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Google under probe over allegations of censoring conservative speech

Trump and his supporters have alleged without evidence that Google searches displayed only 'bad stories' about the former US president

TAC Security teams up with Google as MASA assessor for developers

TAC InfoSec Ltd, a global cybersecurity company specialising in vulnerability management, on Monday announced its partnership with Google as an authorised lab for Mobile Apps Security Assessment (MASA) for Developers on Play Store as a part of App Defence Alliance (ADA). As a MASA authorized Assessor, TAC Security will now be able to assist developers and organisations in meeting Google's stringent mobile application security standards, ensuring apps are rigorously tested for vulnerabilities, and providing top-tier security compliance, according to a release. Prior to this recognition, TAC Security was also the only recommended and preferred Assessor for Google's CASA (Cloud Application Security Assessment) Programme. "We are excited to join the exclusive club of Google-approved authorised labs for MASA assessment. This will open an exclusive opportunity to accelerate client additions at our end, given a potential universe of 10,000+ developers on the Play Store, Trishneet Arora, ..

US considering potential divestment of business in Google's antitrust case

Google said it faces robust competition from Amazon and other sites where users go directly to search for goods or services, and that users can choose other search engines as their default

Google's plea against CCI order in android mobile case mentioned in SC

Google LLC on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the arguments in the case related to the tech giant's alleged anti-competitive practices in the Android mobile device matter may take five-six days. On March 29 last year, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) had handed out a mixed verdict on Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the case -- upholding a fine of Rs 1,338 crore but scrapping conditions like allowing hosting of third-party app stores on its Play Store. The top court is seized of cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging a verdict of an appellate tribunal in a case related to the tech giant's alleged anti-competitive practices in the Android mobile device matter. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra has already listed the cross-pleas for hearing on Thursday. The pleas, however, are unlikely to reach for hearing during the day as the bench is seized of ...

Google limits on Android Auto access may breach EU rules: Court adviser

Google's refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto platform may be in breach of competition rules, Court Advocate General Laila Medina said

US antitrust trial targets Alphabet, to challenge Google's ad business

Those advertising tools contributed to the more than 75 per cent of Google's $307.4 billion in revenue last year that came from advertising.

Alphabet's Google considering to build large data centre in Vietnam: Report

It was not clear how quickly Google would reach a decision on an investment, but the source said internal talks were taking place and the data centre could be ready in 2027

Google to allow some users to generate images of people after scandal

In February, Google came under fire for its image-generation tool, which depicted historically inaccurate scenes, including incorrect racial depictions

Google expands AI-generated answers for search queries in 6 new countries

The search giant made AI Overviews - which are displayed atop a search results page before traditional links to the Web - available to all US users in May

Google parent Alphabet reduced stake in Crowdstrike before July outage

The company cut its stake to 427,895 class A shares from 855,789 shares, as of June 30

Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic under UK scrutiny

Agreements under scrutiny include Microsoft's partnerships with startups such as OpenAI, Inflection AI, and Mistral AI, as well as Alphabet's ties to other smaller companies such as Anthropic and Cohe

OpenAI enters Google-dominated search engine market with SearchGPT

The move, announced on Thursday, also places the AI giant in competition with its largest backer Microsoft's Bing search

Google planning to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser

Cookies are packets of information that allow websites and advertisers to identify individual web surfers and track their browsing habits, but they can also be used for unwanted surveillance

Google deal for cyber firm Wiz would bolster cloud security offerings

Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire Wiz, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday, in an up to $23 bn deal that would be Google's most expensive acquisition

Microsoft in $22 mn deal to settle cloud complaint, ward off regulators

Microsoft ranks behind market leader Amazon in the multibillion-dollar cloud computing sector but ahead of Alphabet's Google

Tech giant Google announces second edition of Indian languages programme

The Indian Languages Programme 1.0 sought to modernise the online presence of Indian language news publishers and enhance user experiences across web, app, and video formats

Google picks Tamil Nadu for production of smartphones, drones: Report

The Alphabet Inc. unit plans to assemble Pixel phones in the state, setting up new production lines with Taiwanese contract manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group

Google introduces AI in search, raising hopes for better results for users

Google on Tuesday rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic. The makeover announced at Google's annual developers conference will begin this week in the U.S. when hundreds of millions of people will start to periodically see conversational summaries generated by the company's AI technology at the top of the search engine's results page. The AI overviews are supposed to only crop up when Google's technology determines they will be the quickest and most effective way to satisfy a user's curiosity a solution mostly likely to happen with complex subjects or when people are brainstorming, or planning. People will likely still see Google's traditional website links and ads for simple searches for things like a store recommendation or weather forecasts. Google began testing A

Investors 'most bullish' since Nov 2021 on rate cut expectations: Survey

The survey of global fund managers with $562 billion in asset under management found 82% expect the first rate cut by the Federal Reserve in the second half

Google defends app store, fighting Epic Games' push for major reforms

Google made its filing in San Francisco federal court, where Epic last year persuaded a jury that the tech giant unlawfully stifled competition with its controls over apps downloads