Page 16 - Latest Updates on Google
Fitbit starts phasing out Google sign-in support ahead of transition
Fitbit has started phasing out Google sign-in support ahead of new account requirements starting in 2023, issuing a warning message on its account login page
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Competition Commission starts recovery proceedings against Google: Report
CCI had imposed a penalty of Rs 1,336.7 crore on Google on October 20 for indulging in anti-competitive conduct
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Open-source platform 'Home Assistant' to get new voice assistant in 2023
The platform's first priority is to support different languages as there are already many projects trying to create an English voice assistant
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Android 14 will make devices stay connected to web even as they age
Tech giant Google is reportedly working on a new feature for Android 14 that will allow Android devices to stay connected to the internet even after they get very old
Users complain about Google Pixel 7 series' rear camera glass cracking
In February, it was reported that the Pixel 6 series suffered from an issue that made its under-display fingerprint scanner slow or unreliable at times
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Google Contacts rolls out new 'Illustrations' tool on Android: Report
In Contacts, the new 'Google Illustrations' tool is available while editing any contact
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Google-backed Adda247 grants ESOPs worth Rs 150 cr to its employees
Adda247 first launched its ESOP policy in 2016 and has rewarded around 10% of its workforce across levels to date
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Google Contacts adds new 'Highlights' tab on Android devices: Report
The new tab appears between 'Contacts' and 'Fix & manage' in the Material You bottom bar
DuckDuckGo announces new feature will block 'Sign in with Google' pop-up
The update is now available on DuckDuckGo for Android, iOS, and Mac, as well as on Firefox, Chrome, Brave, and Microsoft Edge extensions
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Google's anti-competitive activities harm Indian consumers: MapMyIndia CEO
Google's anti-competitive activities are harming Indian consumers and the economy by stifling "swadeshi" (indigenous) competitors, a top official of home-grown navigation firm MapMyIndia said
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Wadhwani AI gets $1 mn from Google.org to build AI solutions in agriculture
These solutions will help farmers gain timely, localised, and accurate weather-related information, crop and other farm-related information
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YouTube Music testing live lyrics with newer Casting UI, says report
Instead of album artwork, song name and artist being centred on the screen, they were on the right with left-aligned text
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Users flag Google Calendar bug for creating random events, says report
Tech giant Google's time-management and scheduling calendar service 'Google Calendar' is reportedly creating random events based on emails and newsletters from Gmail.
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Google's Pixel phone plans for next three years leaked, says report
The source claimed that while some aspects of the plan are known, others are still up in the air
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Google dials NCLAT against CCI's Android order, Rs 1,337-crore fine
Says CCI order presents a major setback for its Indian users and businesses who trust Android's security features
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Search engines like Google cannot claim to be 'content-blind': Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that search engines like Google cannot claim to be mere intermediaries with no control over the content that appears in search results
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Google moves NCLAT against CCI's fine over abusing Android market
Google said it has approached NCLAT to appeal the CCI decision to penalise the tech giant Rs 1,338 crore for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android mobile device ecosystem
Google Chrome updates to undergo another layer of testing before release
The new early stable release sits between the Beta channel testing and the final stable release and is intended to uncover issues that slipped through other testing phases
Google-owned YouTube inks $2 bn annual deal for NFL 'Sunday Ticket'
Consumers will be able to subscribe only to Sunday Ticket without having a YouTube TV subscription
Google Chat lets users filter search results with search chips on web
This feature does not have admin control and is available now for all users
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