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Why Google Maps has disappeared in France and how to get it back

Searches for place names no longer lead to the online map

Explore 13 French landmarks with 3D Google Maps

Google Maps plans to expand its "Immersive View" feature to cover all Paris

Basque and Corsica languages now included in Google Translate software

The online tool now has more than 130 languages available. However, Breton is still yet to join the list

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The 10 most-visited places in France on Google Street View

While the Eiffel Tower tops the list (and is the third-most visited monument in the world), a rather more surprising beach sculpture came in second

US justice orders Google to help in French missing person case

Investigators in the ‘Affaire Jubillar’ case hope new GPS data could lead to the discovery of a body

France in top 5 for cycling in the world, Google Maps data shows

Rising cycle route use pushes France and the city of Paris into the global top 5, amid record bike sales and national and local government help for bike purchases

French News in Brief in March 2021

Annual winter ban on tenant evictions is extended, Eiffel Tower to be painted in golden hue for 2024 Paris Olympics and more

EU launches new plan to take on GAFAM tech giants

If agreed by member states, the plan will increase the EU's ability to impose fines on tech giants Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft

Facebook France to pay €106 million in new tax settlement

Facebook France is to pay €106 million in tax adjustments after an investigation found it had not properly declared revenue generated in France before 2018.

Ethical search engine donates to animals in refuges

Google may be the search engine of choice for many and the likes of DuckDuckGo and Nice-based Qwant offer alternatives that do not store data.

France's 3% tax to hit Google and Facebook

France is imposing a 3% tax on big digital companies.

Tax to hit firms like Facebook and Apple

France has announced it is bringing in a “Gafa [Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple] tax” on big digital companies by the end of February.

Google fined record €50m by French data commission

French data protection commission the CNIL has imposed a record fine of €50 million on US tech giant Google, after concluding that the company had not been transparent enough with its users.

‘Google Doodle’ honours French ‘Father of the Deaf’

This weekend search engine giant Google paid homage to Charles-Michel de l'Épée, a Frenchman known for founding the first school for deaf children in Paris, and leading the way in deaf educational history.

Google honours French movie luminary with world first

Doodle celebrates one of cinema's most visionary film-makers with first-ever 360-degree VR animation

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Why Google Maps has disappeared in France and how to get it back

Explore 13 French landmarks with 3D Google Maps

Basque and Corsica languages now included in Google Translate software

The 10 most-visited places in France on Google Street View

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Best places to live in France for over-60s, according to new ranking

Great white shark seen in waters off south of France

Electric ants spotted in south of France for second time

EES: What are next steps for EU’s new digital border checks?

Where is snow now expected in France this week?

Why bank cards are changing in France

14 recent and upcoming changes for living in France

US justice orders Google to help in French missing person case

France in top 5 for cycling in the world, Google Maps data shows

French News in Brief in March 2021

EU launches new plan to take on GAFAM tech giants

Facebook France to pay €106 million in new tax settlement

Ethical search engine donates to animals in refuges

France's 3% tax to hit Google and Facebook

Tax to hit firms like Facebook and Apple

Google fined record €50m by French data commission

‘Google Doodle’ honours French ‘Father of the Deaf’

Google Earth threat has people rushing to pay tax

Google to lay subsea cable to French coast

Google fined billions for 'abusing Android dominance'

Google honours French movie luminary with world first

European answer to Google that does not sell your data

Google chooses France for new AI research centre

Tartiflette tops online recipe searches in 2017

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