online marketplaces which 'derive value from UK users'.




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Google is NOT building the COVID-19 testing website Trump promised

A website that is very different to the one described at Trump's Friday press conference at the White House is being built by Verily, a healthcare tech company also owned by Alphabet.




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Ministers launch a crackdown on Google, Facebook and Amazon to curb dominance online

Ministers have launched a crackdown on Google, Facebook and Amazon to curb the US technology giants' dominance online. Plans will be drawn up over six months in a drive to boost competition.




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Architect, 41, struck off for fake one-star Google reviews of companies run by rivals and exes

Andrew Guy, 41, from Hampshire, was struck off by the Architects Registration Board after he targeted eight firms with negative reviews, including two run by women he had dated.




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Coronavirus US: Google website to provide advice on COVID-19

The US president said at a press conference on Friday the website would let people 'self-screen' to determine whether they need to tested for COVID-19.




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Google delays launch of its US coronavirus self-screening website until later this week

Supposed to launch yesterday, the site - a collaboration with the US government - is intended to act as a COVID-19 resource hub with general and local information.




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Google's website offering coronavirus test appointments filled up in one day 

Verily, Google's sister company, which was helping Americans living in the San Francisco Bay Area book appointments to get tested for coronavirus reached capacity one day after launching.




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Former star Google engineer faces up to ten years in jail

A former Google engineer charged with stealing trade secrets from its self-driving car program has agreed to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors, according to documents filed in a California court yesterday.




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Google alerts users to call a doctor if they search for medical-related locations for coronavius

Google has added an alert that encourages users to call a doctor when the search for medical locations or search topics about coronavirus in order to help limit the spread of the virus.




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Google cancels I/O conference, including online event, amid coronavirus pandemic

The tech giant announced that its annual I/O conference, its biggest event of the year, won't be taking place 'in any capacity this year' after cancelling an in-person conference.




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Google to provide location data to the UK government

Google is reportedly working with the UK government to provide anonymised location data to help identify the parts of the country where social distancing measures aren't being adhered to.