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Competition Commission conducting inquiries against big tech firms: Govt
On the recommendation of the Parliamentary panel, the minister said the government has constituted a Committee on Digital Competition Law (CDCL) on February 6
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MeitY Startup Hub, Google to support 100 Indian early to mid-stage startups
About 50 per cent of the cohort comes from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, including Varanasi, Ernakulam, Surat, Dehradun, Allahabad, and many others
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NCLAT to pronounce verdict in Google Android case on Wednesday
After the apex court refused to grant interim relief to Google on January 19, the matter was sent back to NCLAT for the final order by March 31
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AI search startup 'Perplexity' raises $26 mn to offer rival to Google
Perplexity is part of a growing wave of startups seeking to use AI to loosen Google's hold on online search. Among its investors are a striking number of Google's own AI researchers
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Here's what Google's Artificial Intelligence-powered Bard can do
To use, or not to use, Bard? That is the Shakespearean question an Associated Press reporter sought to answer while testing out Google's artificially intelligent chatbot
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Amazon, Google scramble to keep pace with OpenAI despite huge AI teams
The numbers underscore how seriously the world's biggest technology firms have been taking their work on artificial intelligence, but also how slow and cautious they have been to create services
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Google-owned YouTube shuts Indian short video shopping app Simsim
YouTube acquired Simsim in a deal that valued the company at over $70 million, according to the report
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Google pays tribute to Kitty O'Neil, once the fastest woman in the world
In 1976, Kitty O'Neil was crowned the 'fastest woman alive' for shattering all records for driving a rocket-powered car. Today's Google Doodle pays her a tribute
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In an open letter to Pichai, Google staff asks for better handling of cuts
In an open letter addressed to Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai, employees made a series of demands of the company, including freezing new hires, seeking voluntary redundancies
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Google Bard: What we know so far about generative AI chatbot in the works
Bard is Google's AI-powered chatbot that marks the company's official entry into the generative AI chatbot arena. The company has said that the chatbot can facilitate productivity, creativity
Bard not trained on Gmail data, glitch part of early experiment: Google
People using the ChatGPT rival for the first time have also discovered several mistakes made by Google's Chatbot
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Google launches early access to its AI chatbot Bard for experiment
Google has announced that it is opening up access to its ChatGPT competitor "Bard" as an early experiment for users to collaborate with generative AI.
Google's artificially intelligent chatbot 'Bard' set for next stage
Google announced it's allowing more people to interact with Bard, artificially intelligent chatbot the company is building to counter Microsoft's early lead in a pivotal battleground of technology
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Hackers targeted Microsoft, Google, Apple via zero-day exploitation in 2022
Researchers have tracked 55 zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in 2022 by the hackers, most targeting Microsoft, Google and Apple products, a new report has shown.
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After announcing last year, Google starts 'Immersive View' feature in Maps
After announcing it nearly a year ago, Google has finally appeared to be rolling out the "Immersive View" feature more widely in Maps
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Google Doodle celebrates Nowruz 2023 today, marking the Persian new year
Google Doodle celebrating Nowruz 2023 marking the beginning of the Persian and Iranian new year as per the Georgian calendar
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Google giving some Pixel Superfans chance to try Bard AI: Report
The Bard is not publicly available yet, but the tech giant is allowing a "small, randomly selected group of Pixel Superfans" to get access first, reports The Verge
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NCLAT concludes hearing, reserves judgement over Google's plea against CCI
A two-member bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was conducting the hearing on a day-to-day basis for over a month
Microsoft to build its own mobile games store to compete Apple, Google
Last month, Microsoft formally received an antitrust warning from the European Union over its bid to acquire Activision Blizzard
Google Messages may soon get redesigned voice recorder user interface
With the redesigned voice recorder, Messages will start recording when users tap a new circular symbol, which is a smart modification to distinguish from the neighbouring Gboard microphone
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