Page 26 - Latest Updates on Google
John Krafcik, CEO of Google's self-driving car spinoff steps down
The executive who steered the transformation of Google's self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job.
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Google announces it will not attend Mobile World Congress 2021 due to Covid
Google has announced not to participate in-person in the Mobile World Congress 2021, after several tech giants like Nokia, Ericsson, Sony and Oracle decided not to attend it
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Google pledges 25 million euros to strengthen media literacy in Europe
Google has announced to contribute 25 million euros towards the European Media and Information Fund to strengthen media literacy skills, fight misinformation and support fact checking
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Google Maps app to start directing drivers to 'eco-friendly' routes
Google, an Alphabet Inc unit, said the feature would launch later this year in the U.S. and eventually reach other countries as part of its commitment to help combat climate change through its service
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The threats of 'Western Universalism'
Book review of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power: 5 Battlegrounds
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Monetising content
Wikipedia's new initiative will make it more sustainable
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Saudi local office must for foreign firms to get state contracts from 2024
The government has told foreign companies that, from 2024, they can only secure state contracts if they have local offices
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Amazon plans to step up e-payments, financial services in India
Wish to convert cash-hardened customer into a digital one: Amazon Pay CEO
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Google aims to be anti-Amazon of e-comm, but still has a long way to go
The tech giant is trying to present itself as a cheaper and less restrictive option for independent sellers
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DotPe raises about Rs 200 crore from PayU, Google, Info Edge Ventures
IT startup DotPe on Friday said it has raised around Rs 200 crore in a funding round led by Naspers firm PayU along with participation from Google and Info Edge ventures
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Big Tech CEOs told 'time for self-regulation is over' by US lawmakers
The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced criticism from US lawmakers on Thursday about their approaches to extremism and misinformation
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US Congress to press Big Tech CEOs over hate speech, misinformation
The CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google face a new grilling by Congress, one focused on their efforts to prevent their platforms from spreading falsehoods and inciting violence
Retro changes to Google Tax will hurt foreign investment: Industry
The government widened the scope to impose 2 per cent tax on non-resident e-commerce players with a turnover of Rs 2 crore from April 1, 2020
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Big Tech uses AI to arrest blindness among India's burgeoning diabetics
Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness and vision loss in adults and tech giants such as Intel and Google are building AI-based innovations to address such problems
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Google fixes app crash on Android, caused by system component
The issue was caused by a system component called Android System WebView powered by Chrome that allows Android apps to display web content
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Apps crashing on your Android phone? Here's what you need to do
The issues started about two days ago, according to the Google Workspace dashboard for Gmail
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Google says it fixed crashing issues with apps on Android devices
Google on Tuesday said it has resolved the issue with WebView that caused some apps on Android to crash for users globally including in India.
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Recovery tracker: Workplace visits dip; nitrogen dioxide emissions down
Power generation holds steady compared to previous week
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Head of Google's Next Billion Users Caesar Sengupta quits after 15 years
Sengupta is currently the vice president and general manager, payments and NBU initiative at Google
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Robotic futures
Book review of GENIUS MAKERS: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World
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