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Meta-owned WhatsApp fined by Russia for not removing banned content: Report
WhatsApp's parent company Meta Inc was banned in Russia in 2022 after it was termed as an 'extremist' organisation
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Google's shareholders seek assessment of plans to expand cloud regions
A cloud zone refers to a deployment area for Google Cloud resources within a region
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Google to shut 3rd-party Notes, Lists integration on Assistant app
Google will be shutting down the third-party Google Assistant Notes & Lists integration on June 20
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Google ends support for first-generation Chromecast from 2013: Report
Moreover, the report mentioned that the tech giant followed the Chromecast with a second-generation model two years later that was puck-shaped
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Google rolls out Magic Compose beta that uses AI to write messages
Google has started to roll out the beta version of the 'Magic Compose' feature, which uses AI (artificial intelligence) to help users write text messages
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US court orders Google to pay Sonos $32.5 mn over patent infringement
Jurors said that Google should pay $2.30 for each of the more than 14 million devices sold
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Google rolls out its Android Play Games for PC to Europe, New Zealand
Google has rolled out its multi-platform gaming experience Play Games for PC Beta -- a service that lets users play Android games on Windows -- to users in Europe and New Zealand
Stock trading platform 5paisa appoints Ex-Google Narayan Gangadhar as CEO
Discount brokerage firm 5paisa Capital on Thursday said it has appointed former Google executive Narayan Gangadhar as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.
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Nearly 200,000 tech employees fired globally in 2023; more layoffs expected
According to recent data from layoff.fyi, a layoff tracker website, 702 companies have laid off 199,047 employees in 2023 so far worldwide
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Google's 'Product Studio' to help merchants create product imagery using AI
Google is also making it easier for merchants to access and understand their performance by bringing all insights reports into the Performance tab
Getting AI right requires policy framework ensuring accountability: Google
Artificial Intelligence will be "critical" to future scientific and economic growth, a blog post by tech titan Google has said
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Samsung not planning to switch from Google to Bing on its devices: Report
Samsung Electronics will reportedly not be switching its smartphones' default search engine from Google to Microsoft's Bing anytime soon
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Companies aren't taking on Google due to fear: Matrimony.com Founder-CEO
In a Q&A, Murugavel Janakiraman, talks about the Google battle, evolution of the Indian marriage market after Covid, and his company's roadmap for the future
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Samsung not planning to replace Google with Microsoft Bing in phones
Shares of Google-parent Alphabet Inc gained more than 1% in premarket trading. Microsoft shares were down about 1%
Google-owned YouTube to introduce 30-second non-skip ads to TVs: Report
The company said that running longer-form creative on the big screen aligns with advertisers' objectives, and allows for richer storytelling
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Google won't delete inactive YouTube accounts with videos at this time
The policy only applies to personal Google Accounts, and will not affect accounts for organisations like schools or businesses
What's new on YouTube: More ads, including a 30 sec long unskippable on TVs
30-second ads will be available to advertisers via YouTube Select, a curated advertising platform. These longer ads will be reserved for the top five per cent of YouTube content
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Google to kill 3rd-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users early next year
Google has announced it will migrate one per cent of Chrome users to Privacy Sandbox and deprecate third-party cookies for them in Q1 2024
Big win for Twitter, Google at US Supreme Court in internet liability cases
Twitter and Google registered a big win in US Supreme Court on Thursday as the court sidestepped claims that internet companies can be held accountable for the content posted on their sites
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Google launches Workspace Individual plan in 20 new countries: Report
The company said it will purge the content in inactive accounts within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar), YouTube and Google Photos
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