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OnePlus Pad review: Promising tablet let down by limitations in Android OS

On paper, there is a lot to like about the OnePlus Pad. One must give it to OnePlus for taking a novel approach in building its maiden tablet, but to what end? Let's find out

Vaishnaw discusses Make in India programme with Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Minister for IT and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw met Google CEO Sundar Pichai at the tech giant's headquarters in the US, and the two discussed India stack and 'Make in India' programme. Vaishnaw, on Tuesday, tweeted about his meeting with Google top honcho. "Met @sundarpichai at the @Google HQ. Good discussion on India Stack and Make in India program," the minister tweeted.

Google to give $100 million to NYT for 3 years to use its content: Report

Google will give around $100 million to The New York Times over three years as part of a broad deal to use its content on some of its platforms, the media reported

Google partners Samsung to fix Android's background app limitations

According to the company, the Android 14 operating system will reduce restrictions on background apps by allowing developers to declare and request permissions specifically for foreground services

Edtech firm Cuemath lays off 100 employees; founder returns as CEO

Edtech companies laying off employees to conserve cash and focus on profitability

Google's AI chatbot Bard now available for users with Workspace accounts

It means that even if your organisation has turned on Early Access Apps, users in non-Bard countries will be unable to access the service

Sony Bravia XR A80L OLED series TVs with Google TV OS launched: Details

Offered in 4K resolution screens ranging from 55-inch to 83-inch, the Sony Bravia XR A80L OLED will initially be available only in 65-inch screen variant priced at Rs 349,900

Delhi HC asks Google to remove videos claiming Indian spices have cow dung

The Delhi High Court has directed internet giant Google LLC to block or take down from YouTube certain "defamatory" videos, which targeted major brands including 'Catch' by alleging that Indian spices contain urine and cow dung, in case they resurface. The high court said it was convinced that creation and uploading of such videos by defendants is a "deliberate attempt to defame and disparage" the plaintiff's goods bearing the 'Catch' mark. "A perusal of the comments to said YouTube videos show that members of the public are being influenced and led into believing such false statements, causing grave prejudice to Plaintiff (Dharampal Satyapal Sons Pvt Ltd). Considering the easy and unrestricted access, there is a high probability that the defamatory videos could be shared/ seen by a large number of unsuspecting members of the public," Justice Sanjeev Narula said. The two defendants who had allegedly uploaded the videos were proceeded ex parte by the court since they did not join the

Google to introduce Bard AI as homescreen widget on Pixel devices

Google is reportedly planning to enhance accessibility to its AI chatbot Bard on Pixel phones and tablets by introducing an exclusive homescreen widget on its devices in the near future

Google behind in AI race, open-source communities a threat: Senior engineer

"Real threat to Google is coming from open-source communities, where engineers are speedily advancing models that rival the quality of those at big tech companies, and can be made more cheaply"

Net users in India access news online, trust key to drive consumption: Rpt

More than half of internet users in India are consuming news online, and close to half of them consider trust to be the key propeller for driving news consumption, a Kantar-Google report said on Thursday. The report found that interest in news consumption is higher (63 per cent or 238 million) in rural India compared to 37 per cent of internet users in urban centres. According to the report, 52 per cent or 379 million internet users in Indian languages access news online through various news apps/websites, social media posts, message forwards, YouTube etc. "48 per cent say online is more popular in peer circles over traditional TV channels," the report said. The report estimates that there are 729 million internet users in India. Kantar said that it conducted over 4,600 in-person interviews and 64 qualitative discussions across 16 cities to understand the news consumption habits of Indian language digital news consumers aged 15 and above in 14 states across 8 languages. Video is

Lot of alignment in govt rules, our vision, says Google India chief

Laws of the land should be followed and there is a lot of alignment in Google's vision and the government's proposed rules around misinformation, a senior Google official said on Thursday. Google India, Country Manager and Vice President, Sanjay Gupta said the company will meet the government requirement around fact-checking. "There is no philosophical view more than follow the laws of the land and solve for consumers. Our vision is simple, organise information and make it helpful and safe for consumers. Even the government's intent, when they bring out laws, is to ensure that you make it safe and helpful. I think there is a lot of alignment from why the rules are getting made and what our belief and vision is," Gupta said. He was responding to a question on his views on the government's proposed norm on fact checks after releasing a report on news consumption trends in India. Under the rules around misinformation, internet firms like Google, Facebook and Twitter may lose protectio

Google rolling out passkeys for 'passwordless future': All you need to know

Passkeys, according to Google, are a better alternative to passwords and are interoperable with all major devices and browsers

UK antitrust watchdog launches initial review of generative AI models

The UK's competition watchdog launched an initial review of AI foundational models like ChatGPT, Bing and Bard, saying the move will help create an early understanding of the market

Google announces blue verified checks for email senders to minimise scams

After Twitter, Google has now announced to display a Blue checkmark next to a sender's name to verify their identity and minimise scams, which is free at the moment

Kamala Harris to meet Google, Microsoft, OpenAI CEOs to discuss AI risks

US Vice President Kamala Harris was set to meet CEOs of Google, Microsoft and OpenAI to discuss how to make artificial intelligence (AI) responsible and mitigate its potential risks

Google starts rolling out support for passkeys to sign in to apps, websites

Google on Wednesday announced it has started rolling out support for passkeys across Google accounts on all major platforms, marking the beginning of the end of the password

Chrome becomes world's most popular desktop browser, Safari ranks 2nd

Google Chrome has gained the top spot in the world's most popular desktop browser, while Apple's Safari browser ranked second

Godfather of artificial intelligence quits Google to speak about AI's risk

The godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, quits Google to speak more often about the profound risks of AI to society and Humanity

Brazil orders Google to halt 'propaganda campaign' against speech bill

Brazil's Justice Ministry on Tuesday ordered Google to stop conducting what it called a propaganda campaign against Brazilian legislation aimed at curbing misinformation or face about USD 200,000 per hour in fines. The company later Tuesday took down an article the ministry had labelled propaganda, but it was not immediately clear if the big tech giant was in complete compliance with the agency's order. The ministry and Google did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment. The legislation, hotly contested by big tech companies including Google, would establish fines and deadlines for removing misinformation and hate speech from social media and messaging apps, and require tech companies to file reports on transparency. President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva's government says it is essential to regulate online discourse following a recent spate of fatal school attacks that officials argue was motivated by hate speech and social media forums. The bill was sent to the lower .