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As Big Tech scrambles to meet EU regulations, investigations seen as likely

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is one of the most comprehensive regulatory actions to rein in so-called "Big Tech" and is expected to reshape the global technology industry after decades of unfettered

Now, you can scan documents within Files app on Android smartphones: How-to

Document scanner feature is now available for Files app's public beta testers. It is expected to roll out publicly in the coming days

Ex-Google engineer charged by US with AI tech theft for Chinese firms

A Google spokesperson said Ding acted alone and that the company was able to act quickly and refer the case to law enforcement after discovering the problem

Google, Walmart gain fintech users from India as Paytm faces restrictions

Paytm's decline suggests consumers are moving usage to alternative services even before any disruption to its systems

Google Doodle celebrates Ghana's 67th Independence Day, know details below

Google Doodle celebrates the 67th Independence Day of Ghana. It was the first sub-Saharan African country that got independence from the British rule

Google to temporarily restore apps after meeting Ashwini Vaishnaw

The app developers and Google representatives have also agreed to establish a forum to facilitate ongoing dialogue aimed at reaching a resolution within the next 100-120 days, Khanor informed

Google rolls out changes for users, developers as EU digital rules loom

Changes to search results mean large intermediaries and aggregators will get more traffic while hotels, airlines, merchants and restaurants will get less, Google said in a blogpost

Play Store delisting: Global behemoths endangering Make in India, says COAI

While targeting Indian companies, large traffic generators are refusing to pay fair share charges, says COAI

AI startup Anthropic challenges OpenAI and Google with new chatbot

Dario Amodei, Anthropic's chief executive and co-founder, said the new technology, called Claude 3 Opus, was particularly useful when analysing scientific data or generating computer code

Forced to change: Tech giants bow to global onslaught of regulations

Apple, Google, Meta operated unfettered for years. But new laws have compelled them to make major shifts to their businesses

Ministers meet Google, app developers to resolve offloading from Play Store

Government ministers on Monday held multiple meetings with Google and startups that have been delisted from the tech giant's Play store, but no solution seems to be on the horizon with Indian companies accusing the US giant of abusing its dominant position. In separate meetings with Minister of State for IT and Electronics Rajeev Chandrashekhar, and Union IT and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the troubled startups raised their concerns and sought support from the government. The raging dispute is over Google imposing a fee of 11 per cent to 26 per cent on in-app payments after anti-competition body CCI ordered scrapping of an earlier system of charging 15-30 per cent. Google went ahead to remove apps that were not paying the fee after the Supreme Court did not provide interim relief to companies behind these apps in their battle against the search giant's app marketplace fee. While the Vaishnaw declined to share details on the meeting, he said, "I will share when it is .

Indian startups ask CCI to order Google to restore apps after 'brazen' move

Startup executives on Monday met India's deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar who told them he was concerned by the removal of the apps

Google apologises for Gemini results on PM, calls AI platform 'unreliable'

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar criticised this response, stating that claiming unreliability is not a sufficient defence for AI platforms

Google blocks RCS messaging on rooted Androids to prevent spam on platform

Google said that the step has been taken as a large volume of RCS spam comes from automation, which typically relies on modifications to the sending device

Google celebrates French singer Taos Amrouche's 111th birth anniversary

Google Doodle celebrates the 111th birth anniversary of French singer, author, and folklorist, Taos Amrouche. Know more about Taos Amrouche's early life and career

Google to soon enable 'Satellite SOS' on Pixels in select regions: Report

The Satellite SOS is made available on the supported Pixel smartphones with a recent update, but the feature is out of service since it has been disabled by Google

Govt to meet Google, startup executives over app issue on Monday

8 of 10 delisted apps back on Play Store

More apps back on Play Store after complying with Google's billing norms

A few more apps came back on Play Store on Sunday after they complied with Google's billing policy, even as the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) expressed concerns as the majority of apps removed remained delisted. Murugavel J, founder and CEO of matrimony.com, said that only eight of the company's apps, including Bengali Matrimony, Marathi Matrimony, Tamil Matrimony, Jodii and Bharat Matrimony were reinstated on Sunday, but only after they accepted Google's terms. A vast majority of its 100-plus apps are still not restored on Play Store, he said. "In spite of the government's clear message on the issue, Google has not taken steps to reinstate all the apps that had been delisted by it over billing policies," Murugavel told PTI. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday made it clear that the removal of apps by Google was unacceptable and that "startups will get the protection they need". Tension between Google and some Indian apps flared on Friday after the tech gia

Google offers compromise solution to restore delisted Indian apps

Play Store to host apps for free without using Google's payment system

AIBA seeks action against Google for spreading 'false' info about PM Modi

The All India Bar Association (AIBA) on Saturday sought stringent penal action against Google for allegedly spreading false information about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a representation, Adish C Aggarwala, Senior Advocate and Chairman of AIBA claimed Gemini, the Artificial Intelligence platform of Google put "highly condemnable false information" in the public domain about the Prime Minister. So, the company committed offences under Indian Penal Code sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc), 500 (defamation), and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief), it said. "The company being the creator of the machine cannot be allowed to escape the consequences of the damage caused. The manner in which a machine is to learn facts and interpret them is designed by its programmer," the letter said. It alleged that the country is on the verge of a general election and "malicious campaigns to