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Google to make fresh investment over $1 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic

Anthropic, a major competitor of OpenAI in the AI foundation model space, declined to comment

Google fixes reported issues in Android 15 QPR2 beta 3 for Pixels: Details

Google has addressed several user-reported issues in Android 15 QPR2 beta 3, including the one that previously caused devices to restart during phone calls

Indonesia fines Google $12.4 mn for anti-competitive play billing practices

Indonesia joins India, Russia and the European Union, who have all imposed significant fines on the tech giant for alleged unfair competitive business practices

Google, Meta, JioStar India's top media and entertainment companies

Google and Meta accounted for over 95 per cent of the Rs 64,500 crore spent on digital media in 2023

Google releases Android 16 beta release schedule: Check timeline and more

Google will be releasing the first beta of Android 16 this month, while the final release is expected in April or May

Apple, Google remove TikTok from US app stores as nationwide ban kicks in

Their moves followed TikTok's decision to proactively suspend its services to US-based users a few hours earlier when it took its platform offline

Noise launches Tag 1 object tracker compatible with Android, iOS: Details

Priced at Rs 1,499, the Noise Tag 1 will be available for purchase on the company's official website starting January 28

Google signs deal to buy carbon removal credits from Indian farms

While some developers are looking at expensive new technologies that extract CO2 directly from the air, solutions like biochar could prove a cheaper near-term option

YouTube, Google donate $15 million for Los Angeles wildfire relief

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, assured everyone in Los Angeles of his support

Google-backed Pixxel launches India's first private satellite constellation

This launch marks the first phase of Pixxel's commercial constellation, with three additional Firefly satellites scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2025

UK watchdog to investigate Google search services to see consumer impact

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which gained a wider remit over big tech this month, said search was vital for economic growth and it was critical that competition was working

EU reassesses its probes into tech giants such as Apple, Google and Meta

The review could lead to Brussels reducing or changing the range of the probes, and will cover all cases launched since March 2024

JVC marks India comeback with Google TV-based QLED TV range: Details here

Called JVC AI Vision series, the range of QLED TVs is offered in seven display sizes - 32-inch, 40-inch, 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch - with prices starting at Rs 11,999

Google rolls out 'Ask about this PDF' for Gemini on Android: How it works

Currently, the "Ask about this PDF" button only appears for Gemini Advanced subscribers as document upload is not available in the free tier

Microsoft Inc is not Google's most serious rival, it's an AI startup

Perplexity has raised far more money than Neeva- $913 million compared with $77 million, according to Pitchbook- and its clean, comprehensive answers are drawing users

Musk's X, Google yet to apply for Malaysia's new social media licence

X said the number of its users in Malaysia did not meet the eight million threshold required to obtain a licence

YouTube working on 'Play Something' feature for mobile app: What is it

Reportedly, the new Play Something floating button plays YouTube videos selected by taking users' preferences into account

Nothing brings Circle to Search with Android 15 update: Eligible devices

Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.0 also adds features such as Shared Widgets, a native Gallery app and more to Nothing smartphones

Google fights back on DOJ antitrust remedies: What is the monopoly lawsuit?

The US Department of Justice recommended various steps including the sale of web browse Chrome to settle antitrust case against Google: Lawsuit explained

Google's Willow chip: A quantum leap in error correction and scalability

Quantum computing has to tackle error correction if it is to become viable in the commercial sense