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Google hits back at Android location tracking lawsuit in US

Google has hit back at a lawsuit in the US against the company for alleged 'deceptive' Android location tracking

US: DC, 3 states sue Google saying it invades users' privacy

Google makes it impossible for users to opt out of having their sensitive and valuable location data tracked, the suit alleges

Google's mid-range smartphone Pixel 6A likely to launch in May: Report

As per the usually reliable tipster Max Jambor, the Google Pixel 6A is going to make its bow in May, which is around the time of the annual Google IO 2022 event: Report

Tech giant Google lands in trouble over 'Deceptive' Pixel 4 radio ads

Tech giant Google has reportedly landed in legal trouble over 'Deceptive' Pixel 4 radio advertising.

Google moves to court against antitrust suit, denies collusion with FB

Google has moved to court against an antitrust lawsuit in the US that alleged Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg were involved in a secret ad collusion plot

State polls: Plane charters lose out to FB, Google as campaigns go digital

Flight charter companies have been badly hit by bans on physical rallies even as Big Tech eyes greater footfalls from digital political campaigns

Google US lobbying jumps 27% as lawmakers aim to rein in Big Tech

Alphabet Inc's Google reported 27% higher U.S. lobbying expenditures for 2021 compared to 2020, spending $9.6 million for the year, according to the Senate lobbying disclosure database

Facebook, Google face tighter ad-tracking restrictions in Europe

However, lawmakers voted against completely banning targeted ads

US Senate panel to debate a bill that aims to rein in app stores

Some lawmakers say app stores exert too much market control, including Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google

Google's upcoming foldable phone may be called Pixel Notepad

Google is planning to launch its first foldable phone 'Pixel Fold' and now a new report has claimed that the upcoming foldable may be called Pixel Notepad

Google manipulated advertising, harmed publishers, alleges Texas lawsuit

Google manipulated the advertising marketplace before pocketing the money and giving it to publishers who gave the company preferred access, it has been claimed in a bombshell lawsuit

Google now requiresfully-vaccinated workers to get weekly Covid tests

The employees should also report their vaccination status and wear surgical-grade masks while at the office.

Google spends $1 billion to acquire the London office it leases

Google, which employs 6,400 people in Britain, plans a multi-million pound refurbishment of its offices

PUBG game developer Krafton sues Apple, Google & Garena for copying

Krafton, the developer of famous mobile game PUBG has sued Apple, Google and another game developer Garena in the US for copying and distributing its original battle royale game

Google calls for govt help to secure critical open-source software

Google has called for a public-private partnership to identify a list of critical open source projects and find new ways of identifying software that might pose a systemic risk.

Google For Startups announces its next cohort with 20 Indian startups

Tech giant Google announced the sixth batch of the Google for Startups Accelerator India -- with 20 startups -- to help them focus on their key business and technology problems

Google working on tap-to-transfer feature for media in Android 13

Android 12 has brought a lot of additional features and now a new report has claimed that the next gen Android 13 platform will allow apps to transfer media to nearby devices with a tap.

Apple submits plans to allow alternative payment systems in S. Korea

The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) had requested Apple Inc and Alphabet's Google to submit compliance plans after the bill was passed in August last year.

Apple's iMessage service should not benefit from bullying, says Google

Google has accused Apple of bullying its way into smartphone texting, saying that the iPhone maker deliberately creates peer pressure among the teens to use iMessages and shun Android-based texting.

Google doodle celebrates 80th birth anniversary of Stephen Hawking

A two and a half minute-long animated video includes narration in the physicist's own computer-generated voice outlining his work and painting a message of hope for the future