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Google restores YouTube, Gmail services after multiple users face outage
Platforms including Google, YouTube, and Gmail were down, with users citing issues with login and accessing the website in parts of North America, according to Downdetector.
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Google search engine, email services down for some users: Downdetector
Multiple users complained about an outage affecting Alphabet Inc's search engine Google as well as its streaming and email services, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector
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Parliamentary Committee on IT summons Google, Facebook on June 29
In its next sitting on July 6, representatives of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will submit evidence related to the subject before the committee.
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Parliament committee on IT to meet on June 29 to hear Facebook, Google
Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to hold a meeting on June 29 to hear the views of Facebook India and Google India on safeguarding citizens' rights
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Twitter may soon let you sign in through connected Google Account
Micro-blogging site Twitter is working to make it possible to sign in to your account through a connected Google Account
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Big Tech's car mania all about taking eyes off the road & on to the screen
Americans were behind the wheel for 307.8 hrs in 2016 - time not spent using apps on an iPhone, searching on Google, etc. Any firm able to free up that time will have a good chance of capturing it
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United Kingdom watchdog probes Amazon, Google for fake reviews of goods
Google and Amazon said they will work with UK regulators in their investigation.
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Google tests feature to warn users if search results not reliable
Companies like Google, Twitter and Facebook have often struggled to handle the high volume of misinformation, conspiracy theories and unverified news stories that run rampant on the internet.
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6 bills to rein in Big Tech market power hurtle forward in US Congress
Six bills taking aim at the Big Tech market power are hurtling forward in the US Congress with bipartisan support even as a House panel has pushed forward an ambitious legislative package
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RIL reinvents, again
The scale of its green energy debut is stunning
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Google delays Chrome's blocking of tracking cookies to late 2023
Alphabet shares were up 0.5% in early Thursday afternoon trading.
'Most affordable smartphone' JioPhone Next in market from Sept 10: Ambani
The smartphone that has been jointly developed by Jio and tech titan Google.
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Google says in cloud partnership with Jio in boost to 5G plans in India
Jio is part of tycoon billionaire Mukesh Ambani's oil-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries.
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US House panel pushes legislation targeting Big Tech's market power
A House panel pushed ahead with ambitious legislation that could curb market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple
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CCI probes Google for alleged unfair biz ways in TV operating systems mkt
The Competition Commission has ordered a detailed probe against Google
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Google likely to soon face antitrust claims over Play store from US states
The lawsuit has been in the works since last year and has already been delayed, but seems close again, a report said
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Google hit with European Union antitrust probe on ad-tech dominance
Firm may be illegally favouring its own online display ad tech, says bloc
Google is at its peak, but employees see cracks and question CEO Pichai
Employees say Google is rocked by workplace culture fights, and Pichai's attempts to lower the temperature had the opposite effect.
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Antitrust watchdog CCI orders probe into Google in smart TVs suit
India's antitrust watchdog on Tuesday ordered an investigation into allegations that Alphabet Inc's Google abused its Android operating system's position in the country's smart television market.
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Google drops engineering residency after protests over 'inequities'
Google last year pledged to improve retention for underrepresented employee groups.
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