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Australia says Google, Facebook close to media 'significant' pay deals
Parliament is scheduled to consider the draft laws on Tuesday after a Senate committee last week recommended no changes to the proposed regulations
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Google's $76 mn deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated
The move infuriated many other French outlets, which deemed it unfair and opaque
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Google again starts testing dark mode for Search on desktops: Report
Google search website briefly tested dark mode for desktops last year and now a new report claims that the test is being conducted again.
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UP Police books Pichai, others over 'defamatory' video; removes names later
Besides the US-based Pichai, others named in the FIR are three Google India officials including Sanjay Kumar Gupta, according to the FIR lodged at Bhelupur police station on February 6
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Aus legislation to make Google, Fb pay for news in parliament next week
Australia is on course to become the first country to require Facebook and Google to pay for news content, legislation that is being closely watched around the world
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Royal Enfield Himalayan gets Tripper navigation system among other upgrades
Priced Rs 201,314 (ex-showroom, Chennai) onwards, the Himalayan 2021 is currently available for bookings and test rides in India
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Facebook, Twitter outpaced in fight against harmful content: Report
Mediabrands said the American Association of Advertising Agencies has adopted its 10 principles on media responsibility
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InMobi Group's e-commerce model to mirror physical 'bazaar' feel
Glance, which currently provides a feed of entertainment, news, sports and video game oncent on mobile phone lock screens, has already garnered over 125 million users
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Google first tech firm to comply with new South Korean Internet law
Google will take measures to provide stable services, becoming the first company to come under the country's revised law that holds online content providers accountable for service errors
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Swiss firm Terra Quantum uncovers vulnerabilities that imperil encryption
The company believes it's found a security weakness that could jeopardise the confidentiality of the world's internet data, banking transactions and emails
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Google blocks 'The Great Suspender' extension from Chrome browser
After detecting malware that could be dangerous to a user's device, Google steps to apparently block 'The Great Suspender' extension from Chrome.
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Google paid Rs 49 cr to security researchers as bug bounty rewards in 2020
Google paid more than $6.7 million (nearly Rs 49 crore) to 662 security researchers from 62 countries for spotting vulnerabilities in Google products last year.
Google opens paid-for Aus news platform to undercut Canberra's payment law
Only rolled out previously in Brazil and Germany, the News Showcase platform was originally slated for launch last June
Google Meet video calls to now adapt to internet speed at home
Google has released new Chrome OS updates that will help students run video calls at home while using apps like Google Classroom, Docs, Sheets, Slides and other tools
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Fossil Gen 5E smartwatch launched in India at Rs 18,495: Details here
Expanding its wide range of Gen 5 smartwatches, US-based fashion brand Fossil on Thursday unveiled a new smartwatch -- Gen 5E -- in India at Rs 18,495.
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Google Cloud appoints Bikram Bedi as new leader for its India business
Bedi joins Google Cloud from SoftBank-backed online grocery startup Grofers, where he served as president for strategy and new initiatives
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Engineers at Google resign over firing of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru
The resignations come as workers have demanded commitments to academic freedom and management change in Google's research organisation
Microsoft supports Australian plan to make Google pay for news content
Although Bing is Australia's second most popular search engine, it has only a 3.6 per cent market share, according to web analytics service Statcounter
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Google removed 100 lending apps violating policies between Dec-Jan: Govt
While Google has stated that it has removed certain money lending apps that found to be violating its user safety policies, it has not disclosed the number of these apps or their names
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Alphabet's Google posts record sales as retailers shell out for ads
Google, which generates more revenue from internet advertising than any other company, benefited from lockdowns that drove retail and other clients online
