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Google's September Android Drop brings Motion Assist and more Gemini tricks

Google's September Android Drop adds new Gemini features, Motion Assist, Guided vision, Google Keep integration in Messages and new chat customisation options

Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' for US users

Google Maps now shows Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' for users in the US after the US Geographic Names Information System formally changed the lake's name

Alphabet's Google changes spam policy in EU to avert antitrust fine

The US tech giant found itself in EU regulators' crosshairs after publishers complained about its site reputation abuse ‌policy.

Another AI open letter arrives, but this one is different for a reason

Backed by over 100 organisations, OpenAI's letter calls on tech firms, governments and AI developers to strengthen cyber defences as AI raises capabilities for both attackers and defenders

Google eyes first phase of Vizag AI hub by 2028, full operations in 5 years

Google expects the first phase of its 1 GW Visakhapatnam AI data centre to be operational by late 2028 and aims to complete all phases over the next five years

Moonshot AI in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing

Any deal could mark the first big revenue-sharing pact between a Chinese AI firm and a major US cloud company

Anthropic taps Google chip veteran Amir Salek as part of push into hardware

Anthropic, which buys chips from a variety of sources, including Nvidia Corp., Google and Amazon.com Inc., has indicated recently that it wants to build an in-house silicon business

Home ministry asks Google to remove fake bank pages on Firebase

The Firebase notices come amid a broader regulatory push to curb digital-payment fraud. The RBI's fraud-prevention measures broadly cover three areas

Govt orders removal of Google Firebase accounts after spotting scam pattern

Online scams have ​become one of India's most pressing law enforcement challenges, with Indians losing nearly $2.4 billion in alleged cyber fraud in ​2025, according to government data

CCI eases commitment norms; Google, IndiGo pleas await approval

The competition regulator has also increased the overall timeline for considering commitment applications to 180 days as it seeks to address procedural and administrative issues

Marvell Tech gives Google right to buy up to $12.2 billion in shares

Google may purchase up to nearly 59 million Marvell shares at a price of $206.58 apiece, Marvell said Wednesday in a regulatory filing.

Google's India Pixel shift remains slow; Vietnam, China dominate production

The US tech giant, which sells roughly 12 million smartphones globally, continues to bet heavily on Vietnam

Google plans to move all Pixel production out of China by 2027: Report

If the plan goes ahead, Google will become the second major smartphone brand after Samsung to move all its smartphone production out of China

US tax court strikes down digital ad tax, orders refunds to Apple, Google

A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising and ordered state officials to repay the tax money already collected from big tech firms. The Maryland Tax Court said the tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act as well as the First Amendment and the commerce and due process clauses of the US Constitution. The legal fight has been watched by other states that are considering taxes for online advertisements. Maryland estimated the tax, approved in 2021, could raise about USD 250 million a year to help pay for a sweeping K-12 education measure. In Friday's decision, the tax court ordered the state to repay the tax money already collected by Apple, Google and Peacock TV. The law taxed revenue that large companies make on digital advertisements shown in Maryland. Companies making more than USD 100 million in global annual gross revenues were taxed at a 2.5 per cent rate. The rate increased for companies with larger revenues,

Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model for coding, agent workflows

Google's latest Gemini 3.7 Flash targets coding and autonomous business tasks at a lower cost, as investors await the delayed flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro model

Google announces new undersea cables linking Panama, Chile, Florida

Google's new Alisios cable will connect Chile, Panama and the Dominican Republic, while Canoa and OlaLuz will extend links to Bermuda and Florida.

French press body asks competition watchdog to take action over Google AI

The Alliance of General Information Press, which represents French newspapers and ​magazines, opposes the recent rollout of AI-generated article summaries by ‌Google without consultation

Dhruv Rathee's defamatory YouTube video withheld in India, Google tells HC

Google on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it has withheld in India a "defamatory" YouTube video of social media influencer Dhruv Rathee, which allegedly hurt religious sentiments. Google, which owns YouTube, made the statement before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on a petition filed by lawyer Amita Sachdeva. Sachdeva claimed that on March 21, Rathee published a highly derogatory and communally sensitive video, which garnered millions of views on YouTube and contained "false, misleading, and provocative statements insulting Bhagwan Shri Ram, Bhagwan Shri Krishna and Sita Devi." Google's counsel said action was taken pursuant to an order passed by the Centre's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC). The video has been withheld only in India, as the issue of global blocking was pending before a division bench of the high court. Sachdeva said that on July 15, the GAC directed Google to take down the video within 24 hours, but it only "withheld the video" in India, which was only ...

Google's DeepMind team warns job seekers of unreliable HR filters

Google team is encouraging candidates for its open roles to fill out a special form alongside their application to eliminate the risk it may be automatically screened out by the company's AI systems

How AI is turning big tech into industrial giants

AI is reshaping more than software—it's transforming Big Tech into infrastructure giants. Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta are investing billions in data centres