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Recovery tracker: More Indians Stepping out, vehicle registrations go up
With more people venturing out, traffic congestion increased in major cities in the country last week, shows data from global location technology firm TomTom International
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Google's Android OS loses 8% market share in five years, says report
According to StockApps, 7 out of 10 phones run on the Android OS, while two of the remaining three are most likely to be iOS powered
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Google Messages bug causes severe battery drain, heats up your device
A new bug in Google Messages may leave your camera on in the background, quickly draining your battery and heating your device.
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Google coming up with its iPhone app for 'wireless' switching to Android
Although the 'Switch to Android' app is currently only working for Google Pixel, it is assumed that it should work with other devices soon
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India-first Google Search air quality feature now available in US
Google has expanded its feature to give detailed information about air quality to help people avoid pollution in the US.
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Top 10 global tech CEOs' bonuses soared 400% amid pandemic: Report
However, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai saw a drop of 14% in his bonuses in 2020 and 2021
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Google denies it unblurred satellite map imagery of Russian military bases
"We haven't made any blurring changes to our satellite imagery in Russia," a company spokesperson was quoted as saying
Google unveils its 'Switch to Android' app for iPhone users in the US
Tech giant Google has quietly launched its most awaited 'Switch to Android' app on the App Store in some countries, including the US.
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Sundar Pichai announces $9.5 bn for new offices, data centres in US
Pichai said that Google helped provide $617 billion in economic activity for millions of American businesses, nonprofits, creators, developers and publishers last year
Gautam Adani now world's 6th-richest; pips Google founders Page, Brin
Also, Adani is the biggest wealth-gainer this year with a jump of almost $41.6 billion
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Google Fi cuts starting price of unlimited phone plans from $30 to $20
Google Fi service provides telephone calls, SMS and mobile broadband using cellular networks
Google introduces 'multisearch' tool to help users search with photos
Google has introduced multi-search on its platform that allows people to use text and images at the same time to find the most relevant results.
HP stock jumps nearly 18% after Warren Buffett's company buys over 11%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it now owns nearly 121 million HP shares, giving it control of 11.5% of the company
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Google can't remove apps that link to external payments in South Korea
Tech giant Google will be violating South Korean law if it pushes through with its plan to remove apps linking to external payment methods, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said
Google-backed VerSe valued at $5 billion in latest funding round
VerSe Innovation has raised $805 mn in a funding round led by Canada's top pension fund, putting a $5 billion valuation on the Google-backed parent of video app Josh and news aggregator Dailyhunt.
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Google Docs to offer more assistive writing suggestions for users
In a bid to improve the quality of writing and fix straightforward grammar and spelling errors, tech giant Google is adding several new assistive writing features in Google Docs for its users.
Google found to unfairly block rival payments on India store: CCI
'Google is imposing unfair and discriminatory conditions in violation of regulations,' says CCI in its preliminary report dated March 14
Google Search to help people get to original source of trending story
Google has announced to add a new "highly cited" label to Search results to help users find the original source of a trending story.
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Russian regulator plans to fine Google over Ukraine war videos
Russia's communications regulator may fine Google over its failure to remove certain "illegal" videos related to Ukraine invasion on the YouTube platform
Google cuts racy results by 30% for searches like 'Latina teenager'
The Alphabet Inc unit has cut explicit results by 30% over the past year in searches for "latina teenager" and others related to ethnicity, sexual preference and gender
