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Workers at Google’s parent company Alphabet want to better protect people’s abortion-related location data and search history. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption … Source link

Google Wallet, the app that will replace Google Pay in many countries (more on that in a moment), has started to show up on people’s phones. According to Google spokesperson Chaiti Sen, the company has “started rolling out the Wallet to Android users in 39 countries,” and it’ll be available “to all users over the next few days.” Google announced Wallet at its 2022 I/O event, pitching it as an app to manage all your digital cards — not just for payment, like debit and credit… Source link

Facebook (FB) has big plans for expanding in the world of financial services. It wants to become the planet’s preeminent digital wallet and supplant established players like PayPal (PYPL) in the process. The social network’s Novi division will be “a next generation digital wallet” built upon cryptocurrency that will be nothing short of a new “protocol for money on the internet,” according to David Marcus, head of Facebook Financial, who’s taking the lead in launching Novi in the… Source link

Google’s dedicated “sustainability” landing page is where the tech giant outlines its goals to combat climate change — like being carbon free by 2030 — and shows status reports on its environmental efforts, such as making a “hyperlocal” air quality map. Combating climate change is a “foundational value” for Google and other Silicon Valley companies, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Tuesday. But it’s also a way for tech companies to attract and keep top talent, added Pichai, who is also CEO of… Source link