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Verizon to make Google's Messages default app on Android devices from 2022

With that move, Verizon would join peers AT&T Inc and T-Mobile US Inc in propping up competition to Apple Inc's iMessage service.

Google builds on India bet, set to buy 2-year-old start-up simsim

The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. simsim was founded in June 2019.

Google backs Indian voice assistant as a service startup Slang Labs

Slang Labs raised funding from the Google Assistant Investments program. It would use the funding to grow its Voice Assistant as a Service business

Google expands India cloud services with new infrastructure in Delhi-NCR

Google is ramping up cloud infrastructure in India with the second cluster of data centers in and around capital New Delhi to meet increasing customer demands in a key growth market

Delhi govt collaborates with Google to provide real-time bus tracking

Delhi government has collaborated with Google to launch a system to enable commuters to track bus locations, arrival and departure times, and routes on a real-time basis on their smartphones

Microsoft on 'Right Side' of antitrust battle, says CEO Satya Nadella

Nadella said he is concerned about the wave of hacks in the past few months

Google fined $593 mn by French antitrust agency over news content issue

Google ignored a 2020 decision to negotiate in good faith for displaying snippets of articles on its Google News service

Now sync content across all devices with Google Drive for desktop

Google is rolling out a slew of new features for Drive for desktop (Windows, macOS), a new unified tool that will let users easily sync their content across all devices and the cloud

India is deeply within me, a big part of who I am, says Sundar Pichai

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who was born in Tamil Nadu and grew up in Chennai, has said India is deeply rooted in him and a big part of who he is. In an in-depth interview with the BBC at the Google headquarters at Silicon Valley in California, the tech boss covered a wide range of topics, including the threat to free and open internet and also narrowed down two developments that he feels will further revolutionise the world over the next quarter of a century as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. "I'm an American citizen but India is deeply within me. So it's a big part of who I am, Pichai, 49, said, when asked about his roots. I view it [artificial intelligence] as the most profound technology that humanity will ever develop and work on. You know, if you think about fire or electricity or the internet, it's like that. But I think even more profound," said Pichai, the CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet. When asked about whether the Chinese model of the ...

Sundar Pichai says free and open internet is under attack globally

In an interview with the BBC, he said that many countries are restricting the flow of information, and the model is often taken for granted

Google CEO Pichai hails Lionel Messi as 'best ever' after Copa triumph

Google CEO Sundar Pichai hailed Lionel Messi as the 'best ever' after Barca star guided Argentina to the historic Copa America triumph

Twitter's India business is trending despite company's face-off with govt

According to data intelligence platform Similarweb, the Twitter app's daily active users on Android increased to 10.03 million in May from 7.85 million in January 2021, a 27 per cent rise

Google sued by 36 states over alleged Play Store abuses: Report

The lawsuit alleges that Google imposes technical barriers that strongly discourage or completely prevent third-party app developers from distributing apps outside the Google Play Store

Google tax collection jumps 4 times in Q1; Bengaluru tops the list

This comes in the backdrop of India agreeing to the global tax deal proposal at the OECD, which will require New Delhi to withdraw the equalisation levy by 2023

Social media manipulation threatens poll process, says Supreme Court

Dismisses plea by Facebook India Vice-President and MD Ajit Mohan

Apple rejects FB report that claims default apps dominate platforms

Apple has rejected a new Facebook-commissioned study that claimed that Apple and Google's pre-installed apps dominate key categories, making it harder for third-party developers to compete

36 US states file lawsuit against Google; allege violation of antitrust law

As many as 36 US states and Washington DC have filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search engine giant's control over its Android app store violates antitrust law

Google, Facebook won't have to pay domestic tax under new IT rules

Appointment of grievance officer does not imply permanent establishment, say officials

Twitter lost immunity for non-compliance with IT Rules: Centre to HC

Govt counsel says grievance officer located in the US; Twitter said on Saturday it is in the process to appoint a local one

'Big step towards transparency': Union IT minister praises Facebook, Google

'First compliance report on voluntary removal of offensive posts published by them (social media platforms) as per IT Rules is a big step towards transparency,' IT minister tweeted