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Sundar Pichai pledges $25 million to empower women in India and globally
In a bid to support the economic empowerment of women in India, Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced $25 million in grants to non-profits and social enterprises in India and around the world
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A paradigm shift
Change in digital advertising might further restrict competition
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Google to stop targeting online ads based on browsing history
Google recently revealed that it's going to stop targeting online ads based on a user's browsing history
Won't develop new ways to track users' activity on Chrome browser: Google
Google has explicitly said that once third-party cookies are phased out from its platforms, it will not build alternate identifiers to track individuals
Facebook, Amazon, Google vie for piece of India's digital payment markets
The contest is fierce as regulator Reserve Bank of India is expected to give just one or two licenses, as implied in its notification inviting bids
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Won't adopt new tracking tech after phasing out third-party cookies: Google
Third-party cookies have been a longstanding source of privacy concerns, so Google proposes instead grouping together web users with similar interests and keeping web histories private on user devices
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Google vows no new user tracking in Chrome ad data changes
Google says it won't develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet
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Amazon, Google, Facebook vie for a piece of India's digital payments market
The companies are part of four consortia preparing to apply for licenses to operate retail payments and settlement systems in the country
 "Amazon, Google, Facebook vie for a piece of India's digital payments market")
Reliance partners with Google, FB for digital payment network bid: Report
Fintech player Infibeam is also involved in the effort, the report said
 "Reliance partners with Google, FB for digital payment network bid: Report")
European Union told to back vaccine passports or Google may do it anyway
Europe's leaders have been anxious to find a response after facing criticism for a vaccination program that lagged behind the US and UK
 "European Union told to back vaccine passports or Google may do it anyway")
Judge in Google case disturbed that company tracks even 'incognito' users
Weighing Google's attempt to get the suit dismissed, judge said she finds it "unusual" the firm would make "extra effort" of data collection if it doesn't use it to build user profiles or targeted ads
Google pledges changes to research oversight after internal revolt
Google Research executives said they were working to regain trust after the company ousted two prominent women and rejected their work
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Newspaper society asks Google to raise publisher share in ad revenue to 85%
In a letter to Google India, INS President L Adimoolam said publishers are facing a "very opaque advertising system", as they are unable to get details of Google's advertising value chain.
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FB, Google, Twitter must remove content within 36 hours of govt order
Content depicting nudity or morphed pictures of women need to be removed within 24 hours; rules to embrace OTT players like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar
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Australia passes law that will make Google, Facebook pay for news
Australia's laws forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news are ready to take effect, though the laws' architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals
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Facebook says it will pay $1 billion over three years to news industry
Google said in October that it would pay publishers $1 billion over the next three years
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Facebook plans to invest $1 billion in news industry after Australia row
Facebook on Tuesday restored Australian news pages, ending an unprecedented week-long blackout after wringing concessions from the government over a proposed law
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Google rolls out dark mode for Maps, other features on Android
Google Maps is now getting a full-fledged dark mode on Android, the feature has been in testing since September 2020.
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Google planning to lower commission rate for in-app purchases in S Korea
Google has announced a plan to newly introduce the 30 percent commission to all in-app digital goods purchases in South Korea later this year
 "Google planning to lower commission rate for in-app purchases in S Korea")
Best of BS Opinion: Unfriending big tech, oil's new challenge, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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