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Amazon may fall under FTC’s jurisdiction on the antitrust case

Following an agreement between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), e-commerce giant Amazon could fall under FTC's jurisdiction on...

Google gets in another controversy, claims of storing the passwords of G-Suite users in plain text for 14 years

After Facebook and Instagram, the U.S. leading search engine giant Google Inc has now joined the controversy by stating that its company too was...

Walmart to make its first direct pitch to big corporate advert buyers at New York event

Walmart Inc will meet large consumer goods companies and advertising firms for the first time in New York next week to pitch its advertising...

ByteDance says TikTok ban in India is causing a daily loss of $500,000

India's ban on popular Chinese video app TikTok is resulting in "financial losses" of up to $500,000 a day for its developer, Beijing Bytedance...

Google now Allow Android users in the EU to choose web browsers and search engines of their own choice

Users of Android devices will be able to choose their browsers and search engines from five options starting on Thursday, a senior Google executive...
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Google sharing data with US officials

At a time when concerns over data collection and breach by tech majors are on the rise, it has been reported that US law...

EU Approves Controversial New Copyright Directive: What Does That Entail?

On Tuesday 26th March 2019, the European Parliament voted in favor of the controversial new law set to shake the fundamentals of the internet...

Google launches Anthos

San Francisco: Google has introduced a new open platform called "Anthos" to run and manage apps from anywhere. Based on the Cloud Services Platform that...

Apple bans another spyware app from App store

Immediately after spyware-maker Connexxa's infamous app "Assistenza SIM" was caught abusing the iOS enterprise certificate to bypass Apples App Store guidelines, the iPhone-maker revoked...

Google to sign MoU with Cuba for connectivity improvement

Alphabet Inc's Google plans to announce a memorandum of understanding with Cuban telecoms monopoly ETECSA on Thursday to explore ways of improving connectivity on...
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Google’s Czech rival wants details of Android smartphone users

Czech search engine Seznam urged Google to disclose more details about its plan to boost rival search apps in Android smartphones, saying it continued...

Top U.S. military officers to meet with Google on business security concerns with China

The top U.S. military officer will meet with Google representatives next week amid growing concerns that American companies doing business in China are helping...

Pentagon officials: Google is partnering with Chinese state-owned companies who has “direct pipeline” with the military

Google is partnering with China, where the state-owned companies have a "direct pipeline" with the military, but the Internet search engine giant has shown...

Google India announces the second batch of 10 startups for Launchpad Accelerator program

Google on Tuesday announced the second batch of 10 startups, which will be part of its Launchpad Accelerator mentorship programme in India. Launchpad Accelerator India...

Google paid $105 million to its former executives accused of sexual harassment

Google paid $105 million to two of its former executives, including one of Indian-origin, after they were accused of sexual harassment. According to a report...
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai is in Mumbai to celebrate Women’s Day

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who advocates greater participation of women in development of technology products, reached Mumbai to celebrate International Women's Day on Friday. "In...

Google rejects tougher scrutiny call from Australia competition regulator

Alphabet Inc's Google has rejected calls by Australia's competition regulator for tougher scrutiny of its operations, denying that it enjoys market power in online...

Indian IT Ministry asks YouTube to remove all 11 video links of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman

The IT Ministry has asked YouTube to remove 11 video links pertaining to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan during an...

G-Suite users get AI-based grammar checker from Google

US Internet giant Google has said its artificial intelligence (AI)-based grammar checker, corporate web tools and services are available for all users of G...

Facebook to pull off this VPN app from Google Play Store

Following the scandalous revelation where Facebook was found to have been collecting data from teenagers using the "Facebook Research" app, the social networking giant...
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YouTube rolls out new Strike Penalties and One-time warning for users

Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube has revamped its community guidelines and after almost a decade, updated its Strike rules. "Starting February 25, all channels will...

Google introduces “.dev” TLD for Developers

A U.S based search engine giant Google Inc on Monday announced a brand new top-level domain (TLD) dedicated to developers. The new TLD will...

The New Zealand Govt to impose a new tax on Google and Facebook

New Zealand's government announced plans on Monday for a new tax targeting online giants like Google and Facebook that earn plenty of money in...

Google to invest $13 bn in the US this year

Google will invest $13 billion in building new data centres and offices in over a dozen states in the US in 2019, the company's...

Google refocuses its ‘Android Things’ for Smart devices

Google is refocusing its Android-based platform for smart devices -- Android Things -- only on smart speakers and smart display categories. "We are refocusing Android...
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India antitrust watchdog to investigate the acquisition of Google’s Android dominance.

India's antitrust commission is looking into accusations that Alphabet Inc's unit Google abuses its popular Android mobile operating system to block its rivals, four...

Google wants the US govt to make rules on AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the next-big-thing, which is partly useful and partly creepy. Having machines learn human behaviour to predict the needs is something...

Google, Facebook, and Microsoft spend big on U.S. lobbying in 2018

Alphabet Inc’s Google disclosed in a quarterly filing on Tuesday that it spent a company-record $21.2 million on lobbying the U.S. government in 2018,...

U.S. district court dismisses lawsuit against Google over facial reorganization software

A lawsuit filed against Google by consumers who claimed the search engine’s photo sharing and storage service violated their privacy was dismissed on Saturday...

Google announces the fourth edition of its Web Rangers contents for school students

On the 20th of December, Google announced the fourth edition of its annual "Web Rangers" contest which will reward school students who know...
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