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Dunzo delays salaries of about 500 employees for June month: Report

Reliance Retail and Google-backed logistics and delivery platform Dunzo has deferred payment of the June salaries to about 500 employees, according to sources. Dunzo's top management is expected to be most impacted by the decision, sources said. The development comes after Dunzo raised USD 75 million in April, and fired about 400 employees in the first half of this year as part of cost-cutting measures. The company at present has around 1,000 employees. Dunzo has raised USD 457.6 million in 19 rounds of funding, according to Crunchbase data. Reliance Retail holds around 25 per cent and Google has a 20 per cent stake in Dunzo, while there are 33 other investors, the data showed. Dunzo has expanded business as a logistics aggregator and roping in delivery partners on a need basis rather than relying on 'dark stores' or in-house item storing.

Quick commerce firm Dunzo defers salaries of 50% workforce for June

Sources say this may trigger a fresh round of job cuts

Android case: Google, CCI appeal against NCLAT order to be heard on July 14

The court also set aside directives that would have forced the tech giant to allow individual app store developers to distribute their app store through the Google Play Store

CCI backed Amazon in Android probe: Google's latest appeal to Supreme Court

Moves SC, alleging the tribunal ignored relevant evidence

Google accuses CCI of ordering changes to its biz model to protect Amazon

In an earlier December filing in a lower tribunal, Google said CCI officers had "copypasted" parts of a European ruling against the U.S. firm in a similar case. CCI denied the accusation

Tamil Nadu's Atsuya secures spot in Google's Startup Accelerator Program

Under the program, tech companies using artificial intelligence/ machine learning (AI/ML) get access to Google's resources, programs, people, products and technology

Companies move Madras HC seeking relief against Google's payment policy

The companies join the likes of Bharat Matrimony and Shaadi.com, which have already approached the high court challenging Google's billing policies

Karnataka HC ruling on Twitter to turn tables for online platforms: Experts

Judicial review only after govt order is complied with and content taken down; but since much of the content has a shelf life, aggrieved users' 'free speech' may be impacted

Par panel calls banks, Google, Apple, Paytm to discuss rising cyber crime

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has called representatives of several banks such as the Punjab National Bank as well as global and national tech majors, including Google, Apple and Paytm, next week to discuss issues related to cyber security and rising cases of cyber crimes. The committee, headed by BJP's Jayant Sinha, has called the representatives of the Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of India, Yes Bank and Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on July 4 to take oral evidence on "cyber security and rising incidence of cyber/white collar crimes". On the same day, it has separately called representatives of tech majors One97 Communications (Paytm), Flipkart, Google and Apple on the same issue. Cyber crimes have become an increasing threat with savvy online operators resorting to various tricks to defraud people of their money. The issue of cyber security and rising incidence of cyber crimes was at the centre of deliberations at a meeting of the panel h

Artificial intelligence: Why India risks falling behind in the tech race

India's startup landscape is caught in a time warp, with embarrassed investors marking down their stakes in Byju's, an online education company collapsing under the weight of its own reckless growth

Maps to healthcare: Google announces AI tools for Indian developers

Company will give access its speech data comprising over 4,000 hours across 38 languages

China's new obsession: Luring billionaires to catch US titans in AI race

Billionaire entrepreneurs, mid-level engineers and veterans of foreign firms alike now harbor a remarkably consistent ambition: to outdo China's geopolitical rival in a technology

Top headlines: Go First lenders approve $55 mn infusion, Vi turnaround soon

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Google asks Supreme Court to quash Android antitrust directives: Report

In March an Indian tribunal gave partial relief to the Alphabet Inc unit by setting aside four of the 10 directives in the case

After Google and Facebook, Twitter agrees to follow EU laws on fake news

One commissioner recently warned Twitter that an unruly operation akin to the wild west would not be tolerated

Google backs creation of cybersecurity clinics with $20 mn donation: Pichai

Free medical clinics and legal aid clinics, where college students and their instructors help their communities while also learning more about their professions, are now commonplace. Google hopes to add cybersecurity clinics to that list. Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged USD 20 million in donations on Thursday to support and expand the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics to introduce thousands of students to potential careers in cybersecurity, while also helping defend small government offices, rural hospitals and nonprofits from hacking. Pichai said the new initiative addresses both the rising number of cyberattacks up 38 per cent globally in 2022 and the lack of candidates trained to stop them. Just as technology can create new threats, it can also help us fight them, Pichai said, announcing the commitment at Google's Washington offices. Security was critical to the work I did early in my Google career, including when we built our Chrome browser. Today, it's core to everything w

Google's advertising tech in peril as EU joins US's breakup bandwagon

The US agency alleges that Google's dominance over advertising technology allows it to keep at least $0.30 out of every dollar advertisers spend through its online advertising tools

Google hit with $15 mn penalty in US trial over two audio patents

Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said on Wednesday that the company was disappointed with the verdict and plans to appeal

Here's why Google's 'Make in India' play has local vendors divided

Some potential suppliers consider the plan unviable for a player like Google

Bug that allowed WhatsApp access to Android phone's mic fixed by Google

Now that Google has fixed the bug, it is advisable for WhatsApp Android users to update their app