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Google to give all employees additional bonus of $1,600 this year
The latest benefit is in addition to Google's work-from-home allowance and well-being bonus
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Cryptocurrencies, meme stocks atop Google's year in search in 2021
In entertainment, Walt Disney's Marvel franchise dominated the top five searched movies
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Olympics to vaccination: Google India releases top search trends of 2021
Free Fire was the lone gaming entry that made it to the overall trending list, reflecting the massive popularity of the battle royale game
Covid vaccine, Squid Game among top searches in 2021: Google
According to the company, this year, searches for "how to heal" reached an all time high
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Consumer spend on Apple, Google app stores to hit $133 bn in 2021
The global consumer spending on Apple App Store and Google Play Store is set to reach $133 billion in 2021, a 19.7 per cent (on-year) growth from $111.1 billion in 2020, a new report has said.
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Tech giant Google rolls out voice, video call features to Gmail app
The company said that users can now start or join meetings and audio calls from one-on-one chats in Google Chat
Is Google facing less scrutiny in India than Facebook?
Google has mostly avoided controversies that have plagued its rival Facebook in India. What is the reason for Google enjoying a gentler political environment despite its size? Listen to this podcast
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Important to balance open internet, regulations, says Google CEO
Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit 2021, Pichai said the tech giant remains committed to playing a strong enabling role in supporting growth of the Indian market
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Google delays mandatory return to office beyond Jan 10 amid Omicron fear
Alphabet Inc's Google said it is indefinitely pushing back its January return-to-office plan globally amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant o
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Microsoft nudging Windows users to stop downloading Google Chrome
Microsoft's new prompts come after the company first started testing ways to warn Windows 10 users not to install Chrome or Firefox a couple of years back
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Removed 48,594 content pieces in Oct in India: Google compliance report
Google received 24,569 complaints from users and removed 48,594 pieces of content based on those complaints in October, the tech giant said in its monthly transparency report.
Google says will ban political advertising ahead of Philippine election
Alphabet Inc's Google said will ban political advertising on its platform in the run-up to Philippine elections in May next year
Qualcomm, Google Cloud announce collaboration to create next-gen mobile AI
Chip-maker Qualcomm and Google Cloud have announced a collaboration to create next-gen mobile AI models and neural network solutions.
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Google to ban political advertising ahead of Philippine election
The move comes amid pressure on social media platforms over their handling of political advertising during the US presidential election in 2020
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Google starts rolling out new update for Android Auto app: Report
According to reports, the dual SIM support is rolling out with the Android Auto App version 7.1.614554
Google to allow alternative payment system from next month in S Korea
Google has announced that it will provide an alternative payment system at its app store in South Korea from next month in an apparent move to follow the country's new law
Italy's competition watchdog fines Apple, Google over $11 mn each
This is the second time Apple has been fined by the Italian regulator this week
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EU law on political ads must clarify content subject to obligations: Google
Google said that it is critical that the EU law clarifies which actors and what types of content are subject to the obligations regarding political advertising
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Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch review: Style and substance rolled into one device
The Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch comes with caveats, but its fully functional smartwatch experience, thanks to Google services and Fossil features, makes it a better Wear OS smartwatch in midrange segment
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Australian billionaire to help publishers strike deal with Google, Facebook
Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest's philanthropic organisation will help 18 small news publishers negotiate with Google and Facebook
