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What is Google?

American technology company Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were PhD students at Stanford University in California. The company, which started as an online search engine, now also offers internet services, enterprise solutions, smartphones, tablets, notebooks, smart speakers, virtual reality headsets, artificial intelligence, maps and navigation services, etc.
 
Google was originally planned to be named googol, a mathematical term for the numerical digit 1 followed by 100 zeroes (10100). The name Google was the result of a misspelling. So, the word had no meaning at the time the company was formed. Today, however, the
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Google expands Gemini in Chrome with 'auto browse' in India: What's it

Google's auto browse in Chrome can handle routine web tasks such as booking parking, filling lengthy forms and ordering groceries and more

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Updated On : 07 Oct 2026 | 4:30 PM IST

Google signs massive 3.6-GW power deal with Constellation Energy in US

The agreements cover 3,590 MW of power, including 890 MW from upgraded nuclear plants, as Constellation plans more than $4.3 billion in new investments

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Updated On : 06 Oct 2026 | 10:24 PM IST

From coding to cyber defence: What makes Google's Gemini 4 Argon different

Google says the longer context helps Gemini 4 Argon handle complex, multi-step tasks by retaining information and decisions across a single workflow instead of splitting the work into separate session

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2026 | 3:49 PM IST

Google grapples with employee skepticism about new Gemini model

A Google employee familiar with model development said there is "large consensus" internally at the company that Gemini 4 is at the frontier

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Updated On : 01 Oct 2026 | 11:41 PM IST

US AI accord: Tech companies to police AI amid calls for global regulations

The voluntary White House accord signed by Trump and major tech executives sets out four layers of AI safeguards, from internal controls to independent audits and board oversight

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Updated On : 30 Sep 2026 | 3:25 PM IST

Anthropic IPO prospectus lays bare deep dependence on Big Tech partners

The company routed 47% of its sales to customers last year through cloud partners Amazon and Alphabet's Google, according to a copy of its confidential IPO filing

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Updated On : 30 Sep 2026 | 10:56 AM IST

Project Suncatcher: What Google plans to test by taking AI compute to space

Google's Project Suncatcher will test AI chips in orbit as the company explores solar-powered satellite clusters as a potential new way to scale AI computing infrastructure

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Updated On : 25 Sep 2026 | 2:34 PM IST

Namaste AI: Local languages hold the key to mass AI adoption in India

Building AI platforms that can interact in local languages is key to growing the technology in India and bridging the digital divide

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Updated On : 24 Sep 2026 | 12:12 AM IST

Google fined $463 million for breaching EU's privacy rule on location data

Regulators also found the company failed to be lawful, fair and transparent when it processed personal data in its Location Accuracy feature in the Android mobile operating system

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Updated On : 22 Sep 2026 | 8:07 AM IST

After Meta, Google to share child sexual abuse case details with govt

A spokesperson for Google confirmed the development and said that it had "proposed to operationalise the provision of relevant information to the I4C in cases related to CSAM"

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Updated On : 21 Sep 2026 | 8:05 PM IST

Google hit with $463 million fine for breaching EU location data rules

Regulators also found the company failed to be lawful, fair and transparent when it processed personal data in its Location Accuracy feature in the Android mobile operating system

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Updated On : 21 Sep 2026 | 6:33 PM IST

Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google made illegal AI deal

Four paid subscribers file class action in California, alleging Sherman Act violations following public calls for safety-driven deceleration

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2026 | 9:12 PM IST

Gemini hacked 3 companies in first known autonomous breakout by Google's AI

Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access three websites during a May cybersecurity evaluation, Google said, prompting changes to testing processes

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Updated On : 19 Sep 2026 | 8:09 AM IST

Police to question Google over 500K fake Gmail IDs linked to bomb hoax

Gujarat police will question Google over safeguards after uncovering 513,847 fake Gmail accounts used in a network sending hoax bomb threats

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Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 10:25 PM IST

Google DeepMind researcher quits, says AI may cause 'immense harm' in 5 yrs

Josh Engels said he left Google DeepMind three weeks ago despite enjoying his work there and turned down offers from Anthropic and OpenAI 'because of how high the stakes are right now'

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Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 12:03 PM IST

AI may 'kill us all', says Google DeepMind researcher in exit post

Bilal is the latest AI researcher to voice grave concerns in recent days about the new technology's evolving but misaligned capabilities that could eventually destroy humankind

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Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 9:30 AM IST

Google picks 4 Indian startups for inaugural DeepMind AI accelerator

Google selects four Indian startups for its first DeepMind climate accelerator, backing AI-led solutions in agriculture, carbon removal and biodiversity

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Updated On : 14 Sep 2026 | 7:36 PM IST

Google to invest $15 bn in AI infra and buy nuclear power in Finland

The Finland deal also includes a 22-year purchase agreement for up to 50% of the energy output ​of one of the country's two nuclear plants

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Updated On : 09 Sep 2026 | 10:03 PM IST

Can AI agents police each other? Google's DeepMind study offers early clues

A DeepMind study of 100 AI agents found that an exploit could spread rapidly through a multi-agent system, while other agents independently detected cheating, raised alarms and proposed fixes

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Updated On : 09 Sep 2026 | 3:17 PM IST

Videotex gets Google ODM certification, eyes ₹800 cr revenue in 3 years

The company, which has an installed capacity to produce 2.2 million TV units annually, also plans to enter into large appliances, with the first category expected to enter mass production

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Updated On : 06 Sep 2026 | 11:40 AM IST