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Missing Apple Intelligence on older generation iPhones? Try Gemini widgets

For iPhone users who have missed out Apple Intelligence since it is available only on select models, there are alternatives such as Google Gemini that are readily available and packed with surprise

Google releases March Pixel drop: New features, how to update, and more

In the March 2025 Pixel drop, Google has released improved scam detection feature for calls and texts, option to connect external cameras, and more for select Pixel smartphones

Alphabet's Google urges Trump administration to reconsider company breakup

The US Department of Justice is currently pursuing two anti-monopoly cases against Google

Google building digital agri stack for India using satellite imagery

Global tech giant Google is building a digital agri-stack using satellite imagery and has started with a base layer that will help identify farm boundaries, a senior official said on Saturday. Data and analysis of this base layer of the stack can be used in a slew of applications like bettering the subsidy payments, farm insurance or farm loans, Manish Gupta, a senior director at Google DeepMind said. ".. we have built the first such model that using satellite imagery analysis can now start to identify field boundaries based on usage pattern start to identify what crops are being grown and so on," Gupta said, speaking at the Mumbai Tech Week here. The model has taken inspiration from UIDAI's Aadhar, ascribing a unique ID to each farm and is intended to act as a base layer of the "digital agri stack", he said. Gupta said it is upon the startups and other agri-tech players to build solutions which will provide loan crop insurance and also subsidies using the data churned out by the .

Canada regulator to impose fee on Google for online law's operating costs

The imposition of the levy on the Mountain View, California-based search engine giant comes at a time of increased tension between Canada and the United States

Alphabet's Google cuts less than 100 employees in its cloud division

The retrenchment comes in the wake of slower growth from Google's cloud business, as well as massive spending aimed at supporting the tech giant's ambitions in AI

Glance deepens pact with Google to add GenAI content in new apps

Glance will work with Google Cloud and use its tech such as Gemini AI and Imagen, a text-to-image model, to create content for customers who use its smartphone and TV screensavers

Google loses fight on Android Auto access as EU court backs Italy watchdog

The Italian watchdog fined Google 102 million euros ($106.7 million) in 2021 for blocking Enel's JuicePass on Android Auto

Google Pixel 9a's design may stand out from other Pixels: What to expect

Google Pixel 9a is reportedly moving away from the camera visor design seen on recent Pixel smartphones

Google's AI previews erode internet, US edtech firm Chegg says in lawsuit

Chegg is now considering a sale or take-private transaction as a result, the company's CEO Nathan Schultz said on Monday

Apple moves closer to integrating Google Gemini with revamped Siri: Report

Apple has already integrated Google's visual search technology into the iPhone 16 series' Visual Intelligence tool

Google to be hit with EU charges of breaching Big Tech rules: Report

The move by the European Commission comes amid tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump who has sided with U.S. tech giants lobbying against EU regulations and criticising fines as a form of tariff

Google close to finalising India sites for first retail stores outside US

Google currently has only five physical stores, all in the United States, which sell its products such as Pixel phones, watches and earbuds

Google opens 'Ananta' campus in Bengaluru, one of its largest globally

Ananta is designed to connect people in ways that spark breakthrough ideas and innovation

Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle tax evasion investigation

Italian prosecutors on Wednesday said they are seeking to have a tax evasion investigation against Google dropped after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million Euro (USD 340 million) settlement. Milan prosecutors had opened an investigation against Google for failure to pay taxes on earnings in Italy from 2015-2019. The investigation focused on revenues from the sale of advertising, and cited the presence of servers and other infrastructure in Italy. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Google-backed Glance targets profitability in yr, eyes AI-powered growth

While one reason for a profitable growth is expansion into the US markets, Tiwari is keen on the generative AI powered offering, which is expected to be launched in the next four to six weeks

Apple, Google restore TikTok app after assurances from Donald Trump

The two companies had removed TikTok in the US last month to comply with a law passed in 2024

Mexico awaits Google's reply over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit

Mexico said Monday it's awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit. President Claudia Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to her government from Cris Turner, Google's vice president of government affairs and public policy. It says that Google will not change the policy it outlined after US President Donald Trump declared the body of water the Gulf of America. We will wait for Google's response and if not, we will proceed to court, Sheinbaum said Monday during a morning press briefing. As it stands, the gulf appears in Google Maps as Gulf of America within the United States, as Gulf of Mexico within Mexico and Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) elsewhere. Turner in his letter said the company was using Gulf of America to follow "longstanding maps policies impartially and consistently across all regions" and that the company was willing to meet in person with the Mexica

The tech behind Google Maps: How AI, real-time data power its navigation

AI-Powered Navigation: Google Maps is revolutionizing travel with real-time routes and traffic updates with advanced new features

Google rolls out Android 16 beta 2 for Pixels: What's new, eligible models

Android 16 beta 2 allows users to set their preferred measurement system for temperature, distance, and first day of the week