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Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai announces 10% job cuts in managerial roles
The latest round of layoffs, announced on Wednesday, is part of a broader restructuring strategy that has been unfolding over the past two years
 "Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai announces 10% job cuts in managerial roles")
Google releases second developer preview of Android 16: Check new features
Google has released the Android 16 DP2 for eligible Pixel smartphones. The second version introduces a new option for accessing the in-display fingerprint sensor even if the screen is off
 "Google releases second developer preview of Android 16: Check new features")
Google contract staff reach union deal banning keystroke monitoring
The collective bargaining agreement between Accenture and the Alphabet Workers Union covers about 25 workers including writers and design analysts
 "Google contract staff reach union deal banning keystroke monitoring")
Google goes after OpenAI with Veo 2 video generation AI model: Details here
Built on the model Google introduced earlier this year, Veo 2 can generate videos in 4K resolution and lengths in minutes, while OpenAI's Sora can do full-HD resolution short videos
 "Google goes after OpenAI with Veo 2 video generation AI model: Details here")
Google releases Android 15 QPR2 beta 2 for eligible Pixel devices: Details
Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 is available with the build number BP11.241121.010 for eligible Google Pixel devices enrolled in the Android 15 beta program
 "Google releases Android 15 QPR2 beta 2 for eligible Pixel devices: Details")
Google appoints Preeti Lobana as new country manager, VP for India
Sanjay Gupta, President of Asia-Pacific, Google said India's vibrant digital landscape has been a source of immense inspiration and innovation for the company
 "Google appoints Preeti Lobana as new country manager, VP for India")
US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores on Jan 19
Apple, Alphabet and TikTok did not immediately comment. On Monday, ByteDance and TikTok made an emergency bid to temporarily block the law pending a review by the US Supreme Court
 "US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores on Jan 19")
Google Pixel 9 Pro review: The compact premium smartphone XLs on all fronts
The Google Pixel 9 Pro inherits many of the strengths of the XL model, but also shares some of its limitations, such as the absence of Dolby Vision and Atmos support and relatively slow charging
 "Google Pixel 9 Pro review: The compact premium smartphone XLs on all fronts")
Google Pixel 9a could launch in March with these specifications: Details
The Pixel 9a is expected to feature flat side rails, departing from the signature visor-style camera housing of previous Google phones
 "Google Pixel 9a could launch in March with these specifications: Details")
Australia to tax digital platforms, search engines that don't pay for news
The tax would be offset through money paid to Australian media organizations. The size of the tax is not clear
 "Australia to tax digital platforms, search engines that don't pay for news")
Google's Willow milestone may revolutionise AI, quantum computing
Industry players caution that it may take several years for this innovation to become commercially viable
 "Google's Willow milestone may revolutionise AI, quantum computing")
Google eyeing big AI opportunity in Vizag: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu
Addressing a district collectors conference at the secretariat, the CM said Google and the southern state have signed an agreement, which would catapult the port city's development
 "Google eyeing big AI opportunity in Vizag: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu")
Google's biggest bet is AI for search, says investment chief Ruth Porat
Applying artificial intelligence to the search business that made Google a household name remains the largest gambit for the company, CIO Ruth Porat said
 "Google's biggest bet is AI for search, says investment chief Ruth Porat")
Google asks FTC to break up Microsoft's cloud deal with OpenAI: Report
The conversation happened after the US Federal Trade Commission asked Google about Microsoft's business practices as part of a broader investigation
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Quantum computing is closer to reality after another Google breakthrough
Some scientists disputed the claim. In the years since, as traditional supercomputers grew more powerful, they matched the feats of Google's quantum computer
 "Quantum computing is closer to reality after another Google breakthrough")
Google's 2024 search trends: IPL to K-dramas, what Indians searched most
Google says that globally, there are billions of searches a day on Google-and 15 per cent of them are brand new
 "Google's 2024 search trends: IPL to K-dramas, what Indians searched most")
Google Maps expands free usage for developers worldwide on all products
The move is aimed at encouraging developers, so they can build more for free
 "Google Maps expands free usage for developers worldwide on all products")
Google announces Willow quantum computing chip: All you need to know
Google claims its new Willow chip completed a task in under 5 minutes, a calculation the fastest supercomputer would take 10 septillion years to perform
 "Google announces Willow quantum computing chip: All you need to know")
Google says it has cracked quantum computing challenge with a new chip
In a paper published in the journal Nature, Google said that it has found a way to string together the Willow chip's qubits so that error rates go down as the number of qubits goes up
 "Google says it has cracked quantum computing challenge with a new chip")
Google's December feature drop for Pixel devices: What's new, how to update
Google also announced that the first-generation Pixel Fold, Pixel 6 series, and Pixel 7 series will receive system updates for two years
 "Google's December feature drop for Pixel devices: What's new, how to update")
