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Google unveils new features to keep users clicking after lockdown
Google has seen an increase in usage of search, video-conferencing and other tools in the past year, as lockdowns and other pandemic restrictions forced people to shop and communicate online
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Google launches Showcase, to train 50,000 journalists in digital skills
The Google New Showcase, launched late last year,currently active in several countries, will show content from Indian publisher partners in English and Hindi in dedicated News Showcase panels.
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WhatsApp privacy policy not really a choice, limits functionality: experts
With time you won't be able to receive incoming calls or notifications and WhatsApp will stop sending messages and calls to your phone
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Google, 30 other tech giants push to protect work permits for H-1B spouses
An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders
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Google leads US business push to preserve work permits for H-1B spouses
Businesses in ongoing litigation also are fighting rules Trump imposed requiring higher wages for H-1B holders and prioritizing workers with higher pay for the visas.
Tips Music announces music licensing deal with YouTube Shorts: Details here
YouTube Shorts is the latest short-video service offering by technology giant Google
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Apple, Google, other tech giants join call for funding US chip production
A global chip shortage has hit automakers hard, with Ford Motor Co saying it could halve second-quarter production
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Covid-19: Google testing new feature to enable sharing info of beds, oxygen
Google said it is testing a new feature in Maps that enables people to ask about and share local information on availability of beds and medical oxygen in select locations
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Driverless taxis to cancer drugs: Google's moonshots are serious business
Alphabet could be underinvesting in the sustainability of its prosperous main business while overinvesting in adventurous sidelines.
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Google to give users more controls on how apps use their data sharing
Google has pre-announced an upcoming safety section in Google Play that will help people understand the data an app collects or shares
Covid-19: Google says 20% of workers will be remote, many more hybrid
Google says it expects about 20% of ifs workforce to still work remotely after its offices reopen this fall, while some 60% will work a hybrid schedule
India notifies digital tax threshold of Rs 2 crore and 300,000 users
This is part of the Significant Economic Presence (SEP) principle, which was introduced in the Finance Bill 2018-19
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Apple hires ex-Google AI scientist who resigned after colleagues' firings
Bengio is expected to lead a new AI research unit at Apple under John Giannandrea, senior vice president of machine learning and AI strategy, two people familiar with the matter said
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Australia's Seven West Media signs Google, Facebook deals after law feud
Australian television and newspaper firm Seven West Media Ltd signed multi-year content deals with Facebook Inc and Google as tough new media laws enabled the industry to secure new revenue sources
Google Lens can now translate text from screenshots on Android 11 devices
Google Lens can now automatically translate texts in screenshots for devices running Android 11 or above.
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Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai & Amazon pitch in to help India fight Covid-19
Google India's Country Head and VP, Sanjay Gupta, wrote in a blog post that the company is announcing Rs 135 crore ($18 million) in funding for India
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Google, Microsoft's CEOs pledge support in India's fight against Covid-19
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his Microsoft counterpart Satya Nadella have assured help to India as the country grapples with a ravaging coronavirus crisis that has put enormous pressure on hospitals
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CEO pay remains stratospheric, even at companies battered by pandemic
While millions of people struggled to make ends meet, many of the companies hit hardest in 2020 showered their executives with riches
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US senators question Apple and Google on app store dominance: Details here
App makers have long complained that mandatory revenue sharing for sales of digital goods and strict inclusion rules set by Apple and Google amount to anticompetitive behavior
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Google misled consumers over data collection: Australian watchdog
A setting to control web and application activity, when turned on, also enabled Google to collect, store and use the data and was turned on by default on the devices
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