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Google chucks away bad reviews of tracker exposing Uyghur forced labor
The Human Rights Foundation's Uyghur Forced Labor Checker had been experiencing a spate of unusual activity in recent months
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Tech giants powering deepfake AI algorithms used in porn industry: Report
During the recent AI boom, the creation of nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes has surged, with the number of videos increasing ninefold since 2019
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Delhi HC dismisses 2 PILs against operations of Google Pay over violations
Petitioner Abhijit Mishra alleged that the operations of Google Pay in India as a payment system provider were unauthorised as it did not have the necessary permission
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Madras HC temporarily restrains Google from delisting apps of startups
Order will apply if firms pay 4% of gross revenue of downloads from Play Store and share data for it with Google
Russia fines Google $32,000 for videos about the conflict in Ukraine
According to reports, the court found that the YouTube video service was guilty of not deleting videos with incorrect information about the conflict which Russia characterises as special military op
Alphabet's rapidly expanding $118 billion cash pile poses a new problem
Apple in the last five fiscal years has returned almost $5 billion more than the record $454 billion in cash it generated
Google can't claim safe harbour if uses trademarks as keywords in Ads: HC
Google argued that being an intermediary in relation to the Ads Programme, it was entitled to safe harbour
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YouTube to show video recommendations only if watch history feature is on
YouTube has the watch history toggle available in a dedicated section on the My Google Activity settings page
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Gmail app for Android, iOS to get native translation feature soon: Details
Gmail app for Android will get the translation feature in two weeks, and it will be available for iOS devices on August 21
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WhatsApp launches screen sharing feature to take on Zoom, Google Meet
Global WhatsApp Business App users grow fourfold to over 200 million. In 2020, 15 million out of 50 million users of the business messaging app came from India
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Google Search gets AI grammar check feature: What is it, how does it work
Upon typing a query on Google Search, users can now receive suggestions for corrections, making sure their content is well structured and error free
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Madras HC dismisses pleas of 14 firms against Google billing policy
Startups allege tech giant had introduced new billing system to circumvent Competition Commission of India's order
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Google Doodle pays tribute to Altina Schinasi known for 'cat-eye' frames
Google Doodle is celebrating Altina 'Tina' Schinasi, a popular American artist and inventor, known for her iconic 'cat-eye' eyeglass frames
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Google illegally cut contract staffers who worked on AI, alleges union
The Alphabet Workers Union accused the internet giant of violating federal labor law, which prohibits retaliation against employees for organizing
Google lifts search, download experience on mobile with new Chrome features
Related content, highlight trending topics, and expand search suggestions are among the new features that Google added with the Chrome update
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Amazon, Google wooed by India for $750 million cricket rights: Reports
The proposed starting date of the auction process for the media rights of the so-called bilateral series, played by the Indian team against other countries
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Alphabet owned Google's dominance sparks South African antitrust crackdown
The watchdog determined that Google's search dominance "distorts platform competition" in favor of large market players
Google Ads introduces auto-generated advertisement tool using generative AI
Using Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), Google Ads will be able to create campaign workflows based on business prompts given by marketers
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Android gets 'unknown tracker alerts' feature: What is it, how does it work
Android unknown tracker alerts feature is result of new draft industry specification proposed by Google and Apple together that outlined how Bluetooth tracker manufacturers can develop safer trackers
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Google for Startups Accelerator invites applications, focus on AI
Google for Startups Accelerator is inviting applications for its eighth cohort with a focus on AI-first startups, the company announced in a blogpost on Thursday.
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