- Technology
Google slammed for allowing only fantasy sports, rummy apps on Play Store in India
New Delhi: As Google announced to start a pilot to allow fantasy sports and rummy apps on Play Store in India, industry experts said on Thursday that the tech giant’s approach is…
- Technology
Google issues Android 13 patch to fix wireless charging, battery drain issues
New Delhi: Google has issued a first security patch to fix bugs in Pixel phones running Android 13 to address issues like increased battery drain and disabled wireless charging. The monthly software…
- Technology
Google Maps expands eco-friendly navigation tool to 40 more nations
New Delhi: Google has expanded its feature for eco-friendly routing on Google Maps to 40 more countries across Europe. With eco-friendly routing, the users can choose a route that’s optimised for lower…
- Middle East
Former director Ariel Koren protests Google’s ties with Israel
Ariel Koren, the former director of marketing for Google’s educational products department, protested with a number of her colleagues in front of the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, USA, in protest against…
- Technology
Google allows controversial Parler app back on Play Store
New Delhi: Google has finally allowed conservative social media app Parler to be back on its Play Store, after it removed the app in January 2021 for violating its policies following the…
- Middle East
Google employee resigns, accuses company of silencing Palestinians
A Google employee Ariel Koren, who sought to thwart a deal between the company and Israel announced her resignation, accusing the company of aggressive practices against its employees who express their views…
- World
Trump’s Truth Social app fails to get Google nod to arrive on Play Store
San Francisco: Truth Social, the social media platform launched by Donald Trump to counter Twitter, is yet to get approval from Google Play Store and the former US President’s company was working…
- Technology
Google to pay Rs 25 lakh to spot bugs in its open source projects
New Delhi: Google has launched a new bug bounty programme where it will award up to $31,337 (nearly Rs 25 lakh) to researchers who spot vulnerabilities in the company’s Open Source projects.…
- Business
Reliance Jio partners Meta, Google, Microsoft, Intel to roll out 5G in India
New Delhi: As Reliance Jio gets prepared to launch standalone ‘True 5G’ services by Diwali this year in key metro cities, the company has partnered some of the world’s leading technology giants…
- Technology
Google Duo gone, but its icon returns on Android
San Francisco: After rebranding its Duo video chat app as Meet, tech giant Google has brought back the original Duo icon and name as a separate shortcut that appears in the app…
- Technology
Google wants you to chat with its AI chatbot at your own risk
New Delhi: Google has opened its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for the public and you can now register to chat with the AI-driven bot trained on the company’s controversial language model.…
- Technology
Google to support startups in Pakistan that raised $350 mn in 2021
New Delhi: Startups in Pakistan raised $350 million in funding in 2021, a tiny amount when compared to the Indian startup ecosystem but five times the amount they raised in 2020, according…
- Technology
US likely to probe Apple over anti-market practices
San Francisco: After taking on Meta (Facebook) and Google with antitrust lawsuits, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly drafting an antitrust case against Apple, alleging that the company “abused its…
- Technology
Google Play Games for PC feature expands to 5 countries
New Delhi: Google on Thursday expanded its Play Games for PC feature under an open beta to users in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia. Earlier this year, the company…
- Technology
Google hit by privacy complaint in EU for inserting ads in Gmail
London: Google on Wednesday was hit by a fresh privacy complaint in Europe, this time for allegedly inserting ads in Gmail without users’ consent. Privacy advocacy group noyb filed the complaint with…
