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Government directs removal of 'Blue Whale' game links

New Delhi: The government has directed technology giants, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo to remove all links which direct users to the dangerous online game “The Blue Whale Challenge”. The game had allegedly claimed the life of a Mumbai teenager Manpreet Singh Sahani last month. “Instances of children committing suicide while playing Blue Whale Challenge […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Google to pay Apple $3bn to remain on iPhone

San Francisco: Google will pay Apple nearly $3 billion this year to remain as the default search engine on iOS devices, US-based research and brokerage firm Bernstein has said. According to a note to investors on Monday, Google has increased the amount this year — from $1 billion three years ago to $3 billion this […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Google announces voice search support for eight Indian languages

New Delhi: Google on Monday launched voice search support for eight additional languages spoken in India, allowing people to use their voice to dictate queries both in Gboard on Android and in Search through the Google App. The languages are Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. In order to perform a voice-based […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
There's a place for you at Google: Pichai to girls

San Francisco: After reportedly cancelling a town hall meeting to allay the fears over an anti-diversity manifesto, Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai finally addressed a coding event for girls on the campus. “I want you to know there’s a place for you in this industry. There’s a place for you at Google. Don’t let anyone […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Facebook launches YouTube competitor called 'Watch'

San Francisco: In an apparent bid to take on Google-owned YouTube, Facebook has rolled out ‘Watch’ – a redesigned video platform for creators and publishers. The social media giant last year launched ‘Video’ tab in the US which offered a predictable place to find videos on Facebook. “Now we want to make it even easier […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Pichai, Cook rap Trump for banning transgenders in US military

San Francisco: Top tech honchos from Apple, Microsoft and Google have lashed out at US President Donald Trump over his tweet where he called for prohibiting transgenders from serving in any capacity in the US armed forces. While terming the decision discriminatory, Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted: “We are indebted to all who serve. Discrimination […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Google introduces recruiting app 'Hire' for businesses

San Francisco: In an apparent move to compete with Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, Google has launched ‘Hire’, a recruiting app for small- and medium-sized businesses that also integrates seamlessly with G Suite. “Hire makes it easy for you to identify talent, build strong candidate relationships and efficiently manage the interview process end-to-end,” Berit Johnson, Senior Product Manager at […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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EU fines Google record $2.7 billion for abusing search monopoly

London: The European Union Commission on Tuesday slapped technology giant Google with a record fine of 2.42 billion euros or $2.7 billion for breaching European Union (EU) antitrust rules by abusing the monopoly it enjoys over internet search. Google has hinted that it may appeal against the imposition of the mammoth fine — the biggest […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google releases reCAPTCHA with new API

San Francisco: Google which until now used to prompt users to confirm whether they were robots is now rolling out a new application programming interface (API) that will radically simplify the reCAPTCHA experience. Google’s reCAPTCHA is a free service that protects website from spam and abuse. reCAPTCHA uses an advanced risk analysis engine and adaptive […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google will now pay upto $2,00,000 for finding bug in Android

New York: Days after a malware called “Judy” hit over 36.5 million Android-based phones, Google has now increased the bounty for finding a bug in Android OS to as much as $2,00,000, a media report has said. According to cyber security firm Check Point, dozens of malicious apps were downloaded between 4.5 million to 18.5 […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Alphabet's Waymo begins testing self-driving trucks

New York: Amid the tussle with Uber on the theft of its self-driving car technology, Google’s Waymo has started testing its own autonomous truck. According to a report in BuzzFeed, Waymo’s self-driving truck was spotted in a photo and the development was later confirmed by the company. A spokesperson from Waymo — Google’s self-driving car […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google will now filter ads on Chrome

New York: After facing criticism on the placement of “annoying” ads on websites, Google is now going ahead with its ad-blocking plans and will add a feature to its Chrome browser that will block advertisements which do not meet company standards, a media report said. Google has confirmed that it intends to add a new […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Now, Mumbai Metro details available on Google Maps

Mumbai: Reliance Infrastructures Mumbai Metro on Friday announced a tie-up with Google to provide details and information about the service, an official spokesperson said here. The Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) has collaborated with Google Maps to give the people its authentic timetable and associated geographic details on all the Metro stations on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google to mentor six more Indian start-ups

New Delhi/Bengaluru: Google on Wednesday said it will mentor six more Indian start-ups in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) at its developers’ launchpad in San Francisco from July 17. “Six Indian start-ups have been selected for the two-week mentorship bootcamp to help them learn more on AI and ML by leveraging our latest technologies […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google Android OS installed on 2 bn active devices

San Francisco: Google’s Android operating system has reached a milestone by powering 2 billion monthly active devices around the world, the company said. Google’s vice president of engineering Dave Burke that Android has “the largest reach of any computing platform of its kind”, Xinhua reported on Thursday. Based on the Linux kernel and designed primarily […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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