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Google's persisting ad slump weighs on Alphabet's first quarter results
Google's advertising malaise persisted during the first quarter while the internet company also grapples with advancements in artificial intelligence technology
 "Google's persisting ad slump weighs on Alphabet's first quarter results")
Delhi HC quashes Google's plea over urgent hearing against CCI order
The Delhi High Court refused to grant an urgent hearing to Google on its challenge to a single-judge bench order asking CCI to consider a plea of the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF)
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Billing policy: Google files appeal against single-judge order of Delhi HC
Group representing digital start-ups says tech giant's system charges high service fee, is contrary to CCI's orders
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Google, Meta, other Big Tech cos face UK crackdown as govt unveils new law
A new Digital Markets Unit in the nation's antitrust regulator will have powers imposing additional obligations on some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies
Google's new payment policy: Delhi HC asks CCI to take up plea by April 26
The case pertains to a Google Play Store policy that requires all app developers to only use Google Play's billing system (GPBS) to charge customers
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Indian gaming CEOs slam Google's 'jagirdari' 30% tax on in-app purchases
Leading gaming platform CEOs on Monday expressed their grave concerns over the 'extortionist' 30 per cent tax imposed by Google on gaming apps in the country.
 "Indian gaming CEOs slam Google's 'jagirdari' 30% tax on in-app purchases")
YouTube mobile gets animated loading screen inspired by Android TV
The procedure includes a new loading bar icon that includes the familiar YouTube play-head and a red progress bar
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Delhi HC asks CCI to take up ADIF's complaints against Google by April 26
The new billing system will go into effect on April 26
Google halts 80-acre San Jose campus due to economic slowdown: Report
Google has no plans to revive the project in the near future
Google AI chatbot Bard now helps people generate, debug programming code
"You can easily export Python code to Google Colab -- no copy and paste required. Bard can also assist with writing functions for Google Sheets," said the tech giant
Google merges DeepMind, brain research units as AI race hots up
The change folds the Brain team from Google Research and Alphabet's DeepMind into one team, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said in a blog post
Google planning to introduce generative AI that can create unique ads
Google is reportedly planning to incorporate generative artificial intelligence into its advertising business in the coming months as big tech companies rush to adopt the technology
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Google's move to make app makers use its new billing system faces backlash
Google now requires all in-app payments to go via its payment gateway under the new billing policy
Google to deploy generative artificial intelligence to create novel adverts
Generative AI is a type of technology that relies on past data to create rather than identify content
Google to let users turn off video feeds from other participants in Meet
Google has rolled out the ability to switch off individual feeds in Meet
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Google hit leadership diversity goal 3 yrs ahead of schedule before layoffs
The company met its commitment of boosting leadership representation for underrepresented minorities by 30% in 2022, according to its annual diversity report
Google may launch foldable smartphone 'Pixel Fold' in June: Details here
It is expected that Google might unveil the foldable smartphone on May 10 at the Google I/O event. Whereas, it is expected to launch in June
 "Google may launch foldable smartphone 'Pixel Fold' in June: Details here")
Google withdraws appeal in SC against NCLAT in anti-competition case
NCLAT is likely to hear the matter this week and has transferred the case to chairperson's court
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Rush to deploy AI without oversight can have harmful effects: Sundar Pichai
"We don't have all the answers there yet, and the technology is moving fast," Pichai said. "So does that keep me up at night? Absolutely"
 "Rush to deploy AI without oversight can have harmful effects: Sundar Pichai")
Google may lose search on Samsung devices to Microsoft Bing: Report
Google is working on several projects to update and renew its search services to avoid losing ground
 "Google may lose search on Samsung devices to Microsoft Bing: Report")
