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Fitbit starts phasing out Google sign-in support ahead of transition

Fitbit has started phasing out Google sign-in support ahead of new account requirements starting in 2023, issuing a warning message on its account login page

Competition Commission starts recovery proceedings against Google: Report

CCI had imposed a penalty of Rs 1,336.7 crore on Google on October 20 for indulging in anti-competitive conduct

Open-source platform 'Home Assistant' to get new voice assistant in 2023

The platform's first priority is to support different languages as there are already many projects trying to create an English voice assistant

Android 14 will make devices stay connected to web even as they age

Tech giant Google is reportedly working on a new feature for Android 14 that will allow Android devices to stay connected to the internet even after they get very old

Users complain about Google Pixel 7 series' rear camera glass cracking

In February, it was reported that the Pixel 6 series suffered from an issue that made its under-display fingerprint scanner slow or unreliable at times

Google Contacts rolls out new 'Illustrations' tool on Android: Report

In Contacts, the new 'Google Illustrations' tool is available while editing any contact

Google-backed Adda247 grants ESOPs worth Rs 150 cr to its employees

Adda247 first launched its ESOP policy in 2016 and has rewarded around 10% of its workforce across levels to date

Google Contacts adds new 'Highlights' tab on Android devices: Report

The new tab appears between 'Contacts' and 'Fix & manage' in the Material You bottom bar

DuckDuckGo announces new feature will block 'Sign in with Google' pop-up

The update is now available on DuckDuckGo for Android, iOS, and Mac, as well as on Firefox, Chrome, Brave, and Microsoft Edge extensions

Google's anti-competitive activities harm Indian consumers: MapMyIndia CEO

Google's anti-competitive activities are harming Indian consumers and the economy by stifling "swadeshi" (indigenous) competitors, a top official of home-grown navigation firm MapMyIndia said. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October slapped a steep penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on internet giant Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in relation to Android mobile devices and ordered the internet major to cease and desist from various unfair business practices. Google has approached the appellate tribunal NCLAT to challenge the CCI order on unfair business practices in the Android mobile device ecosystem, alleging that the decision presents a major setback for its Indian users and businesses, who trust Android's security features and potentially raises the cost of mobile devices. "It is common knowledge in industry, government, regulators and those who have studied the matter in detail that Google is an anti-competitive monopoly that perpetuates its

Wadhwani AI gets $1 mn from Google.org to build AI solutions in agriculture

The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence has received a USD 1 million grant from Google.Org. Wadhwani AI will utilise the grant towards building AI-powered solutions in the agriculture sector, it said in a statement. These solutions will help farmers gain timely, localised, and accurate weather-related information, crop and other farm-related information. Wadhwani AI had received a USD 2 million grant from Google.org in 2019 to support the CottonAce AI-powered pest management solution. With roughly half of India's population dependent on agriculture for their livelihood, this is a sector where technological advancements can lead to pervasive benefits, said Manish Gupta, Research Director, Google Research India. The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI) is an independent nonprofit institute developing and deploying AI-based solutions for under-served communities in developing countries. It is currently building solutions in the agriculture and ...

YouTube Music testing live lyrics with newer Casting UI, says report

Instead of album artwork, song name and artist being centred on the screen, they were on the right with left-aligned text

Users flag Google Calendar bug for creating random events, says report

Tech giant Google's time-management and scheduling calendar service 'Google Calendar' is reportedly creating random events based on emails and newsletters from Gmail.

Google's Pixel phone plans for next three years leaked, says report

The source claimed that while some aspects of the plan are known, others are still up in the air

Google dials NCLAT against CCI's Android order, Rs 1,337-crore fine

Says CCI order presents a major setback for its Indian users and businesses who trust Android's security features

Search engines like Google cannot claim to be 'content-blind': Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that search engines like Google cannot claim to be mere intermediaries with no control over the content that appears in search results

Google moves NCLAT against CCI's fine over abusing Android market

Google said it has approached NCLAT to appeal the CCI decision to penalise the tech giant Rs 1,338 crore for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android mobile device ecosystem

Google Chrome updates to undergo another layer of testing before release

The new early stable release sits between the Beta channel testing and the final stable release and is intended to uncover issues that slipped through other testing phases

Google-owned YouTube inks $2 bn annual deal for NFL 'Sunday Ticket'

Consumers will be able to subscribe only to Sunday Ticket without having a YouTube TV subscription

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