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HP to make Chromebook laptops in India in win for PM Modi's tech push

India has been expanding its electronics manufacturing sector as companies diversify production beyond China amid growing Washington-Beijing tensions

Google working on Memory feature in Bard for contextual responses: Report

Soon, Google's AI-chatbot Bard would be able to remember user preferences and it would use them to generate contextual responses

Ex-Googler's struggling search startup becomes antitrust cautionary tale

Taking the stand Monday in federal court in Washington, Neeva co-founder Sridhar Ramaswamy recalled how the company thought it could deliver a better search experience by charging consumers

Generative AI's Achilles heel

It lies in the contentious battle for control over digital content, with publishers and creators denying AI players access to their work, and countries plugging regulatory gaps

Microsoft's Nadella calls search choice 'bogus' in Google trial: Report

'You get up in the morning, you brush your teeth and you search on Google,' Nadella said

The times they are a-changing for Competition Commission of India

Fair market regulator is getting more powers as its new leadership settles in at work

Taming Big Tech: Battles are raging on more than one front

The profitability of Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple (MAMAA), twice the S&P 500 average of 10 per cent, has come to be seen as flowing from the abuse of market power, writes T N Ninan

Taming Big Tech: Battles are raging on more than one front

The profitability of Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple (MAMAA), twice the S&P 500 average of 10 per cent, has come to be seen as flowing from the abuse of market power, writes T N Ninan

Danish alliance's copyright notice could change the way AI is designed

Lawsuits prompt calls for transparency and compensation in the world of generative AI

Fitbit unveils Charge 6 wearable with YT Music, other Google apps built-in

Priced at $159.95, the Fitbit Charge 6 is available for pre-orders in 30 countries. It is likely to arrive in India either late this year or early next year

Startups form 40-member task force to take on Google Play Billing System

Google will soon make a presentation before the task force and it will then decide the further course of action

Ambani's JioCinema to appoint former Google Manager Kiran Mani as CEO

Mani formerly ran Google's Android operations in the Asia Pacific region

Microsoft discussed selling Bing to Apple in 2020 as Google's replacement

Executives from Microsoft met with Apple's services chief, Eddy Cue, who brokered the current search engine relationship with Alphabet Inc.'s Google, to discuss the possibility of acquiring Bing

Google, Facebook, X, Edtech Cos likely to pay up to 18% IGST from October 1

OIDAR service provider companies such as Google, X, and Facebook may have to pay integrated GST up to 18 per cent on services provided to the government and individuals in India

Google turns 25: Marks silver jubilee occasion with special doodle

Google turned 25 on Wednesday and marked the silver jubilee occasion with a special doodle that depicted the journey of the company from its humble origin in a rented garage in the US to becoming a global search giant. The 25th anniversary doodle also visually portrayed the evolution of the software bellwether's logo over these years. The firm is recognised around the world for its vibrant logo that embrace colours and simplicity. On Wednesday, visitors to Google's homepage were welcomed with a dynamically changing logo with one of these being 'G25GLE', the numerals 25 being interlooped in a way that it formed the two 'Os' in the company's name. On a note shared on its website on Wednesday, the search giant said," Today's Doodle celebrates Google's 25th year. And while here at Google we're oriented towards the future, birthdays can also be a time to reflect. Let's take a walk down memory lane to learn how we were born 25 years ago...". By fate or luck, doctoral students Sergey Bri

Apple used Bing offer as 'bargaining chip' with Google: Microsoft

Parakhin, who joined Microsoft in 2019 from Russian search engine Yandex NV, said Microsoft met with Apple as recently as 2021 to discuss a potential switch to Bing, but didn't make any progress

Four out of five Internet Users in India consume YouTube, show report

GenZ users prefer to consume content on YouTube over linear TVs, with 50 per cent of them willing to give up TV over YouTube for a year

Google's Android earthquake alert system: What it is, how it works and more

Deployed in many countries around the world before bringing it to India, the system is designed to provide people with an early warning when earthquake shaking begins

Google Pixel 8: Leaks leave little to imagination ahead of Oct 4 launch

Alleged details related to the upcoming Google Pixel 8 series has surfaced on the web, revealing key information about the duo of the smartphone that are slated to launch on October 4

NCLAT to start hearing Google plea against CCI penalty from Nov 28

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) will on November 28 begin hearing Google's plea against CCI imposing Rs 936.44 crore penalty on the tech giant for abusing its dominant position with respect to Play Store policies. This comes after one of its judicial members, Justice Rakesh Kumar, recused himself from hearing the plea on April 17. The matter was listed on Monday before an NCLAT bench comprising Chairman Justice Ashok Bhushan and Alok Srivastava, which directed the parties, including the contesting startups and Competition Commission of India to file their replies within four weeks. It also gave two weeks time to Google for filing rejoinder, if any. The appellate tribunal has directed to list the matter on November 28 for hearing. On April 17 this year, an NCLAT bench comprising Justice Rakesh Kumar and Alok Srivastava had ordered Google's appeal to be listed before another bench of which Justice Kumar was not a party. On October 25, 2022, CCI slapped a penalty