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Tech layoffs 2024: Over 9,500 employees lose job across 39 companies in May
Global tech layoffs 2024: As many as 89,333 employees have been laid off across 306 tech companies in 2024 so far
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Israel-Hamas war: Google blocks reviews, draws ire from small businesses
The open-ended Google policy - meant to guard against trolls and protestors who'd misuse the system during conflicts - is one example of the struggles facing many small businesses
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Tech giant Google's AI search leaves content publishers scrambling
Publishers could also try to protect their content by orbidding Google's web crawler from sharing any content snippets from their sites
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Google to improve AI Overviews, impose limits after odd, incorrect answers
Google will put detection mechanism for 'nonsensical queries' after AI Overviews produced advice such as suggesting users eat rocks or use glue on pizza to help cheese stick
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Google News suffers outage; several users unable to access latest updates
According to the data of the outage tracking website Downdetector, there were 1,232 reports about users having trouble in accessing Google services
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Faked screenshots, says Google in response to Search's AI Overviews debacle
However, Google has admitted that AI Overviews in Search is not free from flaws and the company is working to make it better
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Google's Gmail app for Android gets 'quick reply' option: How it works
Google has redesigned the Gmail app for Android that brings quick reply option to make it easier to reply to emails quickly without necessitating the full-screen compose mail option
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Google's May feature drop for Android brings option to edit sent messages
Other new features in the latest drop for Android from Google includes hotspot sharing, Google Home widgets for smartphones and watches, and option for Google Meet video casting
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Google, Amazon win EU court backing in Italian rule dispute: Report
Dispute between companies and Italian authorities centered on provisions adopted in 2020, 2021 mandating online service providers in Italy to sign up to register, submit various types of information
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Google Wallet partners with Pine Labs to help manage gift cards within app
This partnership comes nearly three weeks after Google announced the launch of its digital wallet application in India
Tech wrap May 30: Lava Yuva 5G launched, Apple tests AI-powered Siri, more
Lava launched budget 5G smartphone Yuva in India. Apple has been testing ChatGPT integrated Siri assistant since 2023. OpenAI makes ChatGPT-4o's advanced tools available to users in free tier
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Google boosts multitasking on Android with this Chrome browser feature
Google has updated its native Android apps to enable Picture-in-Picture (PiP) view of a custom tab opened on Chrome browser
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YouTube Playables: How to play games on Google's video streaming platform
Google is offering over 75 games under the Playables section within the YouTube app. The game section, however, is available in selected markets for now and could expanded to more countries soon
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Google to invest $2 bn in data centre and cloud services in Malaysia
Google said in a statement the data centre and cloud region will be located in Sime Darby Property's Elmina Business Park in central Selangor state
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Google announces Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch for kids: Know features and more
Priced at $229.95, Google's Fitbit Ace LTE is currently available in the US. The smartphone has built-in LTE connectivity that require Fitbit Ace Pass data plan subscription
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Apple signals that it's working on TV, sports app for android phones
Apple has long sought to put TV+ on as many platforms as possible and already offers apps for smart TVs, Roku, Amazon streaming devices and game consoles
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Tech wrap May 29: Phone 2a special ed, Sony discounts PS5 Slim and more
Nothing announced Phone 2a Special Edition. Sony announces discounts on PS5 Slim, VR2, DualSense Controllers, and select gaming titles. Google Chromebook Plus gets AI features.
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Here's how much Google will pay in rent for new office space in Bengaluru
Google's expansion plan in India: The tech giant leased office space at a monthly rate of Rs 62 per sq ft, with a three-year lock-in period
Opera partners with Google to bring Gemini AI-powered tools to its browser
Opera will be using Google's Imagen 2 model to bring image generation capabilities to its Aria AI engine, which powers Opera browser
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Google pulls down documentation containing parameters for Search ranking
Reportedly, the document which was allegedly meant for Google employees got accidentally published on GitHub
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