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Microsoft looks to revamp AI reshaping search as Google calms investors

"Throughout the years, we have gone through many, many shifts in search," Google CEO Pichai said

Google halts 80-acre San Jose campus due to economic slowdown: Report

Google has no plans to revive the project in the near future

Google announces to shut down its G Suite app Currents, says report

Meanwhile, Google has said that it will end the support for the Nest Secure and the Dropcam home security system starting April 8, 2024

Google CEO Sundar Pichai hints at more layoffs, wants to ensure efficiency

The development comes at a time when Google already fired six per cent of its total workforce in January, leaving 12,000 Googlers without a job

Google rolls out app auto-archive tool to free 60% space on Android devices

Google has rolled out its much-awaited auto-archive feature on Android devices which will reduce storage taken by apps which are not frequently in use by nearly 60 per cent

Google's new policy to let users delete their account data from app

Google has introduced a new "data deletion policy", which aims to empower users with greater clarity and control over their in-app data, requiring Android apps to allow users to delete their accounts

Google rolls out persistent filters 'search chips' in Drive on web

The search chips feature will be available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers

Google adds contact photos to conversation threads in messages

In January, Google rolled out end-to-end encryption in group chats for messages app users enrolled in the beta programme

Google to expand gaming service 'Play Games' on PC to more regions

The programme will be expanding to Japan and countries in Europe in the upcoming months with several new games including Garena Free Fire, Ludo King, and MapleStory M

Tech giant Google to promote fewer employees to senior roles in 2023

The L6 distinction refers to the first layer of the workforce which is considered senior and normally consists of people with roughly ten years of experience

Alphabet's self-driving unit fires over 200 employees, 8% of its workforce

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo has sacked more than 200 employees in its second round of layoffs

Google working on new shortcut to quickly close tabs on Chrome: Report

The new shortcut is expected to be a mouse input, which will allow users to close the active tab with a double-click action

Google redesigns its Gboard app for Android, brings revamped toolbar

The major visual improvement is a revamped toolbar, allowing users to customize it with more than four options, and the voice search button can finally be removed

Google announces rolling out Privacy Sandbox Beta on Android 13 devices

Last year in February, the company introduced the Privacy Sandbox on Android as an 'industry-wide initiative to raise the bar for user privacy and ensure continued access to free content and services'

YouTube rolls out 'Creator Music' for users to monetise licensed music

With this, those creators who don't want to buy a license upfront, they'll be able to use songs and share revenue with the track's artist and associated rights holders

Google announces AI-enabled updates to its search, maps, translate services

Google has announced a number of artificial intelligence-enabled updates across its products, including Search, Maps, and Translate, amid rising competition from Microsoft

Alphabet disappoints on sales as ad business slips after pandemic run-up

Pichai pointed to advertisers' more modest spending and the impact of foreign exchange rates abroad as drags on Alphabet's overall results

Google's parent Alphabet reports $76 bn in revenue, bets big on AI

The company said it would take a charge of between $1.9 billion and $2.3 billion related to the layoffs of 12,000 employees

Google may release upcoming Pixel Tablet Pro with Tensor G2 chip: Report

The first device is expected to be the Pixel Tablet and the second device is likely to be the one coming to market this year, which might be the Pro model

After iOS, Google allows Android users to lock incognito session on Chrome

The tech giant also mentioned that "Safety Check" will now alert users if it detects compromised passwords or harmful extensions