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Apple nears $1 billion-a year deal to use Google AI for Siri upgrade

Following an extensive evaluation period, the two companies are now finalising an agreement that would give Apple access to Google's technology

Epic Games, Google settle 5-year antitrust battle over Android app store

Video game maker Epic Games has reached a comprehensive settlement" with Google that could end its 5-year-old legal crusade targeting Google's Play Store for Android apps. Epic and Google revealed the settlement agreement in a joint legal document they filed in a San Francisco federal court on Tuesday. They said it would allow the parties to put their disputes aside while making Android a more vibrant and competitive platform for users and developers". Epic, which makes the hit online game Fortnite, won a victory over the summer when a federal appeals court upheld a jury verdict condemning Google's Android app store as an illegal monopoly. The unanimous ruling cleared the way for a federal judge to enforce a potentially disruptive shake-up that's designed to give consumers more choices. Google took another hit in October when the US Supreme Court refused to protect it from the judge's required app store makeover. The specific terms of the settlement agreement remain under seal and

AI ads: Blurring the line between information, recommendation and promotion

Google's decision to try out advertisements within its Gemini AI experience could change both revenue structures as well as how advertising is targeted, but it also raises several ethical questions

Google launches Project Suncatcher to test AI data centres in space

The project envisions a network of small satellites, each equipped with Google's custom-designed Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips

CERT-In issues high severity warning for Google Chrome on desktop: Details

CERT-In has issued a high-severity warning for desktop users of Google Chrome, citing multiple security flaws that could let hackers remotely execute malicious code

Google Chrome can now autofill your license number, passport details, more

Google Chrome's new update lets users autofill passport, driver's license and vehicle details, aiming to make form-filling faster while keeping data private and secure

Google previews Android XR glasses prototype in partnership with Magic Leap

Google and Magic Leap have previewed the first Android XR glasses prototype, built on Google's Raxium microLED technology and Magic Leap's optics

Reliance, Google announce free Gemini AI offer for Jio 5G subscribers

Earlier this year, Jio's rival telecom operator Airtel also partnered with AI firm Perplexity to offer its subscribers free access to Perplexity Pro for 12 months

Israel's $1.2 bn Nimbus deal asked Google, Amazon for 'secret data codes'

The Nimbus agreement is a key Israeli initiative to move government and military data into private cloud centers, with leaked files revealing a covert 'winking' data alert system

AI-enabled devices redefining digital banking, say experts at BFSI Summit

Experts at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit say devices are fast evolving from passive tools to AI-powered platforms at the core of fintech innovation and secure digital transactions

ColorOS 16: OPPO Find X9 series to feature deeper Google Gemini integration

The upcoming ColorOS 16 is set to bring Google Gemini integration within OPPO's AI Mind Space, adding contextual awareness, screen and camera-based assistance, and more

Google inks major 617,000 sq ft office lease in Gurugram's Atrium Place

Google has leased 617,000 sq ft at Gurugram's Atrium Place, marking one of the biggest office space deals of 2025, as it expands operations across India

Google to supply AI chips to Anthropic in multibillion-dollar deal

The arrangement gives Anthropic vastly more computing capacity while cementing Google's position as both a major investor and key infrastructure provider in the race to power large AI models

Microsoft Copilot gets collaboration, Google integration, long-term memory

Anthropic and OpenAI, among other artificial intelligence service providers, are upgrading their models and launching products aimed at capturing a wider share of the booming AI market

Quantum Echoes key step toward real-world quantum computing: Google

The company said the discovery marks the first-ever verifiable quantum advantage, meaning the results can be independently repeated and confirmed by other quantum systems

Samsung working on AI glasses with Google following Galaxy XR headset debut

Following the launch of the Galaxy XR headset, Samsung's next step in extended reality includes wired and wireless XR glasses, alongside AI glasses running on Android XR with Gemini AI integration

Google invites Superfans to test upcoming Pixel Phones before public launch

Google has invited members of its 'Superfans' group to apply to test future Pixel hardware, asking entrants to profess their knowledge and passion for the brand

Delhi HC asks Google to remove misleading and deepfake content on Sadhguru

The Delhi High Court has asked search engine Google LLC to make an endeavour to ensure that misleading and deepfake content infringing the personality rights of Isha Foundation's Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev are removed and similar material is taken down through its technology. The high court directed Google and Sadhguru to have a mutual meeting, where he can specifically identify the contents that fall within the exception of the Google Ads policy under which they cannot be removed, after the counsel for the company submitted that it was willing to have a collaborative approach with him to address concerns. "...thereafter, defendant no. 45 (Google) must make an endeavour to ensure that the identical or similar content is removed through its technology so as to obviate the plaintiff's (Sadhguru) onus of looking out for such URLs and further to obviate the necessity of the plaintiff making an endeavour to identify such misleading representation and approaching defendant no. 45 for take ...

YouTube redesigns video player across web, mobile app, and TV: What's new

YouTube's new update introduces a redesigned video player, custom like animations, improved comment threading, and smoother navigation across platforms

Google Meet adds AI-powered makeup filter to enhance your on-screen look

Google Meet now offers an AI-powered makeup filter with 12 customisable looks to help users appear polished and natural on video calls across web and mobile