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Apple, Google join hands on 'contact tracing' technology to curb Covid-19
Smartphones powered by Apple software and Google-backed Android operating system would be able to exchange information
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Google must negotiate copyright payments with media: French regulator
The agency said it "requires Google, within three months, to conduct negotiations in good faith with publishers and news agencies on the remuneration for the re-use of their protected contents
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US approves Google request to use US-Asia undersea cable for data traffic
Google agreed to operate a portion of the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network System between the US and Taiwan, but not Hong Kong.
Covid-19 lockdown: You can find food, night shelters on Google Maps, Search
Google, in a statement, said it is working closely with state and central government authorities to surface the locations of these relief centres
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Google to reveal user location data to help governments tackle coronavirus
No "personally identifiable information," such as a person's location, contacts or movements, will be made available, the post said
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Google, LG premium phones might not get Qualcomm's flagship SoC: Here's why
HMD Global also did the same thing recently with the launch of the Nokia 8.3 smartphone
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Coronavirus pandemic: Google data shows how interest in travel dropped
Google data also allows one to see searches about the virus relative to other searches on the platform
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Google announces new coronavirus website; offers education, local resources
At the top of the site, there's an information box describing virus symptoms, treatment and prevention tips from the World Health Organisation
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IT ministry to Twitter, Facebook, Google: Help tackle fake news on Covid-19
Apart from genuine advice on hygience practices, plenty of misinformation is also being propagated, even as most platforms have announced strict steps against such content
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Industrial revolution to slack: Here's a brief history of remote working
Google Hangouts, makes collaboration easy; can hold video conferences and live-stream meetings
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Google appoints Karan Bajwa as Managing Director for India Cloud business
Prior to IBM, Bajwa worked with Microsoft for nine years, his last role being the Managing Director for the company's operations in India
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Tech giants join hands to fight coronavirus-related fraud, misinformation
In a joint statement, the companies said they are working closely together on COVID-19 response efforts.
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Google, Walmart join US effort to speed up coronavirus testing
Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers would set up drive-through testing in parking lots
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Google to develop website to help with coronavirus test: Donald Trump
Trump said the search giant would create a website to help determine whether individuals need a coronavirus test or not
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Coronavirus: Bengaluru shuts down; firms ask employees to work from home
Google techie tests positive for Coronavirus; Amazon, Uber India, Microsoft ask all employees to work from home if they can
COVID-19: Google Bengaluru employee infected; staff told to work from home
After Dell India and Mindtree, this is the third case where an employee of a tech giant has been diagnosed with coronavirus in the country
Google restricts visits to offices to curb deadly coronavirus risk
Google was already among technology companies, including Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon that have given employees the option of working from home instead of going to the office
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Microsoft says two employees have been diagnosed with coronavirus
Microsoft had asked workers who can to do their jobs from home through March 25, and that guidance remains unchanged based on the new cases.
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'Hey Google, read it': Now, you can tell assistant to read web articles
You can choose the reading speed and voice
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After Mumbai, Google to launch its cloud infrastructure in Delhi by 2021
Projected to launch in 2021, the Delhi cloud region will have three zones to protect against service disruptions
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