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US big tech Google, Amazon struggle to lay off employees in Europe
In Europe, mass layoffs have stalled because of labor protections that make it virtually impossible to dismiss people in some countries without prior consultations with employee interest groups
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Nothing innovative solution presented by NUE applicants, says RBI
A total of six consortiums which had the global tech majors teaming up with local entities including Axis Bank and ICICI Bank had applied in 2021 for the NUE licence
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Google to limit personal loan apps from accessing user's contacts, photos
Google also outlined additional requirements for personal loan apps in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nigeria, Kenya, and Pakistan
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India startups call for antitrust probe of Google in-app billing fee
Google, which counts India as a key growth market, faces other regulatory challenges, including a recent setback that forced it to change how it markets its Android system
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Google, Amazon struggle to cut jobs in Europe due to labour protections
In Europe, mass layoffs among tech companies have stalled because of labour protections that make it virtually impossible to dismiss people in some countries without prior consultations
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Will AI take over software programming jobs? Here's what Sundar Pichai says
Lately, there has been widespread tension and anxiety among professionals that AI-based chatbots like ChatGPT might soon take over their jobs
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Google rolling out 'speaker separation' in Meet for Pixel 7 devices
Also, the tech giant was rolling out "External" labels for Meet participants, which indicates those participants who are external to the meeting host's domain
Delhi HC awards Rs 10 lakh as damages to Google in trademark lawsuit
The Delhi High Court has directed consultancy firm Google Enterprises Pvt Ltd and its associated entities to pays Rs 10 lakh as damages to tech-giant Google LLC for misusing its trademark
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Google now testing Blue check marks for advertisements of verified business
Inspired by Twitter and Meta, Google is now experimenting with displaying blue check marks on certain search ads for advertisers who have been verified by Google Ads.
Google rolling out its topic filters to Search results on desktop
'Tools', which now appear closer to the edge of the users' screen and might require scrolling in an unfortunate downside, now has an "All filters" dropdown
TMS Ep402: NCLAT relief to Google, T20 WPL, markets, Trump indictment
How will NCLAT relief to Google affect you? What next for the Women's Premier League? Which factors will guide markets in FY24? Why has Donald Trump been indicted? All answers here
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Google faces $4.2 bn advertising lawsuit by publishers for lost revenue
The claim was brought by former UK's communications regulator Ofcom director Claudio Pollack, who is seeking damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds from Google, the report mentioned
Google announces new cost-cutting measures to focus on key matters: Report
It made this announcement Friday in a memo to staff
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Google rolling out new indicator in mapping platform 'Google Maps'
Tech giant Google is rolling out a new indicator in its mapping platform 'Google Maps' which will help users to prevent losing their pin
Google launches Nearby Share Beta for transfer between Windows, Android
It allows users to "quickly transfer photos, videos, documents, audio files or entire folders between your Android device and Windows PCs"
NCLAT's 'effects analysis' order on Google may hinder other big tech probes
Present competition law does not provide for effects analysis. Conducting one would mean letting anti-competitive practices continue and taking action once adverse effects have already been created
Weekend Bites: Google, Sebi, fraud accounts, and a new Space Odyssey
In which we munch over the week's platter of news and views
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Google AI-based tiny syringe to inject gene therapy, tumour-killing drugs
The researchers thought it might be possible to modify them to deliver proteins to human cells by re-engineering the tail fibres to bind to different receptors
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Indian start-ups see apex tribunal's order against Google as a win
But fees charged by Google for app purchases remain a concern
