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Meta, Google agree to abide by Indonesian tech rules amid blocking threat

The Indonesian authorities had warned to block Big Tech platforms in several days if they fail to register with the country's Ministry of Communications and Informatics.

Google to allow app developers to use rival payment systems, to cut fees

The world's most popular internet search engine said the fee cut applies only to European consumers

Several Apple, Google apps lack privacy data, new report suggests

After analysing more than 5 mn active apps on the App Store and Play Store in the first quarter of this year, a new report suggests that 10 per cent of those apps have not detected privacy policies

Russia fines Google $370 million for repeated content breaches

Russia has long objected to foreign tech platforms' distribution of content that fall foul of its restrictions

Recovery tracker: Drop in mobility, air traffic seen in previous week

The Indian Railways recorded 4.91 per cent growth in the quantity of goods carried in the latest week, a decline when compared to 8.28 per cent in the previous week

Who is Oskar Sala, the composer honoured by Google in its doodle today?

Oskar Sala's notable work includes the bird sounds in Alfred Hitchock's 'The Birds' and in Rosemary (1959)

Italian anti-competition watchdog probes Google over data portability abuse

The Italian Competition Authority on Thursday launched an investigation against Google for a possible abuse of dominant position in violation of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU

Airtel approves allotment of 71.1 mn shares to Google at Rs 734 per share

Google will hold 1.2 per cent of the total post-issue equity shares of the company, Bharti Airtel said

Google to slow hiring for the rest of the year as recession looms

Sundar Pichai said the company will focus on hiring "engineering, technical and other critical roles," in 2022 and 2023

Instagram, TikTok eating into Google's core services, suggests top exec

The TikTok threat to Google's business is not just limited to YouTube, but core Google services, including Search and Maps, are also being impacted

All-new Chromecast with Google TV launches in India for Rs 6,399

Google on Monday announced the launch of new Chromecast with Google TV in India for Rs 6,399

Google offers to split ad-tech biz to avoid antitrust lawsuit: Report

New entity could be valued at tens of billions of dollars, depending on what assets it holds

Google offers to split ad-tech biz to avoid anti-trust lawsuit: Report

According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal was part of multiple concessions the tech giant offered the US Department of Justice to avoid lawsuits alleging anti-competitive practices.

'Take it down': Indian requests to social media firms at record highs

Twitter got the largest rise in government demand about content compared to the pre-pandemic period

Google announces Startup School India for small-city entrepreneurs

Idea is to bring together investors, successful entrepreneurs and programmers that startups from smaller cities can to tap into and learn from the best; Google aims to tap at least 10,000 startups

Google announces innovation challenge for news publishers in Asia Pacific

The company said that the projects will be evaluated against several criteria, including impact on the news community, innovation, feasibility and a willingness to share knowledge

Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand in US states

Google will purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems now that the US Supreme Court has opened the door for states to ban abortion

Google to delete location data of users visiting an abortion clinic

In a blog post, Google said it would remove location history data about some "particularly personal" places from a Google account shortly after someone visits

Google bans several malicious India-linked domains used for attacking users

Apart from India, Google has also provided examples of the hack-for-hire ecosystem from Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in order to help users

Gboard's split keyboard beta makes it simpler to type on foldable phones

With a split keyboard option, Google's Gboard keyboard app for Android is offering a benefit to users of foldable phones (or, at least, for the time being, to beta users of the programme)