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Google, Amazon, Walmart seeks to join RBI'S digital currency project
Google Pay and Amazon Pay are payments applications offered by Alphabet Inc's Google and Amazon.com, respectively, that facilitate retail payments over India's widely used Unified Payments Interface
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Google makes apps sideloading on Android a tad more difficult: Report
This is partly due to its strides to make Android apps smaller in size when delivered through the Google Play Store, which is the default app distribution platform for Android devices
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Trump slams Google over claims it was censoring news related to him
Early this week, Trump alleged that it was virtually impossible to find pictures or anything about the failed assassination bid on him on July 13 on Google. Google, however, denied those allegations
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Google parent Alphabet reduced stake in Crowdstrike before July outage
The company cut its stake to 427,895 class A shares from 855,789 shares, as of June 30
Google Photos: Soon, these AI tools will be available on Android, iOS app
Select AI editing tools, including Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, and Photo Unblur, are set to arrive soon on Google Photos app for Android and iOS
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Google Chrome to get AI features, including Lens integration: Details here
Among the new additions are Lens integration to make search easier, products comparison from multiple tabs, and smart search through history using text prompts
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Amazon set to join Google, Microsoft's spending surge as AI race heats up
The e-commerce giant's capital investments - mostly for building cloud and generative AI infrastructure - is expected to have risen 43 per cent in the second quarter to $16.41 billion
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Google Photos could get 'Show more' option for faces in Memories: Report
Google Photos has a Memories feature where it categorises images based on faces. Reportedly, it is set to get a new option to let users have granular control over faces for personalised experience
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Google introduces Apple-like cross-device sharing in Android: Report
With cross-device sharing, users with multiple Android devices signed into same Google account will be able to sync saved Wi-Fi passwords, share Wi-Fi hotspots, and move calls between devices
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Paris Olympics 2024: Google Doodle celebrates artistic gymnastics today
Google Doodle is celebrating the artistic gymnastics taking place in the Paris Olympics 2024. These competitions in the Paris Olympics 2024 will take place from July 27 to August 5, 2024
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Tech wrap Jul 29: Redmi Pad Pro, Apple Intelligence, Vivo V40 series, more
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Pad Pro and Redmi Pad SE tablets. Next iOS 18 developer beta to bring Apple Intelligence features. Vivo V40 series with Zeiss optics launching in India on August 7
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Google to introduce next-gen mobile AI features with Pixel 9 series: Report
Google Pixel 9 is reported to debut with new AI features, including Add Me, which will let users add themselves to any group photo they were not originally part of
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Reddit results not showing up in many search engines, except Google: Report
Many search engines are either not showing the full site result or showing old content from Reddit, which recently entered into a deal with Google for AI models being trained on its data
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Google Maps announces India-focused features, including flyover callouts
Google said its new Maps features are being pioneered in India and for India to make navigation and exploration journeys more efficient and sustainable
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Soon, you can play two games side-by-side on Google Play Games for PCs
Google Play Games service will soon allow players to jump back and forth from mobile to PC while making sure progress is not lost. In addition, there are super weekly prizes in store to earn
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Alphabet's revenue exceeds expectations, boosted by cloud computing
The tech giant is also providing cloud-computing services to fast-growing startups, fueling consistent profitability for that business after years of losing money
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Startup Wiz likely to reject $23 bn acquisition proposal from Google
Wiz's decision to call off the deal will be a setback for Google, which has been investing in its cloud infrastructure
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Zuckerberg's Meta aims to rival OpenAI, Google with new Llama AI model
Meta uses its Llama models to power its AI chatbot, called Meta AI, which operates inside its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, and also as a separate web product
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Google makes U-turn, dropping plan to remove cookies on Chrome browser
In a blog post on Monday, Google said it decided to abandon the plan after considering the impact of the changes on publishers, advertisers and everyone involved in online advertising industry
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Alphabet results to set tone for big tech on advertising, cloud: Report
Alphabet, which has gained more than 16% since its blowout first-quarter report, needs to show that spending on AI is continuing to drive revenue in its cloud and advertising businesses
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