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Soon, Google to add image editing features to Gemini app: What is new

The Gemini app will support AI-powered image editing with natural language prompts, style transformations and watermarking for authenticity

Google plans drastic visual overhaul with Android 16: What to expect

Google is expected to offer more details about the Android 16 update at The Android Show: I/O Edition on May 13

Sundar Pichai's protection costs Google $8 mn in 2024 amid rising risks

Google spent $8.27 million on CEO Sundar Pichai's security in 2024, citing rising threats and global travel as key reasons behind the 22 per cent surge in protection costs

Google NotebookLM's AI podcast expands to more languages, including Hindi

The AI-powered 'Audio Overviews' feature in Google NotebookLM turns complex written content into a podcast-like experience that mimics a conversation between two human hosts

Google to host 'The Android Show' ahead of the I/O 2025 conference: Details

Google I/O conference used to spotlight Android, but now it appears that the development in the field of AI will take centre stage

Google plans to expand Gemini AI to smartwatches, headphones, cars in 2025

This aligns with earlier reports suggesting that Google intends to phase out the legacy Google Assistant and replace it with Gemini across the Android ecosystem

Google mulls Gemini AI for kids under 13 with parental controls: Details

Google is promoting Gemini as a helpful tool for schoolwork, answering questions, and creating stories

Tech Wrap April 28: OnePlus 13s, Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, YouTube overviews

OnePlus 13s compact flagship to be launched. Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge surfaces online. Google plans AI-generated video overviews for YouTube. Microsoft Copilot Plus PCs to get Recall

Soon, Google's Find My Device to support accessories with ultra-wideband

Reportedly, Google is going to roll out ultra-wideband support for its Find My Device network, allowing high accuracy tracking of devices and trackers with supported hardware

After Search, Google plans AI-generated video overviews for YouTube: Report

YouTube said that it will showcase video overviews in short clips format, making it easier to find results instead of watching the whole video. However, it is limited to English query and select topic

Only Google can run Chrome: Company's browser chief during antitrust trial

Parisa Tabriz testified for hours before Judge Amit Mehta in a hearing on changes Google must make after being found guilty of illegally monopolising the search market last year

Large number of Indians quit pursuing career goals due to hurdles: Study

Around 61 per cent of Indians who participated in a survey shared that they stopped pursuing a professional or creative goal after facing hurdles, a Google and Kantar report said on Friday. The study was conducted to understand Gen AI adoption, potential, and impact among people in India in which over 8,000 people across 18 cities covered. "Common roadblocks often prevent progress, such as simply getting started, a struggle for 68 per cent or lacking necessary skills and guidance, which holds back 52 per cent. These aren't minor frustrations; they can sometimes have real costs, often stopping people from pursuing goals altogether, with 61 per cent of Indians reporting they abandoned a professional or creative aspiration due to such hurdles," the report said. The study found that while AI excitement is high, it's still early days for adoption. According to the 60 per cent that were covered in study aren't familiar with AI, and only 31 per cent have tried any Generative AI tool. The

Google's Alphabet sees profit jump 28% in Q1 despite legal, trade threats

Google's profits soared 28 per cent in this year's opening quarter, overcoming the competitive and legal threats that its internet empire is facing amid an economy roiled by a global trade war. The numbers released Thursday by Google parent Alphabet Inc. indicated the company is rising to the challenge so far, but investors are likely to remain concerned about the turbulent times ahead. The Mountain View, California, company earned USD 26.5 billion, or USD 2.15 per share, during the January-March period, up from USD 20.7 billion, or USD 1.64 per share, at the same time last year. Revenue rose 12 per cent from last year to USD 96.5 billion. The results easily exceeded analysts' projections, according to FactSet Research. Alphabet's stock gained more than 3 per cent in extended trading after the numbers came out. The shares had fallen by 16 per cent since the end of last year. Google's first-quarter performance illustrated the continuing power of its long-dominant search engine in a

Google I/O 2025: Android XR, in-car Gemini, Android 16, and more expected

Ahead of I/O 2025, scheduled for May 21, Google has confirmed announcements related to Material 3 Expressive, Android 16 for TV, Gemini for Android Automotive, and the public launch of Android XR

OpenAI would buy Google's Chrome browser, executive testifies at trial

Google has not offered Chrome for sale. The company plans to appeal the ruling that it holds a monopoly

Advertisers prioritise CTV ad campaigns as viewer response grows: Google

Globally, people collectively watch more than one billion hours, on average, of YouTube content on their TVs

Tech Wrap April 22: Vivo T4 launched, Amazfit Active 2, Google Messages

Vivo T4 5G smartphone with 7,300mAh battery launched. Amazfit launches Active 2 smartwatch. Google Messages rolls out Sensitive Content Warning. Vivo unveils X200 Ultra and X200S

Google Messages rolls out Sensitive Content Warning to blur explicit images

This image detection tool, which only works with photos for now, operates locally on the device using Android's SafetyCore, keeping all data private and off Google's servers

Google pays Rs 20.24 crore in Android TV case settlement with CCI

Google has settled with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) a case related to alleged unfair business practices in the Android TV segment and paid a settlement amount of Rs 20.24 crore to the regulator. This is the first case to be settled under the amended Competition Act, wherein settlement and commitment provisions were introduced in 2023. After receiving a complaint, CCI had ordered a detailed probe in 2021. Later, Google proposed to settle the case and CCI considered the settlement proposal and observed that under the "New India Agreement", Google will provide a standalone license for the Play Store and Play Services for Android smart TVs in India, thereby, removing the requirement to bundle these services or impose default placement conditions, a release said on Monday. "Additionally, by waiving the need for valid Android Compatibility Commitments (ACC) for devices shipped into India that do not include Google apps, OEMs can now sell and develop incompatible Android ...

Google to face US govt in court over search monopoly breakup attempt

Google will confront an existential threat Monday as the US government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into a ruthless monopoly. The drama will unfold in a Washington courtroom during the next three weeks during hearings that will determine how the company should be penalised for operating an illegal monopoly in search. The proceedings, known in legal parlance as a remedy hearing, feature a parade of witnesses that includes Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The US Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to order a radical shake-up that would ban Google from striking the multibillion dollar deals with Apple and other tech companies that shield its search engine from competition, share its repository of valuable user data with rivals and force a sale of its popular Chrome browser. The moment of reckoning comes four-and-half-years after the Justice Department filed a landmark lawsuit alleging Google's search engine had been abusi