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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

Google Messages may soon get features for improved group chat experience

Google Messages may soon bring features allowing people to share unique links or QR codes to join group chats, reset them when needed, mention others in conversations, and snooze notifications as need

Google might revamp Photos app with streamlined interface: What to expect

Reportedly, the new design for the Photos app looks more contemporary with some visual tweaks and revamped user interface elements

Perplexity AI to soon bring new feature akin to Google's Circle to Search

While the Perplexity CEO confirmed that this functionality is on the way, no further details-such as a release timeline or official name-were shared

Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro model is now available for free users: What's new

Released last week for paid subscribers, the Google Gemini 2.5 Pro model's experimental version brings advanced reasoning and coding capabilities