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Google Doodle marks Antikythera Mechanism's discovery

New Delhi: Google on Wednesday marked the discovery of Antikythera Mechanism – believed to be the world’s first computer – 115 years ago. In 1902, Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais sifted through some artifacts from a shipwreck at Antikythera. The wrecked Roman cargo ship was discovered two years earlier, but Stais was the first to notice […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Google Cactus Doodle
Google celebrates Mother's Day with cactus doodle

New Delhi: Search engine giant Google on Sunday celebrated Mother’s Day and the spirit of motherhood with a cute cactus doodle. Mother’s Day is celebrated in India and many other countries on the second Sunday of May annually. The day is marked to celebrate and cherish the unconditional love, compassion, and sacrifices made by mothers […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Uber's driverless car program to be probed

New York: A US judge has asked federal prosecutors to investigate Uber Technologies Inc and one of its engineers for potential theft of trade secrets from Google, a media report said. The judge also determined the lawsuit Google filed against Uber would head to trial, dealing a blow to Uber’s strategy, The Wall Street Journal […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Apple's market cap crosses $800 bn for first time

San Francisco: In yet another milestone, Apple’s market capitalisation briefly soared past $800 billion threshold, making it the first company ever with such a mammoth valuation. Apple’s shares closed up 2.7 per cent for the day at $153.01 late on Monday, taking the company to a market value of $797.8 billion, Fortune reported. Earlier, analyst […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Android 'O' Beta coming soon, says Google

San Francisco: Just days ahead of the its annual developer conference “Google I/O”, the company Google has announced to end the Android “Nougat” Beta and will soon launch Android “O” Beta. “Thank you for your interest in the Android Beta Programme. The beta for Android Nougat has concluded, and all devices that were opted in […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google CEO Pichai doubles his pay package

New York: Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai received a stock award of $198.7 million in 2016, almost double his 2015 stock award of $99.8 million, a media report said. That brought his total compensation in 2016 to $199.7 million, almost twice the $100.6 million he earned in 2015. Pichai received a salary of $650,000 in […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google announces new programme to inspire entrepreneurs, developers

New Delhi: US tech giant Google on Friday announced a new “Solve for India” initiative that aims to expand and energise the start-up ecosystem in tier 2 cities across the country. The programme will inspire new wave of entrepreneurs and startups in emerging cities like Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Indore, Nagpur, Nashik, Madurai, Kanpur […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Earth Day
Do your bit, save the planet: Google's Earth Day Doodle

New Delhi: Do your bit and make a huge difference to saving Earth, the only known object in the universe known to harbour life, suggests Google’s Earth Day Doodle on Saturday. Do small things like eating less meat, opting for carpooling, and unplugging unused electronic devices that could go a long way in helping save the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Android vs Apple
Android users to spend more money on apps than Apple customers

New York: Users of Google’s Android operating system will spend $41 billion in total on apps and subscriptions in 2017, topping $40 billion for Apple, a new report has found. App Annie, which focuses on data related to the mobile-app ecosystem, projected that Apple would still have the most dominant single app store. Apple’s App […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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YouTube ad boycott may cost Google $750 mn

New York: The boycott of video-hosting platform YouTube by advertisers could cost its parent company Google $750 million in revenue, a media report said. Over the past few weeks, major consumer brands, including Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo and McDonald’s have pulled out their ads from the platform as they are protesting the placement of their ads […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
UBER
Uber suspends self-driving cars after crash

Washington: US ride-hailing company Uber has suspended its self-driving cars from the roads after one such vehicle crashed in Arizona, the media reported on Sunday. Pictures posted online showed the car on its right side on a street, next to another badly damaged vehicle, the BBC reported. US-based Fresco News posted the images and video on […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google introduces shortcuts to its Search

New York: Tech giant Google has introduced shortcuts on the Google Search app for Android, iOS and Google.com on the mobile web that gives users the ability to explore deeper within topics they care about. With shortcuts right on the home screen, users now have access to in-depth experiences across sports, eat and drink, entertainment and […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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'Flash mob' colours Google's Holi Doodle

Mumbai: Google on Monday celebrated with a special animated Doodle showing a ‘flash mob’ spraying a young onlooker with vibrant colours. The new Goodle (Google + Doodle) opens in a stark grey and suddenly a ‘flash mob’ rushes in from the left, colouring almost all the letters in different colours – and even one bewildered young […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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50% growth in grooming among Indian males in 2016: Google

New Delhi: If you thought that grooming is associated only with females, think again. According to a survey by technology giant Google, 43 per cent Indian men in 2016 turned to Google Search to get answers for their grooming needs. “50 per cent YoY growth was observed in searches around ‘male grooming’, with ‘shaving’ having the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Google, Facebook Publish First Compliance Report; IT Minister Says Big Step Towards Transparency
Google, Facebook Publish First Compliance Report; IT Minister Says Big Step Towards Transparency

The publishing of compliance reports by Google, Facebook and Instagram is bound to turn up the heat on Twitter, which has been engaged in a tussle with the Indian government over the new social media rules.

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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