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Google to make generative AI-powered search exclusive to paid-tier: Report
Search Generative Experience (SGE) has been available to users as an opt-in feature. However, Google is reportedly planning to add it to its premium subscription services
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HCLTech to enable 25,000 engineers on Gemini to scale GenAI solutions
HCLTech recently launched HCLTech AI Force, a pre-built GenAI platform that optimises engineering lifecycle processes from planning through development, testing and maintenance
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HCLTech announces alliance with Google Cloud to scale Gemini to global cos
HCLTech will familiarise and train its 25,000 engineers on Gemini for Google Cloud to help mutual clients innovate and optimise their businesses with GenAI (generative AI), according to a release
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Google agrees to delete web browsing data as it settles 'incognito' lawsuit
The case, filed in 2020, alleged the Alphabet Inc. unit surreptitiously collected data from people using its popular Chrome web browser in a private "incognito" browsing mode
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Google's Circle to Search arrives on more Pixel, Samsung Galaxy smartphones
Moreover, Google has confirmed, Gemini Nano model is set to make way to vanilla Pixel 8 smartphone for on-device AI capabilities currently exclusive to Pixel 8 Pro
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Google Ireland gets tax relief on Rs 8.6K crore it got from India arm
The ruling by the Bangalore-based Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) may have repercussions on similar transactions by multinationals, feel experts
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Apple, Google, Meta targeted in EU's first Digital Markets Act probes
The European Commission said Monday that Apple and Google's app store rules will be targeted in the first probes under the bloc's Digital Markets Act
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Pixel 8a: Google may throw surprise at I/O 2024 with major A-series upgrade
The Google Pixel 8a smartphone would likely be powered by the Tensor G3 chip and feature a 6.1-inch OLED panel of 120Hz refresh rate
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Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as global regulators target tech
Since AT&T was broken up exactly 40 years ago, no company has faced the possibility of a regulator-led break-up in the United States until now
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Chinese firm which stole Tesla battery tech, peddled it on YouTube, says US
The US alleges Pflugbeil and another defendant started selling Tesla's proprietary battery production technology from their own startup in China
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Battling the giants: The trustbuster who has Apple and Google in his sights
Kanter has become a lead architect of the most significant effort in decades to fight the concentration of power in corporate America
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Google releases second developers preview of Android 15: Know what is new
With Android 15, SMS/MMS and RCS supporting apps will be able to send and receive messages through satellite connectivity without using mobile or Wi-Fi network
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Google researchers use AI to forecast floods with small data sets
Google's AI model now operational in 80 countries, provides more accurate predictions of river flooding than the previous dominant system, according to a paper published Wednesday in Nature
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Google fined 250 million euro in French clash with news publishers
The French antitrust authority has been seeking to force Big Tech firms to negotiate deals with press publishers for republishing their content
Former AI search experience lead appointed as new head of Google Search
Elizabeth Reid's appointment as the head of Google Search suggests that the company is pushing for more AI capabilities for Search
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Competition Law 2.0 marks a new era for India's anti-trust regulations
The Competition Commission of India investigates Google Play Store over unfair service fees, tests new provisions of the Competition Amendment Act
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YouTube Music to get 'hum to search' feature on iOS app: Know details
The feature is gradually rolling out for iPhone users while there has been no confirmation about the availability on the Android app
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Google, Meta face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threats
The country's eSafety regulator announced Tuesday that it had issued legal notices to Google, Meta, X, WhatsApp, Telegram and Reddit requiring each company to report on steps they are taking
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CCI orders probe into Google's practices over Play Store policies
Asks the Director General to submit a report within 60 days
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CCI terms Google's Users Choice Billing system unfair, orders probe
CCI has asked the director general to complete the investigation and submit a report within 60 days
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