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Google redesigns its Gboard app for Android, brings revamped toolbar

The major visual improvement is a revamped toolbar, allowing users to customize it with more than four options, and the voice search button can finally be removed

Google announces rolling out Privacy Sandbox Beta on Android 13 devices

Last year in February, the company introduced the Privacy Sandbox on Android as an 'industry-wide initiative to raise the bar for user privacy and ensure continued access to free content and services'

YouTube rolls out 'Creator Music' for users to monetise licensed music

With this, those creators who don't want to buy a license upfront, they'll be able to use songs and share revenue with the track's artist and associated rights holders

Google announces AI-enabled updates to its search, maps, translate services

Google has announced a number of artificial intelligence-enabled updates across its products, including Search, Maps, and Translate, amid rising competition from Microsoft

Alphabet disappoints on sales as ad business slips after pandemic run-up

Pichai pointed to advertisers' more modest spending and the impact of foreign exchange rates abroad as drags on Alphabet's overall results

Google's parent Alphabet reports $76 bn in revenue, bets big on AI

The company said it would take a charge of between $1.9 billion and $2.3 billion related to the layoffs of 12,000 employees

Google may release upcoming Pixel Tablet Pro with Tensor G2 chip: Report

The first device is expected to be the Pixel Tablet and the second device is likely to be the one coming to market this year, which might be the Pro model

After iOS, Google allows Android users to lock incognito session on Chrome

The tech giant also mentioned that "Safety Check" will now alert users if it detects compromised passwords or harmful extensions

Google working on new 'Bluetooth Distance Measurement' API: Report

This feature was first spotted by Esper's Mishaal Rahman and the company has already started to add code for it to the Android open source project

Google-owned YouTube rolling out updates to TV's live guide, library

Updates to the library will help users to manage their content with improved content filtering and better organisational tools

Google rolls out support for 33 new offline languages on 'Translate' app

To download a language offline in Google Translate, simply tap the download button next to that language when picking which languages you are translating with the app

Google working on Fast Pair feature for styluses' low-charging notification

Multiple strings labelled with "fast-pair-stylus" were found inside the aforementioned Play services update for Wear OS

Google Meet users can now see speaker notes while presenting Slides

Users just have to click the new speaker notes button in the Slides controls bar in Meet to display their speaker notes within the call

Google adds new tool to enable Bluetooth usability for Stadia controller

Once enabled, the Stadia controller can then be used as a standard Bluetooth controller with other devices

Google Chat lets users filter search results with search chips on web

This feature does not have admin control and is available now for all users

Data-giant Google's revenues from APAC growing faster than elsewhere

The company's profits in India have multiplied three-fold in the last five years

Google's parent company Alphabet prepares to lay off 10,000 employees

Google new ranking and performance improvement plan will help managers push out underperforming employees

Google Chat will soon allow users to schedule 'Do Not Disturb': Report

The feature to schedule a DND in Google Chat will roll out in the coming weeks

Google unveils 20 finalists for annual 'Doodle For Google' competition

In the contest, approximately 1,00,000 students from 1,450 schools in more than 100 cities across the nation submitted entries

Trending declines: Tough times ahead for tech

Next few quarters could be difficult for the tech sector. If there's a slowdown in digital retail, digital advertising, or cloud services, it will inevitably be reflected in the sector's performance