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Top events of the day: Day 2 of winter session, Google launches Stadia
From Australia's Education minister visiting to NGT's meeting on waste management, here are the top events for the day.
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Google forays into cloud gaming market with Stadia, takes on rivals
Stadia games are playable using Google Chrome web browser software on computers
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Banking with Google
Regulators need to be watchful about sensitive financial data
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Titan enters affordable smartwatches with new variants from Sonata brand
Company claims these are the cheapest hybrid smartwatches in the country; will be available at Titan stores and e-commerce websites such as Amazon and Flipkart
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Google to launch checking accounts next year in a tie-up with Citigroup
The move would come as internet titans become increasingly involved in online financial transactions and e-commerce
Google's Citi tie-up for current accounts: Deeper push for financial data?
Google has spent years building out its payments capabilities, offering consumers the ability to send money to friends
Soon, Google to offer current accounts in partnership with Citigroup
The details of the project, named Cache, were first reported by the Wall Street Journal and follow moves by tech heavyweights Apple Inc and Facebook Inc into the financial industry this year
Google receives patent from India for technology to monitor food quality
There are no reliable tools for tracking the environmental aspects of food such as temperature, humidity and others in storage and on a serving line, for the food providers and regulators, Google said
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Do slow websites annoy you? Soon, Google to flag slow portals with a label
Additionally, the Chrome team is also exploring how to identify sites that will load slowly based on device hardware or network connectivity
OECD weaves net to stop Google, Facebook and Netflix from shifting profit
A public consultation meeting on the GloBE proposal will be held on December 9.
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Punjab CM alleges ISI hand in '2020 Sikh Referendum app', demands removal
The chief minister also said the development raised concern over the security threat to Punjab and India as a whole.
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Former Star and Disney head Sanjay Gupta joins Google as country manager
Gupta was the managing director of Star and Disney India, and he will take up his new role early next year
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The frustrating life of a contract worker in Google's shadow workforce
More than half of Google's workers are temporary, vendor or contract staff, known as TVCs
After Google's Fitbit deal, Europe's antitrust chief fears for data privacy
Google's Fitbit deal requires EU regulatory approval
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Google mulls changing political advertising policy amid raging debate
Digital campaign ads are a heated political topic for technology companies, already facing scrutiny over privacy, competition and allegations of conservative bias
Google parent Alphabet probes executives over relationships at workplace
Alphabet investigation includes the behavior of Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, a long time senior executive.
Google Pay active monthly user base grows to 67 mn in September 2019
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had earlier directed all global payment companies to store transaction data of Indian customers within India
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Now, Google News to allow users to access articles in multiple languages
This essentially means users can stay up to date on the news in both English and Hindi at the same time.
Google's Android Auto for phone screens now available for Android 10 users
The app is now live in the Play Store, it is basically the same as the previous app but just adds an icon that is slightly different and it is only compatible with Android 10 on certain devices.
Google Pixel's brings smooth display, camera improvements in its Nov update
It is not clear if this update also takes care of the possible battery drain with the higher refresh rate. Users have reported that the update brings unspecified camera improvements.
