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Google, Muthoot Finance tie up to provide gold-backed loans through GPay

Global tech titan Google on Thursday said it has tied up with Muthoot Finance to provide gold-backed loans through its mobile payments service GPay. Google also announced that from October 3, 2024, its AI assistant Gemini Live will be available in Hindi, and later eight more Indian languages will be included. These announcements were made by the company officials at the 10th edition of 'Google for India' event here. GPay is expanding its offerings by introducing gold-backed secured loans in collaboration with Muthoot Finance. According to Google India MD Roma Datta Chobey, about 11 per cent of the world's gold is housed in India. People across India can now access this credit product, with affordable interest rates and flexible usage options--delivering flexibility to the borrower, and security to the lender, Google said. As regards AI assistant Gemini Live, Hema Budaraju, Senior Director, Product Management, Google India, said that over 40 per cent of the Gemini users rely on voi

Tech Wrap Oct 3: Apple festive offer, Google for India, WhatsApp, and more

Apple announced festive offer in India. Google announced several India-centric AI features at its 10th edition of Google for India. WhatsApp working on revamping typing indicator on Android app

Adani and Google announce collaboration to boost clean energy in India

Adani Group will supply renewable energy generated from a new solar-wind hybrid project located at Khavda, Gujarat, to Google from 2025

Google plans to bring AI to every Indian as it completes 20 yrs in country

Google Cloud also announced plans to combine the power of Beckn-enabled open networks and Gemini through an open-source Gemini Agent Framework

Google for India: Gemini Live available in Hindi, more languages to follow

Alongside local language support for Gemini Live, Google announced AI-generated summaries of reviews in Google Maps and an AI Overview on Search with video feature

Google opens Gemini Nano for developers to explore AI-enhanced apps: Report

Google is allowing experiment exclusively with text-to-text prompts on the Pixel 9 series devices with support for more modalities, such as images, arriving in the upcoming days

Google working on software for reasoning AI, similar to OpenAI's 'o1'

AI researchers are pursuing reasoning models as they search for the next significant step forward in the technology

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra review: Feature-rich and built for outdoors

Designed for adventurers and athletes, the Galaxy Watch Ultra offers durability, advanced health tracking, and exceptional battery life, though it comes with its own set of limitations

Google explores background play for YouTube TV on Android and iOS: Report

Reportedly, Google has been experimenting the background play feature to YouTube TV over the past few weeks, and it may soon become widely available

Google's 'Circle to Search' feature could soon work with videos: Report

Google has been enhancing its gesture-driven 'Circle to Search' feature with new features. Recently, it has been updated to generate instruction on how to solve math and physics problems

Google hesitated on his chatbot, now spends $2.7 bn to rehire AI pioneer

Google acquired Noam Shazeer's AI startup Character.AI in a $2.7 billion deal with a stipulation that Shazeer starts working for them again

Google Pixel 9a leaked renders hint at departure from visor look for camera

Reportedly, the Google Pixel 9a may ship with Android 15 and receive seven years of updates, similar to the Pixel 8a launched earlier this year

Google rolls out Gemini Live with 10 new voices for free users on Android

Gemini Live can be accessed from the bottom-right corner of the Gemini overlay or app. The 10 new voices are applicable to all of Gemini

Malaysia investment to add $3 bn to GDP by 2030, create 26,500 jobs: Google

Digital investments have helped propel Malaysia's economy this year, with growth beating market expectations in the last two quarters and the ringgit currency becoming one of Asia's top performers

Epic Games accuses Samsung, Google of scheme to block app rivals: Details

Epic said Samsung's Auto Blocker was designed to blunt the impact of a U.S. verdict that Epic won against Google in December 2023

Vivo X Fold 3 Pro gets Android 15 ahead of Google, Samsung phones: Report

Reportedly, Vivo has begun rolling out the FunTouchOS 15 user interface, based on the Android 15 operating system, for the X Fold 3 Pro in India and Indonesia

Google simplifies Pixel Buds Pro 2 management across Android, Windows, Mac

On Android 15, Google has added support for noise control options within the volume menu for the Pixel Buds Pro 2. It has expanded web app support to Windows and Mac PCs

Google defends ad tech as safe, says it's competitive with Meta, Amazon

In a federal antitrust trial, enforcers allege that Google has monopolised the technology used to buy and sell website ads

Google Pixel Watch3 review: Among the best for Androids, more so for Pixels

The Google Pixel Watch 3 proves to be a great day-to-day companion, provided you are okay with its average battery life

Google rolls out Gemini AI-powered contextual 'Smart Replies' in Gmail app

The contextual Smart Replies feature is available for Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, Education Premium, and Google One AI Premium subscribers on Android and iOS