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Google ropes in ex-US FDA leader Bakul Patel as digital health chief
Google's ambitions range from mining big data for algorithms to developing disease-detecting tools to pumping wearables full of health features
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Google transmits our personal data 70 billion times in a day: Report
Each time you open an app on your phone or browse the web, an auction for your eyeballs is taking place behind the scenes thanks to a thriving market for personal data
Google, Samsung help Android developers sync fitness data between apps
Google and Samsung have joined hands to give developer an opportunity to sync users' health and fitness data between Android apps and their devices.
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Google to remove nearly 900,000 abandoned apps from Play Store
Tech giant Google is preparing to purge nearly 900,000 apps, which have been abandoned or not been updated, from the Play Store.
Google releases 2nd Android 13 Beta with thrust on user privacy
Google has released the second Beta of its Android 13 operating system that offers a slew of new features and user controls, along with updates to privacy and security.
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Pichai strengthens tech breakthroughs to countries that need it the most
Addressing the company's flagship Google I/O 2020 conference, Pichai said that Google's flood forecasting technology sent flood alerts to 23 million people in India and Bangladesh last year
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Google I/O 2022: Pixel 6A, Buds Pro launched; Pixel Watch, Tablet unveiled
Here are the key highlights of the products unveiled and launched at the Google I/O annual developer conference 2022 event.
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Amazon, Disney, and now Google also interested in IPL broadcast rights
Google's interest in the global media rights of India's top cricket league intensifies the fight for a sports event that has emerged as the world's third-largest
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EU to enforce new Digital Markets Act to tame Big Tech in spring 2023
The Commission will act against any violations made by "gatekeepers", Meta, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, as soon as the law comes into force
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Google, Facebook face tough tech rules from UK's new digital watchdog
Digital watchdog will protect small businesses and consumers; can impose fines on tech firms
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Google acquires MicroLED display startup Raxium for future AR headsets
The acquisition of California-based startup with MicroLED technology will help Google build next generation of augmented/virtual and mixed reality headsets amid the buzz over metaverse
Google's new foldable 'Pixel Notepad' likley to have 5.8-inch outer screen
As per GSM Arena, allegedly called the 'Pixel Notepad,' will have a 5.8-inch outer display, wider and shorter than the Galaxy Z Fold4's 6.19-inch expected screen
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Lupa-Viacom18 deal: Murdoch's re-entry may see a bigger foray into sports
Last week, Bodhi Tree Systems, an arm of James Murdoch's Lupa Systems, announced that it will be picking up a 40 per cent stake in Viacom18 for Rs 13,500 crore
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European Union charges Apple for keeping rivals away from its pay tech
Apple could face a fine up to 10 per cent of its global turnover or $36.6 billion based on its revenue last year, though EU penalties rarely reach the cap
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Google urges Europe court to scrap 3-year-old EU antitrust fine of $1.6 bn
The case is one of three that has resulted in a total of 8.25 billion euros in European Union antitrust fines on Google
Parliamentary panel summons tech giants to discuss competitive conduct
With a number of global tech giants facing a CCI probe for alleged anti-competitive practices, a key Parliamentary panel decided to summon representatives of Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter
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Google aims to bring benefits of digital economy to Telangana youth, women
Google on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Telangana government to bring benefits of digital economy to youth and women entrepreneurs
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Google toughens privacy compliance, disclosures for app developers
Tech giant asks developers to give people more information about how apps collect, share and secure users' data
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Moscow orders seizure of $7 mn in Google's Russian funds, property: Report
Russia has blocked some other foreign internet firms, including Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook and Instagram, as it battles to control information flows
