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Google agrees to restore Indian apps on Play Store: IT Minister Vaishnaw

Google has agreed to restore delisted Indian apps on its Play Store and will work on a solution to the contentious payment issue, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Google and startups had multiple rounds of discussion with the government on Monday, following which the tech giant agreed to restore the delisted apps. "We believe Google, and the startup community will be able to arrive at a long-term solution in the coming months," the minister said.

Naukri to 99acres: Google starts removing Indian apps as fees row escalates

Indian startups have for years been protesting against many of the US giant's practices, including its in-app fee charges

Why did Google face backlash against Gemini AI in India and the world?

Currently suspended, the image generation capability on Gemini is poised to make a return in the forthcoming weeks. Here is an analysis regarding shortcomings of Gemini and Google's subsequent actions

India is well-positioned in the area of AI, says Google's Jeff Dean

"India has tremendous technical talent; there's a long tradition of computer science students in India doing amazing things," said Dr. Dean

Google VP calls on Revanth Reddy, expresses desire to work with T'gana govt

Google Vice President Chandrasekhar Thota paid a courtesy call to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday and expressed readiness to work together with the state government. Noting that Artificial Intelligence would influence every sector, the Google official said his company can partner with the government to develop a digitization agenda for the state in farming, education and health. "Google Vice President Chandrasekhar Thota discussed with the CM investments in Telangana State and expressed desire to work together with the government," an official release said. It also quoted Thota as saying that the company has the technology and expertise to provide quality services to cater to the needs of Telangana citizens. Reddy also discussed ways to improve road safety using Google Maps and Google Earth platforms, the release added.

Google teams up with Samsung yet again, renames Nearby Share to Quick Share

Quick Share will start rolling out to current Nearby Share enabled devices next month, said Google

Google News Initiative announces second cohort of startup labs in India

The three-month-long programme aims to assist independent, early-stage Indian news startups in achieving financial and operational sustainability

Big tech firms nearly pause recruitment in India amid global slowdown

These companies have registered a 90% decline in active job postings in India in 2023 when compared to the last year, according to a report

Ansuman Pattnaik to replace Atul Verma as CCI's new head of investigations

Pattnaik has 28 years of experience working in various positions in the Indian government. He also worked at the CCI during 2014-2019 in its investigations unit and was head of the unit briefly

Google announces India-first AI-powered experiences for Maps: Details here

Among the new AI-powered experiences is the address descriptors, lens integration, and live view walking navigation. Below are the details of the features soon coming to Google Maps

Google's Year in Search 2023: All about most-searched people in India

Google on Monday shared the most searched people on Google Search in India this year, with topics like Chandrayaan-3 to ChatGPT to Bollywood also ruling the list

Google Slides presentation recording feature: Know how to record and more

The feature is only accessible using Google Chrome on desktops. However, users can find and view their recording using the Drive mobile app.

Google Messages now supports Ultra HDR image sharing via RCS chats: Report

Non-HDR displays will continue to show standard image, while HDR panels will boost the colour and contrast of the image using the shared HDR metadata

Google rolls-out experimental 'Notes' feature for search in India: Details

Notes is available as an opt-in experiment in the Google app on both iOS and Android devices with support for English and Hindi languages

Pixel 8 Pro review: Mainstream smartphone with Google software, AI galore

Google has seamlessly integrated artificial intelligence into nearly every facet of the Pixel 8 Pro. But to what end? Let us find out

Announcements at USIBC meet to bolster US-India economic relations

The announcements made by several American companies, including the manufacture of Pixel Phones by Google in India, during the just concluded Global Board of Directors Mission will further drive the bilateral relationship between both countries and unlock long-term growth, the US India Business Council (USIBC) said. The landmark investment and manufacturing announcements by USIBC Global Board companies during the three-day event beginning October 17 will further unlock India's long-term growth, empower the next generation of homegrown talent, and reinforce the flourishing economic linkages between the US and India, the world's oldest and the largest democracies, USIBC said on Thursday. Held on the heels of India's historic hosting of the G20 last month and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the United States in June, the USIBC Mission saw over thirty industry-leading executives and high-level representatives from the US and India partake in substantial meetings and ...

Have already unbundled services, complied with CCI order: Google India head

Company will comply with 'laws of the land' and requirements of regulators, says Sanjay Gupta

Google to manufacture Pixel smartphones in India, will roll out by 2024

The first India-made Pixel devices will come to market in 2024

YouTube to recommend videos from credible sources in coming months

Google-owned YouTube will list credible news sources on a "Watch Page" which it will roll out in the coming months in India, a senior company official said on Thursday. "Today, I am thrilled to introduce 'Watch Page' for news... the Watch Page will recommend videos available from credible sources," YouTube India, head of government affairs and Public Policy, Mira Chatt said at the Google for India event here. She said that the Watch Page will be rolled out in coming months in India. Recently, the government asked YouTube to identify fake news channels on its platform. Sources, however, said that the government has not defined "fake news" in its communication to YouTube. Chatt said the platform removed more than 2 million videos in India between April and June, 2023 that were violating its policies.

Google vows to fight European Union's threat to break up its ad business

The EU case is a direct attack on the black-box of online advertising where Google automatically calculates and offers ad space and prices to advertisers and publishers as a user clicks on a web page