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Google tax collection rises 18% after second instalment deadline
There is a possibility of some upward revision in the number based on last-minute payments by foreign players
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Trump does a surgical strike on H-1B: What it means for Indian techies
H-1B visa is a popular work visa that helps Indian tech professionals to fulfil their American dreams
 "Trump does a surgical strike on H-1B: What it means for Indian techies")
US Supreme Court divided over Google bid to end Oracle copyright suit
Google lawyer told the court that the disputed Java code should not receive copyright protection because it was the "the only way" to create new programs using the programming language
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Best of BS Opinion: Flexible labour market, a dose of self-reliance & more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Four big tech companies under attack, accused of 'monopoly power'
The antitrust subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee recommended that Alphabet's Google, Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook should not both control and compete in related businesses
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Google faces antitrust case in India over abuse in smart TVs market: Report
The latest case alleges that Google's agreements with companies like Xiaomi and TCL India effectively stop them from using both the Android system and its modified version on different devices
 "Google faces antitrust case in India over abuse in smart TVs market: Report")
US Supreme Court hears Google bid to end Oracle copyright lawsuit
Oracle accused Google of copying thousands of lines of computer code from its popular Java programming language without a license in order to make Android
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US House Antitrust report might be the beginning of Big Tech's reckoning
Each of the company's anticompetitive practices were presented in excruciating detail in the report
Factbox: How the four Big Tech companies gain and maintain dominance
US House of Representatives subcommittee issued a report detailing tactics biggest tech companies used to gain dominant positioning in online search, advertising, social networking shopping
US Big Tech under attack: Key allegations in House antitrust report
A House panel released a report proposing reforms to curb the power of the four largest US internet companies
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'Workspace': Google to offer integrated experience of productivity tools
Google said its productivity solutions for meetings and documents will be available under a new brand identity - Google Workspace - that will offer a deep integrated product experience to customers
The Paytm-Google controversy: What was the trigger? All you need to know
Business Standard's Peerzada Abrar explains in this podcast - the whole controversy between Paytm and Google and about the Google Play Store billing system
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Google Camera Go app gets 'Night Mode' for low-light photography
Google Camera Go app has received a dedicated Night Mode for enhanced low-light photography on low-end Android Go-supported devices
FB, Twitter, Google CEOs to testify before US Senate Committee on Oct 28
The hearing "must be constructive and focused on what matters most to the American people: how we work together to protect elections," Twitter said in a tweet in its policy channel
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Google defers Indian in-app fees by 6 months after angry startups complain
Startups were upset about the commission fee and also criticised several other Google Play Store policies for hurting their businesses
Google defers 30% Play Store app fee for developers in India till Mar 2022
Google said it has extended the time for developers in India who use alternative payment system, to integrate with the Play Store billing system till March 31, 2022
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Google Photos app gets new image editor with granular controls: How to use
Google Photos app for Android now features a new image editor, with machine learning (ML) based smart suggestion for auto image enhancement and easy-to-use granular adjustments for manual image editin
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Paytm takes the challenge to Google, launches its own mini app store
Paytm is providing listing and distribution of these mini apps from within its app, without any charge
Govt breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp would be 'complete nonstarter': FB
Probes of other technology companies such as Alphabet's Google, Amazon.com and Apple are also ongoing
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Street signs: HNIs in the dock, Google threat for listings biz, and more
High net-worth individuals' (HNIs') wager on the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders IPO will pay off if the shares of the state-owned company more than double during the trading debut
 "Street signs: HNIs in the dock, Google threat for listings biz, and more")
