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Google agrees to pay $391 mn in users’ location data tracking lawsuit
San Francisco: Google will pay a historic $391.5 million in settlement to 40 states in the US over allegations that the tech giant tracked users location data without their consent in the…
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Key staff driving Apple search engine leave, rejoin Google
San Francisco: Four years after Apple acquired Laserlike to boost its web search technology, the founders have quit to rejoin Google. ‘Laserlike’ is a startup founded by a trio of former Google…
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Google Play Store tests advertising apps
San Francisco: Google has started testing advertising applications in the search field over history in the Play Store. With the update, the search field will show three applications with which the user…
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Spotify & Google starts testing ‘User Choice Billing’
New Delhi: Music streaming platform Spotify and Google have started testing ‘User Choice Billing’ (UCB) pilot programme to offer alternative in-app purchase experience on Android devices. The pilot programme allows users to…
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Google, Renault Group to build ‘software defined vehicle’ for the future
San Francisco: Google and Renault Group on Tuesday announced to expand their partnership to deliver the digital architecture for the ‘Software Defined Vehicle’ (SDV) for the future. The ‘Software Defined Vehicle’ will…
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Google plans to develop AI model supporting 1,000 most spoken languages
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced an ambitious new project to build a single AI language model that supports the world’s 1,000 most spoken languages. According to The Verge, as a…
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How three young informants made tech giant Google cough up Rs 1,338 cr fine
Srinagar: Three young informants, Umar Javeed, Aaqib and Sukarma Thapar finally forced the tech giant, Google to cough up a whooping fine of Rs 1,338 crore for abusing its dominant position in…
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Google to run Meet on multiple platforms, including Zoom
San Francisco: Google has announced to run Meet on multiple platforms including Zoom, later this year. Zoom Rooms and Google Meet devices will both be able to join Google Meet meetings, either…
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Google Messages tests end-to-end encryption to group chats
San Francisco: Google has appeared to begun testing end-to-end encryption to its Messages’ group chats. The tech giant first announced its plan to provide end-to-end encryption to group chats over RCS (Rich…
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Google Workspace Individual to get 1 TB storage
San Francisco: Google has announced that it will soon introduce more features for “Workspace Individual” users, including an increase in storage capacity and advances in email personalisation for all customers. The Workspace…
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Alphabet’s net profit sinks 27% to $13.9 bn, revenue up 6%
San Francisco: Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has reported a net profit of $13.9 billion in the third quarter (Q3), down 27 per cent from a year earlier, while revenue increased 6 per…
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Play Store policies: CCI slaps Rs 936.44 cr fine on Google for abusing dominance
New Delhi: In its second ruling against Google in less than a week, the Competition Commission on Tuesday slapped a penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on the internet major for abusing its…
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Google to end support for Windows 7, 8.1 next year
San Francisco: Google has announced that it will end support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 early next year, with a new Chrome version. The tech giant will officially stop support for…
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Now you can zoom in, out while watching YouTube videos
San Francisco: YouTube has announced that it is rolling out new design elements and product features, including options to zoom in and out for videos, to enhance user experience on the platform.…
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Google to upgrade Nest smart home device to Fuchsia OS
San Francisco: Tech giant Google is reportedly planning to upgrade its Nest speakers to “Fuchsia” which may launch next year. “Fuchsia” is an operating system which is developed by Google. Fuchsia is…
