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Google slams Australian antitrust law, says it will hit individual creators
Google's YouTube video service allows individuals and companies to create channels featuring advertisements that create revenue for both them and YouTube
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Google is planning to replace Duo video calling app with Meet: Report
Google recently announced that Meet's peak daily usage grew by 30 times with three billion minutes of video meetings and almost three million new users
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Fortnite creator sues Apple and Google after ban from app stores
Apple and Google cited a direct payment feature rolled out on the Fortnite app earlier on Thursday as the violation
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Google partners Central Water Commission for flood forecasting initiative
Google in association with the Central Water Commission (CWC) has taken flood forecasting initiative over the past several months
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Google to show more hotels with full refund policies in its search engine
"We recently introduced driving alerts to notify you about Covid-19 checkpoints and restrictions along your route in Google Maps," the tech giant said
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Google makes it easier to find live TV, adds sport shows in Search
Google added TV shows and movie recommendations in Search last year. It will now start showing recommendations for live content from cable and broadcast providers
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Dismiss Big Tech's challenge to social media order, Trump admin asks court
The lawsuit was brought in June by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a Washington-based tech group funded by Facebook Inc , Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc
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Google launches 'The Anywhere School' with over 50 new features
Google has announced a new initiative called The Anywhere School, bringing over 50 new features across Meet, Classroom, G Suite and other products in more than 250 countries around the world
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Users in India can create virtual visiting cards on Google Search
The India-first feature, which has been in testing for a couple of years, will allow users to create a virtual visiting card on Google Search, and highlight their existing website or social profiles
Mail trail shows how Big Tech is pulling tricks from monopolists' handbook
Even though antitrust law might need to be amended to clarify what is -and isn't - acceptable practices by big tech, these documents show that there is enough evidence to file antitrust lawsuits
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US TikTok ban: Why Facebook, Google should be worried by Trump's moves
The decision opens a Pandora's Box that digital platforms might one day wish had been kept closed
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Configuring India's digital ecosystem
Policies must favour consortiums of local players
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Former Google engineer sent to prison for stealing robocar secrets
The sentence handed down Tuesday by US District Judge William Alsup came more than four months after former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski reached a plea agreement with the federal prosecutors
'Bulletproof' Big Tech: Why Apple, Amazon, Google are not going to break up
Washington lawmakers see their job as protecting the consumer first and foremost
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Probe into Google-Fitbit $2.1 bn deal shows EU wising up to data value
The EU authority will investigate how Google could bolster its 'data advantage' in online advertising with information it collects from Fitbit fitness
Google Files app gets 4-digit PIN encrypted 'Safe Folder' to safeguard data
The company said that the 'Safe Folder' feature will start rolling out in beta for Files by Google, and will gradually expand over the following weeks
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Google Nearby Share arrives on Pixel, Samsung Galaxy smartphones: Know more
Google said that Android users can send and receive files anonymously, or make themselves invisible if they do not want to receive files
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Hisense launches 'Made in India' smart TVs with 5-year warranty on panels
Hisense smart TVs are priced Rs 11,990 onwards, and go on sale through Amazon, Flipkart, TataCliQ and Reliance Digital from August 6
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Facebook to Amazon: What years of emails and texts reveal about tech firms
Big Tech companies insist that their rise to power has been the first story, a saga of ingenuity and courage, and that their market dominance is a byproduct of excellence
Engineer who moved to Uber jailed for stealing Google trade secrets
Uber fired Levandowski in 2017 and then settled a lawsuit from Alphabet over the misuse of trade secrets, setting back the ride-hailing company's self-driving project
