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Tech wrap Jun 13: OPPO F27 Pro Plus, Garmin watches get YouTube Music, more

OPPO has launched India's first IP69-rated smartphone, the OPPO F27 Pro Plus. YouTube Music app is now available on select Garmin watches. Marshall launches Minor IV wireless earbuds in India

After EU, Apple could be forced to open ecosystem in Japan, India: Report

Reportedly, Japan has passed a law that could force big technology companies to allow third-party app stores. India, too, has proposed an antitrust law, laying out strict compliance obligations

Google introduces reverse phone number search on Phone app for Pixel phones

Part of Pixel's June Feature Drop update, the lookup feature allows users to identify unsaved numbers from their call directory without necessitating use of any third party apps

Google shifts ChromeOS to Android stack: What it means, advantages and more

ChromeOS based on Android stack will not only enable Google AI integration, but will also allow Android smartphones and accessories to work better with Chromebooks

DFS organises workshop in collaboration with Google on financial frauds

The workshop was attended by Vivek Joshi, secretary, DFS, senior officials of public sector banks, DFS, and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

Tech wrap Jun 12: Xiaomi 14 Civi launched, Pixel June Feature Drop and more

Xiaomi 14 Civi with Leica camera system launched in India. Google rolls out June Feature Drop for Pixel devices. Apple Intelligence could get Google's Gemini integration in future

Google to start testing anti-theft AI feature for Android phone from July

The features will be available to Brazilian users of Android phones version 10 or higher starting in July and will be released in other countries gradually this year

Google's June Feature Drop brings Gemini Nano to Pixel 8, 8a: Check details

With the June Feature Drop, Google has also enabled car crash detection feature on the Pixel Watch 2 in select regions, including India

YouTube allows creators to use multiple thumbnails with video: How it works

Announced last year in June, YouTube's thumbnail test and compare feature is now rolling out widely to all creators on the video streaming platform

Apple Intelligence: How Apple used Google's help to train its AI models

Apple did not discuss the extent to which it relied on Google's chips and software compared with hardware from Nvidia or other AI vendors

Gpay no longer functional in this country as Google shifts focus to Wallet

Users will now manage payment methods, tap to pay at stores, and pay online directly through Google Wallet

Sundar Pichai 52nd b'day: Lessons to be learnt from his successful life

Today, on June 10, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, turned 52 years old. In Silicon Valley, Pichai now leads one of the largest tech companies in the world, Google, which is worth a trillion dollars

Google curtails appearance of AI Overviews in searches: Know what happened

Data shows that the AI Overviews in Google Search appears for only 15 per cent of search queries. The reduced visibility, however, is not the result of recent criticism over misleading overviews

Google Maps: Soon, you will not see location history timeline on web maps

Reportedly, location history will now be called timeline and Google Maps will store it on on-device storage and not on cloud. Therefore, it will not be available if you access Maps on browser

Google acquires Cameyo to bring vistualised Windows apps on ChromeOS

Google partnered with Cameyo last year to launch a virtual application delivery experience integrated with ChromeOS. Now, the software giant has acquired it for an undisclosed amount

Tech job cut: Microsoft lays off 1,000 employees from mixed reality team

Majority of the jobs cut have been within Microsoft's Strategic Missions and Technologies organisation, which aims to sell the company's cloud software and server rentals for businesses

YouTube's 'like' button recedes from view on web interface: Know reason

YouTube has acknowledged the issue and assured that it is looking into the issue, which is reportedly caused due to a bug on the web interface

MediaTek announces Kompanio 838 chipset for AI-powered Chromebooks: Details

The MediaTek Kompanio 838 supports two 4K displays output at once and boasts an integrated NPU capable of 4 TOPS for on-device AI performance

Google to lay off at least 100 employees from its cloud unit teams

Roles in sales, operations and engineering, consulting and "go to market" strategy were some of the positions cut

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