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Telangana Inks Pact With Google For ”Safety Engineering Centre” In Hyderabad

December 4, 2024 admin

Telangana has always been at the forefront of digital skill development. Hyderabad: Telangana government on Wednesday said it has entered into a strategically-crucial and broad ranging partnership with Google under which the latter is committed to establishing India’s first Google Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC) here.GSEC in Hyderabad would be the second-of-its-kind in the Asia-PAcific region,…

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Court Seeks Google’s Response For Not Removing Video Targeting NGO, Spiritual Leader

November 29, 2024 admin

The matter will be heard next on January 3, 2025. (Representational) Mumbai: A local court here has issued a notice to Google for allegedly not taking down a defamatory and obscene video against an NGO and a spiritual leader, posted on YouTube, despite a high court order. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Ballard Estate) AU Bahir…

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US Government Calls For Breakup Of Google And Chrome

November 21, 2024 admin

Washington: The US government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the US Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google’s business that includes banning deals for Google to be the…

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Google May Be Forced To Sell Its Chrome Browser. Here’s Why

November 20, 2024 admin

Washington DC: Alphabet Inc.’s Google might have to sell Chrome, the world’s most widely used browser. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) reportedly wants the court to order Alphabet Inc. to sell off the browser to dismantle the monopoly Google has over the internet search market and related advertising. Google, meanwhile, said that if it…

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Google Launches Gemini Live, AI Voice Assistant For iOS Users

November 14, 2024 admin

San Francisco: Alphabet’s Google on Thursday released a smartphone app for its artificial intelligence chatbot on Apple’s App Store that introduced the latest generation of its voice assistant to the popular mobile operating system. The new Gemini app will include Gemini Live, a voice-based feature that allows users to have natural conversations with the chatbot….

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Sundar Pichai On Why Google Invests So Heavily On Free Meals To Employees

October 22, 2024 admin

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed why the company invests so heavily in its famous free meal policy. Contrary to popular belief, Mr Pichai explained these meals were not just perks, adding they served a deeper purpose. “I can recall several times, when I was working at Google early on, being in cafes, meeting someone…

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Physics, Chemistry Nobel Prize Winners’ Google Links Stir Debate Over AI Research

October 10, 2024 admin

London: The award this week of Nobel prizes in chemistry and physics to a small number of artificial intelligence pioneers affiliated with Google has stirred debate over the company’s research dominance and how breakthroughs in computer science ought to be recognised. Google has been at the forefront of AI research, but has been forced on…

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Sundar Pichai Recalls Last Meeting With Ratan Tata

October 10, 2024 admin

Ratan Tata was among India’s most respected industralists, who took the Tata Group to new heights New Delhi: As tributes poured in to honour legendary industrialist Ratan Tata, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai took to social media to remember his “business and philanthropic legacy”. Recalling his interaction with Mr Tata, Mr Pichai said the Tata…

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US Court Orders Google To Open Android To Rival App Stores

October 7, 2024 admin

San Francisco: A US judge on Monday ordered Google to open its Android smartphone operating system to rival app stores, in a fresh legal setback for the tech giant. The order is the result of Google’s defeat in an antitrust case brought by Fortnite-maker Epic Games, where a California jury decided that Google wields illegal…

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Google Unveils $1 Billion Investment In Thailand’s Digital Infrastructure

October 1, 2024 admin

Google Unveils Billion Investment In Thailand’s Digital Infrastructure

Bangkok, Thailand: Google plans to invest $1 billion to build digital infrastructure in Thailand, including a new data centre, the US tech giant has announced, saying the move would support 14,000 jobs in the kingdom. The new hubs in Bangkok and the industrial area of Chonburi are intended to help meet the growing demand for…

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