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Google's Android Emergency Location Service goes live in India: What is it
Google has activated its Android Emergency Location Service in India, beginning with Uttar Pradesh, enabling automatic sharing of a caller's location with emergency services during 112 calls
 "Google's Android Emergency Location Service goes live in India: What is it")
Year ender 2025: Tracing rise of AI assistants from reactive to proactive
In 2025, AI assistants crossed a tipping point, transforming from reactive tools into proactive partners, shaping how people work daily. Here's how they have evolved over the years
 "Year ender 2025: Tracing rise of AI assistants from reactive to proactive")
Why Google is rehiring former engineers amid the global AI talent war
With Big Tech locked in a fierce AI hiring battle, Google is turning to former staff, rehiring experienced engineers to strengthen research
 "Why Google is rehiring former engineers amid the global AI talent war")
Google, Apple warn US visa staff against travel amid embassy delays
The administration of President Donald Trump this month announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, including screening social media accounts
 "Google, Apple warn US visa staff against travel amid embassy delays")
Creators are the media studios of the future: YouTube India MD Gunjan Soni
With ₹14,300 crore in revenue and 455 million users, YouTube has become one of India's biggest media platforms, spanning TV, creators, commerce, and AI-led growth
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Google warns staff with US visa to avoid int'l travel amid embassy delays
Some US embassies and consulates face visa appointment delays of up to 12 months, the memo said, warning that international travel will 'risk an extended stay outside the US'
 "Google warns staff with US visa to avoid int'l travel amid embassy delays")
Google's upgrade program lets you get new Pixel every year: How it works
Google has launched the Pixel Upgrade Program in India, allowing users to upgrade to a new Pixel smartphone every year through a 24-month no-cost EMI plan starting at Rs 3,333 per month
 "Google's upgrade program lets you get new Pixel every year: How it works")
OpenAI, Google, Perplexity roll out freebies in India in race for AI users
To lure price-conscious users, Google in November started giving its $400 Gemini AI Pro subscription for free for 18 months to 500 million customers of Reliance Jio, India's biggest telecom player
 "OpenAI, Google, Perplexity roll out freebies in India in race for AI users")
Google rolls out Gemini 3 Flash for everyday tasks with improved reasoning
Gemini 3 Flash replaces Gemini 2.5 Flash in Google Gemini app, bringing faster responses for everyday tasks with Gemini 3 Pro-level reasoning
 "Google rolls out Gemini 3 Flash for everyday tasks with improved reasoning")
Google releases Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 for Pixels: What's new, eligibility
Google's first Android 16 QPR3 beta adds new animations, navigation layout options, flashlight controls and finally allows Pixel users to remove the At a Glance widget
 "Google releases Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 for Pixels: What's new, eligibility")
Google works to erode Nvidia's software advantage with Meta's help
The effort is part of Google's aggressive plan to make its Tensor Processing Units a viable alternative to Nvidia's market-leading GPUs
 "Google works to erode Nvidia's software advantage with Meta's help")
Waymo in talks to raise over $15 billion at nearly $100 billion valuation
Waymo and its would-be financial backers have weighed a valuation as high as $110 billion, though the amount raised and final value have yet to be determined
 "Waymo in talks to raise over $15 billion at nearly $100 billion valuation")
With freebies, OpenAI, Google vie for Indian users, training data
Five AI analysts, however, said the freebies strategy would help companies gain from India's linguistic diversity to secure crucial data for AI training
 "With freebies, OpenAI, Google vie for Indian users, training data")
Google partners with NHA to deploy AI to digitise medical records
Google is also working to bring more than 400,000 NHA-registered health facilities, such as hospitals, clinics and diagnostic labs, onto Google Maps and Search
YouTube Create for iOS brings AI video creation tools to iPhone: What's new
YouTube Create brings AI-based editing tools to iPhone and Android users, enabling quick video trims, audio cleanup, captions, voiceovers and template-driven creation on the go
 "YouTube Create for iOS brings AI video creation tools to iPhone: What's new")
Google Pixel Watch 4 gets new gesture controls, AI-enhanced smart replies
The latest Wear OS 6.1 update brings double-pinch and wrist-turn gestures to Pixel Watch 4, while a new Gemma-based AI model improves Smart Replies and expands them to Pixel Watch 3
 "Google Pixel Watch 4 gets new gesture controls, AI-enhanced smart replies")
Google Phone beta rolls out 'Expressive Calling' with DND bypass option
Google Phone app's latest beta introduces expressive calling feature, letting users mark calls as urgent with animated alerts, visual cues, and optional DND interruption
 "Google Phone beta rolls out 'Expressive Calling' with DND bypass option")
Google tests 'Disco' AI browser that turns tabs into interactive web apps
With Disco, Google is testing a Gemini-powered browsing tools that builds personalised web apps from browsing activity and natural-language prompts
 "Google tests 'Disco' AI browser that turns tabs into interactive web apps")
Google releases Emergency Live Video sharing feature for Android: Details
Google is rolling out Emergency Live Video for Android in select regions, allowing responders to request live footage during emergencies to speed up assessments and guide callers effectively
 "Google releases Emergency Live Video sharing feature for Android: Details")
YouTube TV to introduce genre-based channel packs in 2026: What changes
YouTube TV will shift to genre-based channel packs in 2026, marking its first major break from the traditional cable-style bundle and giving viewers the choice to pay only for what they watch
 "YouTube TV to introduce genre-based channel packs in 2026: What changes")
