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Paid Twitter blue ticks? A look at the origin of social media verification
Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that Twitter users would have to 'buy' their verification blue ticks for $8 per month
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Google shuts down Hangouts, upgrades it to Google Chat: Details here
For users, it will be easy for them to pick up their conversations from where they have left off as the conversations will migrate automatically from Hangouts to Chat
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YouTube rolls out 'Primetime Channels' to stream movies, TV shows, sports
For more exploration, the feature's homepages will display shows and movies with curated trailers, behind-the-scenes footage and cast interviews
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Google unveils 20 finalists for annual 'Doodle For Google' competition
In the contest, approximately 1,00,000 students from 1,450 schools in more than 100 cities across the nation submitted entries
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Google adds direct access of Lens image search to homepage: Details here
Google Lens is an image recognition tool that uses visual analysis to identify things and display relevant information about them
Google announces plans to discontinue Street View app on Android next year
Street View makes it simple to get a 360-degree view of almost any street, making it ideal for researching potential trip destinations or to take a casual tour of the world from the comfort of home
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Google pauses in-house billing system in India on antitrust directive
Developers in India were given an additional extension until October 31, 2022 to comply due to unique circumstances with the payments landscape in the country
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Google Drive to allow users to set access expiration while sharing file
Google Drive has updated file access expiration capability that allow users to set an expiration while sharing.
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Google Cloud partners PMPML to help Pune commuters track buses in real time
The aim is to build an intelligent transit management system and feed system to track buses live on Google Maps
Google Cloud to build intelligent tracking system for Pune's public buses
Once published on Google Maps, the live transit update service will allow commuters to track buses real-time on Google Maps
Kodak Matrix QLED TV 50-inch review: Inexpensive, but feature-rich smart TV
The Kodak Matrix QLED TV 50-inch goes beyond fundamentals in terms of features to look good for its price, but cheap built and unstable operating system give away its budget roots
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How three young informants made tech giant Google cough up Rs 1,338 cr fine
Three young informants, Umar Javeed, Aaqib and Sukarma Thapar finally forced the tech giant, Google to cough up a whooping fine of Rs 1,338 crore for abusing its dominant position
The CCI's Google orders: How does it impact innovation for apps
Opinion split on how ecosystem will change after regulator asks tech giant to stop misusing its 'dominant position'
Google rolls out Chrome OS 107 update with 'save desk for later' feature
Users can also see a row of open favicons, assign it a name, and check its creation date. Upon tapping, the desk will be immediately launched and restored
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Google buys artificial intelligence avatar startup 'Alter' for $100 mn
The acquisition was completed about two months ago, but neither company made a public announcement.
Google allegedly making disinformation profitable via ad business: Report
Google is making disinformation profitable via its ad practices for some of the Internet's most prolific purveyors of false information in Europe, Latin America and Africa, an investigation found
Google plans legal challenge to block CCI's Android order: Report
The CCI-Android ruling, despite involving a smaller $162 million (Rs 1,334 crore) fine, has worried Google since it seeks wider ranging remedial measures
YouTube to split video content across all channels into 3 separate tabs
Video streaming platform YouTube has announced a new update that will now split video content across all channel pages into three separate tabs for Shorts, live streams and long-form videos.
YouTube introduces @ Handle feature: Know what is it, how it works and more
YouTube says its Handle feature would enable new way for users to find and connect with creators
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Passkeys becoming a safe alternative to passwords: Google vice president
Functionality will be available for general users of company's app store and browser later this year
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