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Google makes U-turn, dropping plan to remove cookies on Chrome browser

In a blog post on Monday, Google said it decided to abandon the plan after considering the impact of the changes on publishers, advertisers and everyone involved in online advertising industry

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 tried to offer $512 mn package to derail Microsoft antitrust pact

While Google has long trailed Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft in the cloud market, it's begun to see impressive results

No competition law violations found; complaint junked against Google India

The Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint against Google India alleging the tech giant abused its dominant position to favour Truecaller in the market for caller ID and spam protection apps, as it found no evidence of violation of competition law. While dismissing the complaint, the fair trade regulator said, "The Commission finds that no prima facie case of contravention of the provisions of Section 4 of the Act is made out against Google in the instant matter". Section 4 of the Competition Act, deals with the abuse of dominant position. The ruling came on a complaint filed by Rachna Khaira (informant) accusing Google of granting exclusive access to Truecaller to share private contact information while prohibiting other apps from doing the same. Further, she alleged that this practice has distorted the market and created a monopoly for Truecaller. The informant also alleged that Google's developer policy prohibits unauthorised disclosure of non-public contacts

Paytm eyes expansion in travel, ties up with Skyscanner & Google Flights

The firm recorded a 19 per cent year-on-year increase in flight bookings on the platform in Q4FY24

Google launches Gemini Chatbot service in India, other South Asian nations

This announcement marks a significant step in Google's efforts to broaden the reach of its chatbot technology beyond select markets, as per reports by GSM Arena

Google launches Gemini app in India with support for 9 local languages

Smartphone users can type, talk, or upload an image to get answers to their queries

Google CEO Pichai testifies at Ozy trial, denies $600 million offer

Pichai on Friday told the jury in Brooklyn, New York, federal court that an acquisition of Ozy was never discussed but that Google did consider hiring Watson as head of its news programming

Sundar Pichai 52nd b'day: Lessons to be learnt from his successful life

Today, on June 10, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, turned 52 years old. In Silicon Valley, Pichai now leads one of the largest tech companies in the world, Google, which is worth a trillion dollars

YouTube toughens policy on gun videos in attempt to safeguard youth

YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users. The video sharing platform owned by Google said Wednesday it will prohibit any videos demonstrating how to remove firearm safety devices. In addition, videos showing homemade guns, automatic weapons and certain firearm accessories like silencers will be restricted to users 18 and older. The changes take effect June 18 and come after gun safety advocates have repeatedly called on the platform to do more to ensure gun videos aren't making their way to the site's youngest users, potentially traumatising children or sending them down dark paths of extremism and violence. Katie Paul, director of the Tech Transparency Project, said the change was welcome news and a step in the right direction. But she questioned why the platform took so long to issue a new policy, and said her group will look to see how effectively YouTube enforces its new rule. Firearms

Can Google make India a hub for mobile phone assembly like Apple?

Apple Inc sold more than 7.5 million iPhones in India last year, according to estimates

Google's new project Astra represents future of AI-powered assistants

According to Google, some features of Project Astra could come to Gemini, the company's powerful AI model, toward the later half of this year

Google I/O 2024: Gemini AI gets new capabilities to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT

Google said Gemini AI is set to become the foundational model powering its services such as Search, Photos, Workspace, Android, and more

OpenAI readying search product to potentially rival Google, Perplexity

The feature would allow users to ask ChatGPT a question and receive answers that use details from the web with citations to sources such as Wikipedia entries and blog posts

Google last year rejected 2.28 mn apps for violating Play Store policies

Tech giant says it has strengthened its processes for taking in and reviewing developers

Sundar Pichai consolidates teams to create AI products faster at Google

The changes, Pichai wrote, 'will help us work with greater focus and clarity toward our mission'

Google lays off employees, shifts some roles to hubs abroad including India

Google's finance chief, Ruth Porat, sent an email to staff saying the restructuring includes expanding growth to Bangalore, Mexico City, and Dublin

YouTube okayed ads with misinformation on India's election process: Report

The advertisements were however pulled down after they were approved from YouTube, but before they could be published, the report said

Google considers levying fees for AI-powered search features: Report

For Google, charging for certain AI search features could help the company shake loose some additional revenue, without cannibalizing its core search ad business

YouTube removes 2.25 mn videos in India over rules, most for any country

96% of videos removed worldwide between Oct and Dec were first flagged by machines, says company