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AI chatbots have been used to create dozens of news content farms

The majority of the sites appear to be content farms - low-quality websites run by anonymous sources that churn-out posts to bring in advertising

Android may get separate slider for ringtone, notification volume

However, it's unclear when the notification/ringtone volume change will be included in the June stable release of Android 13 QPR3, or Android 14, the report said

Google's new update to let users add emoji reactions to comments in Docs

With the introduction of emoji reactions to Docs on the web, Google has announced that it will now allow users to add emoji reactions to comments within Docs

Google Pixel Fold leaked images show sleek, nearly gapless hinge design

The highly-anticipated Google Pixel Fold has finally surfaced in a series of leaked marketing images, revealing a sleek design with a nearly gapless hinge

Google took action against 3,500 personal loan apps in 2022 in India

Globally, Google prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play

Need 90% in boards to rent a house in Bengaluru? Here's what a tweet says

A viral tweet suggests you may need over 90% marks to rent a house in Bengaluru

Google took action against 3,500 loan apps for violating norms in 2022

Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India in 2022 for violating Play Store policy requirements, the company said on Thursday. Google said that overall it prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play banning 173,000 bad accounts preventing over USD 2 billion in fraudulent and abusive transactions in 2022. "In India, in 2022, we have reviewed and taken necessary enforcement action, including removal of apps, on more than 3,500 personal loan apps for violations of the Play policy requirements. We continue to uplevel our efforts in this area by regularly updating our policies and review processes," Google said. The company announced that it will adopt a more privacy-friendly approach to advertising in 2023. Google will roll out the first Beta for the Privacy Sandbox on Android to a small percentage of Android devices. "With the Beta, users and developers will be able to experience and evaluate these new solutions in the real world...W

Google's content removal policy applies universally in world: Executive

On top of that, Google's own platform policies apply globally, banning hate speech, sexually explicit content, threats and others

HC gives Matrimony.com breather in legal fight with Google over billing

Tech giant asked not to remove matchmaking firm's app from Play Store till June 1

Alphabet posts $69.7 billion in revenues, beats analysts' estimates

Microsoft sees AI reshaping search; rosy earnings spark rally in tech stocks

Top 25 tech firms' valuation grows $2.4 trillion in 2023, shows report

Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google (FAAMG) stocks contribute more than 60 per cent of the tech stocks with $7.7 trillion

Delhi HC issues notice in Google's appeal against single judge order

The bench considered the submissions made by the senior counsels that the members who presently comprise the CCI are disqualified for any reason

HC seeks stand of start ups' body on Google's challenge to CCI probe

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Competition Commission of India and Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) on Google's challenge to an order asking the regulator to look into the tech giant's policy of allowing use of third-party payment processors for paid app downloads and in-app purchases on a commission basis. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on Google's appeal against the single judge's order, which asked the Commission to consider the plea of ADIF, an alliance of individuals and an industry representative body of innovative start-ups in the country, against the new billing system on or before April 26. Senior advocate Sajan Poovayya, appearing for the appellant entity, said he was "not asking for an interim order" at this stage. "Issue notice," said the bench. On Tuesday, the court had refused to grant urgent hearing to Google on the appeal on the same day. Google had mentioned the appe

Google's persisting ad slump weighs on Alphabet's first quarter results

Google's advertising malaise persisted during the first quarter while the internet company also grapples with advancements in artificial intelligence technology that threatens to undercut its dominant search engine. An unprecedented downturn in Google's digital ad revenue the company's main moneymaker for more than 20 years came into sharper focus Tuesday with the release of the January-Marcy results for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc. Although Alphabet's total revenue for the period rose from the same last year, Google's first-quarter ad sales of $54.5 billion marked a slight decrease from a year ago. That dip followed a nearly 4% decline during the final three months of last year, making this the first time in Google has sustained back-to-back drops in year-over-year ad revenue since becoming a publicly traded company in 2004. Google's YouTube video site, a marketing magnet in recent years, saw its ad sales decrease 2.5% from last year, marking its second consecutive quarte

Delhi HC quashes Google's plea over urgent hearing against CCI order

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an urgent hearing to Google on its challenge to a single-judge bench order asking the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to consider a plea of the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) against the tech giant's policy of allowing the use of third-party payment processors for paid app downloads and in-app purchases on a commission basis. The matter was mentioned for an urgent listing by senior advocate Sandeep Sethi, who appeared for Google before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad. The single-judge bench had, on Monday, asked the anti-trust regulator to consider the plea of the ADIF, an alliance of individuals and an industry representative body of innovative start-ups in the country, on or before April 26. Sethi sought an urgent hearing against the direction and informed the court that the CCI would take up the matter in the afternoon pursuant to the order of the single-judg

Billing policy: Google files appeal against single-judge order of Delhi HC

Group representing digital start-ups says tech giant's system charges high service fee, is contrary to CCI's orders

Google, Meta, other Big Tech cos face UK crackdown as govt unveils new law

A new Digital Markets Unit in the nation's antitrust regulator will have powers imposing additional obligations on some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies

Google's new payment policy: Delhi HC asks CCI to take up plea by April 26

The case pertains to a Google Play Store policy that requires all app developers to only use Google Play's billing system (GPBS) to charge customers

Indian gaming CEOs slam Google's 'jagirdari' 30% tax on in-app purchases

Leading gaming platform CEOs on Monday expressed their grave concerns over the 'extortionist' 30 per cent tax imposed by Google on gaming apps in the country.

YouTube mobile gets animated loading screen inspired by Android TV

The procedure includes a new loading bar icon that includes the familiar YouTube play-head and a red progress bar