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Google Pixel 9a goes on sale in India with introductory launch offers

Priced at Rs 49,999, the Google Pixel 9a will be available on e-commerce platform Flipkart and at partner retailers such as Reliance Digital and Tata Croma

Google to drop country-specific domains for Search: What it means for users

Google is set to streamline the search experience by redirecting country code top-level domain names to google.com in the coming months; the company said this update will not change how it works

AI won't need to take orders from humans soon: Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt

Despite AI being in the news everyday, Eric Schmidt maintains most people still do not understand the scale at which artificial intelligence is growing

Google Photos app enables search for memories, locations using Gemini

To enable Gemini access in Google Photos, open the Gemini app, go to the profile menu in the top-right corner, tap on apps, and scroll to the media section to turn it on

Japan orders Google to stop forcing phone makers to pre-install its apps

Anouncement comes just ahead of Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa's planned visit to the US this week to press for a reprieve from President Donald Trump's tariffs on Japanese products

Karnataka HC asks Google to furnish 50% of FEMA penalties as bank guarantee

The Karnataka High Court has asked Google India and three executives to provide bank guarantees for 50% of Fema penalties linked to ₹364 crore in alleged violations

Amid global layoff, Google may rejig roles in Bengaluru, Hyderabad offices

May also shift some employees to more revenue-generating projects

Google may integrate Circle to Search into Gemini's screen-sharing feature

While Google Circle to Search lets users search for screen elements via web search, "Circle Screen" will offer AI-powered responses

Google AI Overviews now shows more links, but not to websites: Details here

An instance was reported where an AI Overview contained as many as 31 internal links, packed into a fairly short summary whereas only seven links directed to external websites

Google Pixel 9a available in select regions, coming to India on April 16

Originally unveiled on March 19, the Google Pixel 9a faced delays due to a "component quality issue," that pushed back its availability across all regions

Google lays off hundreds in Android, Pixel, Chrome group amid restructuring

Google layoffs are part of a restructuring from last year when the tech giant merged its Android and Chrome teams under Pixel

Now, Google Gemini creates answers on Reddit by scanning community posts

With the Google Gemini integration, Reddit will be able to generate more relevant and conversational responses by basing them on actual existing community posts

Google unveils Ironwood, its 7th-gen AI chip to boost application speed

The search giant's multi-billion dollar, roughly decade-long effort represents one of the few viable alternative chips to Nvidia's powerful AI processors

Google adds multimodal search to AI mode, rolls out image-based search

Google said this new enhancement will let users upload an image, ask questions about it and receive detailed, context-rich answers, complete with helpful links for further exploration

Google Gemini Live update brings screen, camera awareness to these phones

Gemini Live with camera and screen sharing abilities is first being introduced to Google Pixel 9 series and Samsung Galaxy S25 series smartphones

Big-tech global firms challenge homegrown startup growth: CCI top official

At the Startup Mahakumbh, CCI Director General Ansuman Pattnaik asked startup founders to file a complaint before the commission if their business has been hindered because of a big firm

Google Pixel 10 may get big camera revamp, tweaks on Pros: What to expect

Vanilla Pixel 10 reportedly getting a periscopic telephoto setup, akin to the Pixel 9 Pro Fold model

Our content library is much bigger than that of Netflix: JioStar's Mani

JioHotstar was born on February 14 this year. We have averaged over 300 million active users and are sitting at well over 100 million plus subscribers: Kiran Mani, CEO, JioStar

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold might get minor design upgrades: What to expect

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold might be a modest generational upgrade, and most of the changes are likely to happen on the software side

Google Project Astra: How to share phone's screen, camera with Gemini Live

The new Gemini Live features allow people to share their smartphone's screen or live camera feed with the AI chatbot for real-time help