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Google announces new features for search, maps to lure TikTok generation

Google is working to keep its products relevant and growing as users' needs evolve beyond text.

You can now ask Google to remove personal info from Search results

The policy also allows for the removal of additional information that may pose a risk for identity theft, such as confidential log-in credentials, when it appears in Search results

Google Search reveals the jobs people want amid Covid

The 'Great Resignation' of 2021 is usually talked about as an American phenomenon, but Search trends suggest that people everywhere were looking to leave their jobs

Cryptocurrencies, meme stocks atop Google's year in search in 2021

In entertainment, Walt Disney's Marvel franchise dominated the top five searched movies

Olympics to vaccination: Google India releases top search trends of 2021

Free Fire was the lone gaming entry that made it to the overall trending list, reflecting the massive popularity of the battle royale game

Google ramps up its India commitment for a safer internet for everyone

The tech giant has increased resources in India to respond to online threats, launched an updated Google Safety Centre in Indian languages, and is introducing global kids safety programme here

Google tests feature to warn users if search results not reliable

Companies like Google, Twitter and Facebook have often struggled to handle the high volume of misinformation, conspiracy theories and unverified news stories that run rampant on the internet.

Google search engines not an intermediary under new IT Rules, says co

Files an appeal to set aside part of an order passed by Delhi HC in April that regards the search engine as a social media platform

Google now lets you password-protect page that shows your searches

In a bid to help protect browsing history and search activities of its users from others to see, Google will now let them password-protect the page that shows their searches.

Google's $76 mn deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated

The move infuriated many other French outlets, which deemed it unfair and opaque

Google again starts testing dark mode for Search on desktops: Report

Google search website briefly tested dark mode for desktops last year and now a new report claims that the test is being conducted again.

Google to redesign mobile search interface to simply how results look

The changes are intended to simplify how search results look

WhatsApp advises users after group chat links seen again on Google search

WhatsApp on Monday said that they have asked Google not to index such chats and advised users not to share group chat links on publicly accessible websites

Covid-19 to Arnab Goswami, here is what people searched on Google this year

From 'How to make dalgona coffee' to Arnab Goswami, netizens searched it all this year as they tried to make sense of things amid the pandemic

New spelling algorithm to reduce misspellings in Google Search

One in 10 queries on Google Search are misspelled and Google has now introduced a new spelling algorithm that uses a deep neural net to significantly improve the ability to decipher misspellings

Users in India can create virtual visiting cards on Google Search

The India-first feature, which has been in testing for a couple of years, will allow users to create a virtual visiting card on Google Search, and highlight their existing website or social profiles

Google adds icon in Maps to help people identify Black-owned businesses

The move, which comes amid a surge in online searches for Black-owned businesses, is part of the company's commitment to support underrepresented entrepreneurs

Google brings free retail listings to its main Search page in the US

Google has announced to bring free listings to the main Google Search results page in US, helping shoppers choose the products and sellers that will serve them best, from widest variety of options.

Phone numbers of many WhatsApp users available in Google search: Report

These related to WhatsApp 'click to chat' feature, where users can generate links to invite others

Coronavirus-related Google searches in India see a decline in May

According to Google search trends, the search volume for coronavirus in May was half of that in April even though the number of Covid-19 cases have continued to rise in the country.