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Google sued for negligence after man drives off collapsed bridge due to map
Paxson was driving home from his daughter's 9th birthday party through an unfamiliar neighbourhood when Google Maps allegedly directed him to cross a bridge that had collapsed 9 yrs prior
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Decoded: All that Google's Bard Extensions does and guide on how to use it
With Extensions, Bard can help you multitask without the need to open multiple windows and apps
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Google lost map traffic with Apple maps switch on iPhones: Executive
Google's largest contract is with Apple, which set Google as the default on Safari in exchange for a share of the revenue that the search engine earns through advertising
Google's 'smart' move: Connects Bard chatbot with its popular apps
Search engine's answer to OpenAI will now scan user data from Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Docs, and Drive
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Google tweaks ad auctions to hit revenue targets, as much as 5%: Exec
company frequently makes changes to the auctions it uses to sell search ads - the text and shopping promotions that appear at the top of a results page, said Jerry Dischler, VP for Google ad products
Google in last ditch effort to overturn $2.6 billion EU antitrust fine
Google turned to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) after the General Court in 2021 threw out its challenge to the fine levied by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager in 2017
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Google brings its AI chatbot Bard into Gmail, YouTube to tackle Microsoft
The expansion is the latest development in an escalating AI battle triggered by the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot and Microsoft's push to infuse similar technology in its Bing
Verizon executive testifies Google search always pre-installed on phones
Brian Higgins, a 28-year Verizon veteran who was on a team from 2017 to 2023 that struck deals with Google to pick software to preload onto the carrier's phones, testified in a federal court
Best of BS Opinion: Investment for growth, a search for fairness, and more
Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
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Algo rhythm: Digital spells money for India's BFSI companies, says report
The cost of acquiring customers through digital channels is 70 per cent cheaper, says the Google and McKinsey report
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A search for fairness
Google case will be vital for competition laws
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Google's Sundar Pichai joins CEOs in White House meeting on immigration
President Joe Biden's administration has requested $600 million from Congress for housing, and said it will work with cities to facilitate work permits for eligible asylum seekers
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California settles with Google over location privacy practices for $93 mn
The settlement follows a $391.5 mn settlement with 40 states, reached in Nov 2022, to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users' locations
Google's search defaults prey on power of habit: Expert in antitrust trial
"Search engine defaults generate a sizable and robust bias towards the default," Rangel said. "Defaults have a powerful impact on consumer decisions"
Google parent Alphabet fires hundreds from global recruitment team
Firm cut about 12,000 jobs in January, reducing workforce by 6%
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DoJ pushes ahead with antitrust case against Google, questions ex-employee
Govt is arguing that Google has rigged the market in its favour by locking in its search engine as the one users see first on their devices, shutting out competition and smothering innovation
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Google anti-trust trial spotlights internal dispute over algorithm vs data
And now it's a key feature in a landmark antitrust trial, where the US Justice Department claims Google spends billions of dollars to stifle competition and preserve its monopoly over online search
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AI, digital solutions integration to bolster BFSI: Google McKinsey report
The report combines analysis of Google Search trends, revealing that online demand exceeded total purchases across all product categories by 3-5 times in 2022
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Google exploited exclusive search engine deals to maintain advantage: DoJ
"Google pays more than $10 billion per year for these privileged positions,'' Dintzer said
Google pays $10 bn a year to maintain monopoly: US Justice Department
Dintzer said Google became a monopoly by at least 2010 and today controls more than 89% of the online search market
