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  Is the Google car on the way?

  Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have brought the major tech players into our cars to offer us incredible utility when we are driving. They essentially turn our smartphones into our car navigation computers presenting us the apps we can use safely while driving as well as safely showing us any extra information that could help us plan our day. There have long been rumors that Apple was moving into the car manufacturing business but today we have news that Google might be moving in that direction too as French car manufacturer Renault has announced a partnership with Google. Here is what you need to know.

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  Google is developing tech to replace internet cookies

  Internet cookies are the way that website owners can track our usage whenever we are on their websites. They form the foundation of the web advertising business model that has defined the internet for the last couple of decades. Unfortunately, however, cookies also create opportunities for privacy breaches as they basically track everything, we do online all the time. Google has been working on what it calls the Privacy Sandbox project since 2019 to try and address this issue, but the initiative is seen as controversial, with the company recently explaining its reasonings behind the move and what we can expect to see from it. Here is what you need to know.