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Google misled consumers over data collection: Australian watchdog
A setting to control web and application activity, when turned on, also enabled Google to collect, store and use the data and was turned on by default on the devices
 "Google misled consumers over data collection: Australian watchdog")
Google pledges funds for 250k vaccinations in low, middle income countries
This comes amidst a surge in infections across the world.
 "Google pledges funds for 250k vaccinations in low, middle income countries")
Surojit Chatterjee: Ex-Google exec's 2020 move to Coinbase worth Rs 5k cr
The chief product officer, an IIT Kharagpur graduate, has been with Coinbase Global Inc., the biggest U.S. crypto exchange, for just 15 months
 "Surojit Chatterjee: Ex-Google exec's 2020 move to Coinbase worth Rs 5k cr")
World's 8 richest now worth $1 trillion, added $110 billion this year
Gates's wealth then slumped with the dot-com bubble burst, and he regained the title of centibillionaire only in 2019
 "World's 8 richest now worth $1 trillion, added $110 billion this year")
Google tax collection nearly doubles in FY21; Bengaluru tops the list
India's information technology hub Bengaluru accounted for half of the overall equalisation levy mop up at Rs 1,020 crore
 "Google tax collection nearly doubles in FY21; Bengaluru tops the list")
Google expanding in India to help users become digital cos: Google Cloud MD
Google Cloud, which competes with global rivals such as Amazon and Microsoft, is on an accelerated path of signing new customers every week and month in India, says Bikram Singh Bedi
 "Google expanding in India to help users become digital cos: Google Cloud MD")
Fine, thank you, says Alibaba Group after China's $2.8-billion penalty
It's a sign of how odd China's crackdown on the power of big tech has been compared with the rest of the world
 "Fine, thank you, says Alibaba Group after China's $2.8-billion penalty")
Making of Bidenomics
The idea of a global minimum tax rate has merits
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Google updates YouTube ad targeting terms to remove hate speech
Google said it has blocked several terms associated with hate speech from being used as ad keywords on YouTube videos
500 workers ask Sundar Pichai to stop protecting harassers at Google
Over 500 employees have sent an open letter to Alphabet, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, demanding that the company stop protecting the harassers and provide workers an environment free from their abusers
 "500 workers ask Sundar Pichai to stop protecting harassers at Google")
Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a 'wasteland of vapid' content: Details here
A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video feeds children inappropriate material in "a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it can serve them ads
 "Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a 'wasteland of vapid' content: Details here")
US Supreme Court sides with Google in major copyright dispute with Oracle
Google had appealed a 2018 ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington reviving the suit.
 "US Supreme Court sides with Google in major copyright dispute with Oracle")
Google Wifi app getting rolled into Google Home app, says Report
Google is reportedly shutting down its Google Wifi app for managing its routers and rolling that functionality over to the Google Home app
 "Google Wifi app getting rolled into Google Home app, says Report")
Google to block apps from accessing entire app list on phones from May
Are you aware that any single app on your smartphone can see every other app that you have installed on your device, thus accessing sensitive information. Google has announced to change this system
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Google likely to use its own chipset, ditch Snapdragon for Pixel 6
Tech giant Google is reportedly working on its own chipset codenamed Whitechapel that will power its upcoming Pixel 6 device.
 "Google likely to use its own chipset, ditch Snapdragon for Pixel 6")
John Krafcik, CEO of Google's self-driving car spinoff steps down
The executive who steered the transformation of Google's self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job.
 "John Krafcik, CEO of Google's self-driving car spinoff steps down")
Google announces it will not attend Mobile World Congress 2021 due to Covid
Google has announced not to participate in-person in the Mobile World Congress 2021, after several tech giants like Nokia, Ericsson, Sony and Oracle decided not to attend it
Google pledges 25 million euros to strengthen media literacy in Europe
Google has announced to contribute 25 million euros towards the European Media and Information Fund to strengthen media literacy skills, fight misinformation and support fact checking
Saudi local office must for foreign firms to get state contracts from 2024
The government has told foreign companies that, from 2024, they can only secure state contracts if they have local offices
 "Saudi local office must for foreign firms to get state contracts from 2024")
The threats of 'Western Universalism'
Book review of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power: 5 Battlegrounds
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