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Google employee sacked days after mother died of cancer, terms it ‘slap in the face’
Google employee sacked days after mother died of cancer, terms it ‘slap in the face’

Tommy York, a software engineer was a part of the IT team at Google. He was on leave for a few days as his mother died of cancer. Soon after returning to work, he was fired by the tech giant. 

  • Saturday, 04 February 2023
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Google may soon let users use Android phone as USB webcam

Esper's Mishaal Rahman posted on the decentralised social media platform Mastodon, "using an Android phone as a webcam became really popular during the pandemic, but you've typically had to install a third-party app to do so."

  • Friday, 03 February 2023
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Sacked Google employee discovers he lost job while feeding infant daughter at 2 am

Nicholas worked at Google as an Associate Product Counsel After getting sacked, he wrote on LinkedIn that he became a father on January 17 and three days later while he was feeding his infant daughter at 2 am, he received a notification that he lost access to his Google corporate accounts.

  • Monday, 30 January 2023
Google marks 74th R-Day with doodle based on hand-cut paper art
Google marks 74th R-Day with doodle based on hand-cut paper art

A peacock and floral patterns add a layer of charm to the art in monochrome.

  • Thursday, 26 January 2023
US govt sues Google over its monopoly on digital advertising market
US govt sues Google over its monopoly on digital advertising market

It was alleged that Google monopolises key digital advertising technologies, collectively referred to as the "ad tech stack", that website publishers depend on to sell ads and that advertisers rely on to buy ads and reach potential customers.

  • Wednesday, 25 January 2023
'Deeply sorry': Sundar Pichai after announcing 12K job cuts at Alphabet
'Deeply sorry': Sundar Pichai after announcing 12K job cuts at Alphabet

The Google CEO said that these are important moments to "sharpen our focus, reengineer our cost base, and direct our talent and capital to our highest priorities".

  • Friday, 20 January 2023
Google removes Smart Reply from Voice app on Android, iOS
Google removes Smart Reply from Voice app on Android, iOS

Google Voice's release notes on the Play Store and App Store confirm the removal: "Smart responses are no longer supported", said the report.

  • Friday, 20 January 2023
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Google Translate rolls out support for 33 new offline languages including Odia

This allows users to download the languages of interest and translate text when the internet connection is unavailable," stated Google's support page.

  • Tuesday, 17 January 2023
Googles Android Auto Coolwalk redesign enters public beta
Google rolls out phoneless navigation support in Maps on Wear OS

Wear OS-powered smartwatches with this support will no longer require a paired phone for turn-by-turn navigation when using Google Maps, as long as the watches have built-in LTE connectivity or are connected to a Wi-Fi network, reports SamMobile.

  • Saturday, 14 January 2023
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Never search this on Google in 2023 as it might get you in trouble

With the growing modernization of the world, the dependability of the internet and digital services is also at an all-time high as a fast internet connection has become a necessity, both for personal and business use. When it comes to search engines, most of us turn to Google first. With Google, you can find any information with a few clicks.

  • Sunday, 01 January 2023
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Here are the most significant announcements by Google in 2022

This year google announced a new addition for Indians, which includes Improving visual search, Native languages and fraud detection in Google pay and many more.

  • Thursday, 22 December 2022
Free, Open Internet Under Attack, Warns Sundar Pichai
Google to spend USD 75 mn on women-led India startups; India to be big export economy: Sundar Pichai

India, he said, will be a big export economy and it needs to create a balance between safeguarding citizens and enabling companies to innovate with its framework.

  • Tuesday, 20 December 2022
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Explainer - what are passkeys, and why they may replace passwords

Passkey is Google's alternative to passwords, which has been rolled out by the company

  • Monday, 19 December 2022
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Google Chrome to give price drop alerts

This feature is available on desktops and Android devices in the US and can be turned on by selecting 'track price' in the Chrome address bar.

  • Friday, 16 December 2022
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Google Slides update: Users can collaborate with friends now

Google Slides is coming up with new features where you can collaborate with your colleagues.

  • Wednesday, 14 December 2022
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