Google said on Wednesday it will allow device makers in India to license its individual apps for pre-installation and give an option to users to choose their default search engine
Google said in blog post that the lawsuit "attempts to pick winners and losers in the highly competitive advertising technology sector
Earlier this month, Apple announced 'Business Connect' which allows companies to claim their legal location and interact with customers
Initially, Android 14 devices will only block apps that specifically target older Android versions
The lawsuit is expected to take an aim at Google's advertising business
But other parts of the order will take more time because of technology and security challenges
The feature is likely to provide users a visibility option to select who can view their profile -- Public, Contacts or Only You
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Google has said it would eliminate about 12,000 jobs, becoming the latest tech giant to retrench after years of abundant growth and hiring
Sources say that Google will place the new licence agreement before the CCI for its endorsement
Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the US, who have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, are now struggling to find new employment within the stipulated period under their work visas following the termination of their employment to stay in the country. According to The Washington Post, nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November last year, including some record numbers in companies like Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon. As per some industry insiders, between 30 to 40 per cent of them are Indian IT professionals, a significant number of whom are on H-1B and L1 visas. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China. L-1A and L-1B visas are available for temporary .
In October, Spotify laid off 38 people from its Gimlet Media and Parcast podcast studios
Tech giant Google's Account switcher is getting a Material You redesign on the web
The CCI has ordered Google to allow Android forks, but many believe that this may make the software vulnerable to security risks
Tech giant Google is preparing to introduce at least 20 artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools and a search chatbot during its annual developer conference in May this year
As Google's parent company Alphabet laid off 12,000 employees, its in-house research and development (R&D) division called Area 120 has also been significantly hit
As per CCI's order, Google shall not deny access to its Play Services Application Programming Interfaces to disadvantage OEMs, app developers and its competitors
'Thank you for working so hard', says Google after cutting 12,000 jobs
Big tech companies benefitted from boom in e-commerce sector that kicked off during Covid lockdowns in 2020 but now they are reporting declining growth rates as customer behavior returns to normal
The NCLAT, on January 11, refused to stay the CCI order and asked Google to "cease and desist" from abusive Playstore practices