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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

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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

Google to soon open early access to AI notebook 'Project Tailwind'

Tech giant Google will soon open up early access to the artificial intelligence (AI) notebook 'Project Tailwind'

Japanese govt aims to break Apple, Google application store monopolies

Japan has joined the list of countries determined to break Apple and Google's monopoly on the app stores on their respective mobile operating systems

Google-backed Adda247 acquires Veeksha to give 3D experiences to students

Veeksha creates immersive 3D Mathematics and Science content for new-age learners who prefer learning on digital devices

Google rolls out zoom settings in Slides to allow users to customise views

Google has announced that it is rolling out new zoom settings in the presentation program 'Google Slides' to allow users to customise their views

Google announces general availability of 3rd-party smart chips in Docs

Google has announced that third-party smart chips in Docs are now generally available for all users.

Indian talent, innovation behind Google products globally: Top official

India is one of the most important markets for Google and a source of incredible talent and innovation that help create and empower the company's products globally, a top official at the tech giant has said. Karan Bhatia, Google's global head of government affairs and public policy, told PTI on Friday that the company is very excited about India and its trajectory. India is one of our most important markets around the world. It's really a second home to us. We've been in the country for almost two decades now. We have thousands of employees there. It is both a source of incredible talent and innovation that really help create and empower Google products around the world, he said. It is also a dynamic market where you see an explosion in both internet usage and in new small businesses and startups, Bhatia said. In the last nine years, he said, India has been an incredible story that has seen an explosion in the use of the internet, particularly in rural regions which are experiencin