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Wipro's hybrid policy: Employees to work from office three days a week

The company's new work policy allows employees to choose their in-office days based on collaborative needs, while retaining the flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days

Google Pixel 9 Pro pre-orders to start from Oct 17 on Flipkart: Know more

Google initially offered the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL in India, followed by the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The Pixel 9 Pro is now set to arrive in India with pre-orders starting from October 17 on Flipkart

Google wants US federal judge's ruling for app store to be put on hold

The judge issued the injunction on Oct 7 in a case brought by 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, which persuaded a federal jury last year that Google was illegally monopolizing how consumers download apps

Google urges US court to put app store ruling on hold for safety concerns

In a court filing on Friday night, Google said US District Judge James Donato's injunction order, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, would harm the company

Tech wrap Oct 11: Xbox games on Android, Intel Core Ultra 200S series, more

Microsoft to sell Xbox games through mobile app. Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop processor unveiled. Qualcomm confirms security vulnerability. WhatsApp rolling out chat-specific themes

Google's Circle to Search is coming to more phones, including China's HONOR

HONOR 200 series devices will be among the first non-Samsung and Google smartphones to feature Circle to Search functionality

Microsoft to start selling Xbox games through its own mobile app on Android

Xbox president announced the change after a US court ruling instructed Google to allow rival app stores on its Play Store for Android

After EU, Google faces painful reckoning in US as antitrust cases rev up

Google criticized the Justice Department's initial proposal as "radical," saying it would have "significant unintended consequences for consumers and businesses

Tech wrap Oct 10: Apple iOS 18.2, Imagen 3 AI, Honeywell Aviator, and more

Apple may introduce advanced AI features with iOS 18.2. Google has rolled out Imagen 3 for image generation to all Gemini users. Secure Connection has launched Honeywell Aviator Hi-Fi speaker

Google releases Imagen 3 for image generation to all Gemini users: Details

Google said that Imagen 3 is its highest quality image generation model, bringing an even higher degree of photorealism, better instruction following, and fewer distracting artefacts

Google Deepmind CEO Hassabis among 3 winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 was awarded in two parts: one to David Baker, and the other jointly to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper, for their contributions to decoding the protein structure

Google loses final EU court appeal in $2.7 bn antitrust shopping case

The European Union's Court of Justice upheld a lower court's decision, rejecting the company's appeal against the 2.4 billion Euro ($ 2.7 billion) penalty from the European Commission

US considers breaking up Google over online search monopoly: What it means

The US antitrust body has acknowledged Google's decade long domination on popular distribution channels, due to which its rivals have little-to-no incentive to compete

Fitbit app gets Google's Gemini integration as opt-in experimental feature

Fitbit said that the Gemini-powered Insight Explorer feature on the app analyses health and fitness-related user data to provide personalised health insights

US considering potential divestment of business in Google's antitrust case

Google said it faces robust competition from Amazon and other sites where users go directly to search for goods or services, and that users can choose other search engines as their default

MediaTek announces support for Gemini Nano multimodal for select chips

MediaTek is adding Gemini Nano support to its processors, beginning with the soon-to-be-released Dimensity 9400

Google explores placing Gemini AI button on Android lock screen: Report

With Android 15, Google is set to introduce new customisation options for both the home screen and lock screen. However, Gemini AI button on the lock screen could arrive with Android 16

'Your Android has new features': Non-Pixel devices gets Google notification

The notification opens a full screen message carousel window, highlighting eight new Android features along with instructions, images, and details about availability

US Judge orders Google to list rival apps stores to its Play Store

A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the company's internet empire. The injunction issued by US District Judge James Donato will require Google to make several changes that the Mountain View, California, company had been resisting. Those include a provision that will require its Play Store for Android apps to distribute rival third-party app stores so consumers can download them to their phones, if they so desire. The judge's order will also make the millions of Android apps in the Play Store library accessible to rivals, allowing them to offer up a competitive selection. Donato is giving Google until November to make the revisions dictated in his order. The company had insisted it would take 12 to 16 months to design the safeguards needed to reduce the chances of potentially malicious software making its way into rival Android app

Tech wrap Oct 7: Apple event, Meta Movie Gen AI, Indus Battle Royale, more

Apple could unveil intelligence features alongside the launch of new Mac and iPad models on Oct 28. Meta has introduced Movie Gen for video and audio creation. Indus Battle Royale to launch on Oct 16