https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy is to slap global tech giants like Google and Amazon with a three-percent charge under its new tax-focused budget. https://www.thelocal.it/20191017/italy-unveils-landmark-tax-on-internet-giants Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:25:10 +0200 italy-unveils-landmark-tax-on-internet-giants A town in Sardinia has “banned” the use of Google Maps after too many people got lost locally while using the app, local media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20191014/italian-town-bans-use-of-google-maps-after-too-many-people-get-lost Mon, 14 Oct 2019 18:30:08 +0200 italian-town-bans-use-of-google-maps-after-too-many-people-get-lost Google has released its list of most-searched terms in 2018. What does Italians' search history say about the year in Italy? https://www.thelocal.it/20181213/what-italy-googled-most-in-2018 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:17:17 +0100 what-italy-googled-most-in-2018 Google has released its list of most-searched terms in 2017. What does Italians’ search history say about the year in Italy? https://www.thelocal.it/20171213/italy-top-google-searches-in-2017 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:19:06 +0100 italy-top-google-searches-in-2017 Internet giant Google has agreed to pay Italy €306 million in taxes, ending a dispute that has dragged on for over a year, according to reports on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170504/google-to-pay-italy-306-million-in-taxes Thu, 04 May 2017 16:23:47 +0200 google-to-pay-italy-306-million-in-taxes It's been a year of major events both around the world and in Italy, from the US elections and ongoing Syrian war to Italy's series of earthquakes and crucial referendum. https://www.thelocal.it/20161214/heres-what-italians-googled-most-in-2016 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:06:00 +0100 heres-what-italians-googled-most-in-2016 Uber is in talks with Italian-American auto giant Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and others about potential driverless car alliances, a source close to the matter told AFP on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160608/fiat-chrysler-in-talks-with-uber-over-driverless-cars-report Wed, 08 Jun 2016 16:44:14 +0200 fiat-chrysler-in-talks-with-uber-over-driverless-cars-report May 9th marks Europe Day, an annual celebration of peace and unity. https://www.thelocal.it/20160509/what-google-says-about-italy-and-other-eu-nations-countries-europe-day Mon, 09 May 2016 18:12:10 +0200 what-google-says-about-italy-and-other-eu-nations-countries-europe-day Prosecutors in Milan are investigating five Google executives as part of a probe into the US tech giant over its alleged failure to pay over €227 million in taxes. https://www.thelocal.it/20160212/italy-probes-google-managers-over-tax-evasion-reports Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:42:52 +0100 italy-probes-google-managers-over-tax-evasion-reports Italy is demanding Google pay over €200 million ($218 million) in back taxes following an inquiry into its tax arrangements by the financial police, a judicial source said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160128/italy-claims-over-200-million-in-unpaid-tax-from-google Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:27:28 +0100 italy-claims-over-200-million-in-unpaid-tax-from-google Google has revealed what Italians searched for the most during 2015, with everything from ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ to Milan’s Expo making it into the top-10. https://www.thelocal.it/20151216/what-did-italians-google-the-most-in-2015 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:10:45 +0100 what-did-italians-google-the-most-in-2015 Google has paid €100,000 to host an exclusive banquet at the famous Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, as part of its top-secret annual conference. https://www.thelocal.it/20150724/google-rents-sicilian-ruin-for-secret-conference Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:21:12 +0200 google-rents-sicilian-ruin-for-secret-conference To celebrate the two-year anniversary since Sicily's Mount Etna was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site, June 21st, Google has added detailed photos of the volcano to it Street View feature. https://www.thelocal.it/20150618/how-to-mount-etna-at-home Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:00:30 +0200 how-to-mount-etna-at-home A Google Doodle paying tribute to Italy’s Republic Day became the laughing stock of internet surfers on Tuesday when the search engine apparently confused the Italian flag with the Hungarian one. https://www.thelocal.it/20150603/google-gets-flag-wrong-on-italys-republic-day Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:29:20 +0200 google-gets-flag-wrong-on-italys-republic-day Over 11,000 Italians have taken advantage of the May ruling by the EU Court of Justice that gave Europeans the right to request search engines like Google remove results about them. https://www.thelocal.it/20141013/11469-italians-ask-to-be-forgotten-by-google Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:08:00 +0200 11469-italians-ask-to-be-forgotten-by-google Italy has told tech giant Google to change the way it treats and stores users’ private data within 18 months as part of a Europe-wide bid to crackdown on privacy violations. https://www.thelocal.it/20140722/italy-clamps-down-on-google-over-privacy-practices Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:47:00 +0200 italy-clamps-down-on-google-over-privacy-practices Italy's privacy watchdog has fined Google €1 million for failing to correctly brand its Street View cars, which traversed the country in 2010 taking photographs which were published online. https://www.thelocal.it/20140404/italy-fines-google-million-for-privacy-breach-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 13:43:00 +0200 italy-fines-google-million-for-privacy-breach-2 Luxottica, the Italian creator of style-conscious sunglasses the world over, has announced it will join forces with Google to design fashionable glasses with built-in technology. https://www.thelocal.it/20140325/luxottica-adds-style-to-google-glasses Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:25:00 +0100 luxottica-adds-style-to-google-glasses Google Cultural Institute has launched a platform to showcase Italy's famed food products and handicrafts as part of a bid to boost businesses across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20140131/google-in-bid-to-boost-sales-of-italys-famed-produce Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:57:00 +0100 google-in-bid-to-boost-sales-of-italys-famed-produce Google searches don't just give you a world of information - they also use your search to help predict what others want to know. Here we list some of the things that people are trying to find out about Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140129/ten-things-google-says-about-italy Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:56:00 +0100 ten-things-google-says-about-italy