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Epic Games proposes Google app store reforms after antitrust win
Epic Games has challenged Google's Play Store dominance, pushing for competition post-jury ruling. Legal battles continue with Apple and Google over app store practices and antitrust issues, highlighting the fight for more consumer and developer control.
Epic Games proposes Google app store reforms after antitrust win
Epic Games seeks Play Store changes after antitrust trial accusing Alphabet of Android gatekeeper abuse, post Judge Donato's verdict against Google. Singleton edits Epic's filing.
Amazon adds AI expert Andrew Ng to board as GenAI race heats up
Amazon's cloud unit is facing pressure from Microsoft's early pact with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and integration of its technology into Azure, while Alexa voice assistant is in race with genAI chat tools from OpenAI and Google.
ETtech Explainer: All you need to know about Google's Axion data centre processors
Google Cloud introduces Axion, a custom Arm-based CPU, to enhance data centre AI capabilities, competing with AWS and Microsoft. Axion targets various processes and aims to attract a range of high-profile customers.
Google to invest $1 billion to boost connectivity to Japan via two subsea cables
The two subsea cables, Proa and Taihei, will improve connectivity between the U.S., Japan and multiple Pacific island countries and territories, Google said in a blog post.
BJP tops Google ad spends as parties splurge Rs 117 crore since January
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was the biggest spender on political ads. The party spent as much as Rs 39 crore, or one-third of the total amount, on ads on Google from January 1 to April 10. The Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) – the government’s nodal agency for advertising – follows on second place, with Rs 32.3 crore in ad spend, data showed.
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EU's new tech laws are working - small browsers gain market share
EU browser companies experience user surge after tech giants comply with EU legislation, impacting various browser companies. The growth follows the implementation of the Digital Markets Act on March 7, affecting both mobile devices and browsers.Google unveils Arm-based chip in fight with rivals to make cloud computing more affordable
The new custom silicon chip processor, which is already powering YouTube ads, Google Earth Engine and other Google services, will become available for customers later in 2024.Paytm UPI payments drop further in March; PhonePe, Google Pay show gains
Paytm processed around 1.2 billion UPI transactions in March. This is below 1.3 billion transactions in February and 1.4 billion in January. Overall, UPI payments rose to 13.4 billion in March compared to 12 billion in February, per NPCI data.Google unveils Arm-based data center processor, new AI chip
Google's tensor processing units (TPUs) are one of the few viable alternatives to the advanced AI chips made by Nvidia, though developers can only access them through Google's Cloud Platform and not buy them directly.Google to tone down message board after employees feud over war in Gaza
Google executives, after watching employees snipe about the war in the Gaza Strip in recent months, are making big changes to turn down the temperature on their company's beloved message board, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.US court allows Google speaker imports in Sonos patent fight
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a U.S. trade tribunal's decision that Google's redesigns of products, including Google Home speakers, Pixel phones and Nest Hub smart displays, were sufficient to avoid infringing Sonos' multi-room wireless audio patents.Google's contemplated mega deal would prompt new fight with regulators
Google was mulling an offer for HubSpot, which has a market value of $34 billion. Google has been weighing the antitrust risks of a potential deal and has yet to decide if it will make an offer. Nearly a dozen antitrust experts and industry analysts said in interviews and analyst notes that it was unlikely that an acquisition by Google would hamper competition.How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI
The race to lead AI has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain that data, tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law, according to an examination by The New York Times.Meta to start labeling AI-generated content in May
Facebook and Instagram giant Meta on Friday said it will begin labeling AI-generated media beginning in May, as it tries to reassure users and governments over the risks of deepfakes. - Biden deepfakes - Meta said its rollout will occur in two phases with AI-generated content labeling beginning in May 2024, while the removal of manipulated media solely based on the old policy will cease in July.Google parent Alphabet weighs offer for HubSpot
Alphabet considers bidding for HubSpot, $32B, with Morgan Stanley. Biden's scrutiny a concern. $110.9B cash pile at play. Talks on offer amount, $2.2B revenue, $176.3M loss, Cambridge HQ, lawsuit.Google plans to charge for AI-powered search engine: report
According to a report in the Financial Times, Google is looking at a variety of options, including incorporating AI-powered search features to its premium subscription services, which already provide access to its new Gemini AI assistant in Gmail and DocsHCLTech announces alliance with Google Cloud to scale Gemini to global cos
HCLTech and Google Cloud collaborate to train 25,000 engineers on GenAI using Gemini AI model. The alliance focuses on manufacturing, healthcare, and telecom sectors. CEO confident about GenAI solutions for accelerated software project delivery.Browsing in incognito mode doesn't protect you as much as you might think
A settlement disclosed Monday in a federal court is primarily designed to ensure that users who use Incognito mode in Chrome get more privacy while surfing the internet than they had been previously.Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit
Users alleged that Google's analytics, cookies and apps let the Alphabet unit improperly track people who set Google's Chrome browser to "Incognito"and other browsers to "private" browsing mode.Delhi HC dismisses Google's appeal against messaging patent decision
In addition, Google was fined Rs 1 lakh for not revealing true facts and for its failure to disclose information regarding the refusal of a patent by the European Patent Office (EPO) for lack of an inventive step.Two decades later, a look at Gmail — Google’s best April Fool’s joke
Gmail started on April 1, 2004, as a free service boasting 1 gigabyte of storage per account. This may sound like nothing now, but in that time, it was considered a massive amount of email capacity. ETtech looks at its two-decade-long journey.Gmail at 20! Google April Fool's joke that changed global tech history
Gmail came equipped with Google's search technology so users could quickly retrieve a tidbit from an old email, photo or other personal information stored on the service. It also automatically threaded together a string of communications about the same topic so everything flowed together as if it was a single conversation.Google pilots project to validate its AI model for AnthroKrishi
Google's AnthroKrishi AI model assists in sustainable farming by mapping field and water boundaries, monitoring crop growth. It aims to revolutionize agriculture practices in India and APAC regions by providing valuable farm data for financial and governmental decisions.Google blocked or removed over 5.5 billion ads in 2023
Google released the data as part of its annual Ads Safety Report wherein it shared that it had also blocked or removed over 1 billion advertisements for violating its policy against abusing the ad network, which includes promoting malware.Tech lobby slams EU 'rush' to probe Apple, Google and Meta
The EU probes launched Monday into Apple, Google and Meta send a "worrying signal", one of the main tech lobbying groups said after the European Commission announced the first ever investigations under a new digital law.Google says will defend its DMA compliance in coming months
Google will continue to defend the way it complies with the Digital Markets Act in the coming months, the Alphabet unit said on Monday, after EU antitrust regulators started an investigation into potential breaches of the EU tech rules.Searching for Google: Will legal hurdles threaten tech giant’s grip on India?
Having met regulatory challenges globally, Google is now facing run-ins with the Indian govt on several fronts.Load More
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