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Workplace visits close to pre-pandemic levels; Uttar Pradesh leads the pack
Workplace visits are between 80% and 95% of pre-pandemic levels, shows an analysis of Google mobility data.
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Google rolls out new 'Preview Page' option on Chrome for Android users
Google Chrome for Android has rolled out a new 'Preview Page' option that allows users to view all the contents of a page before actually opening it on the device.
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Google Pay to give users greater control over financial data, says company
Starting next week, the Google Pay app settings will provide users with more controls to decide how their Google Pay activity is used to personalise features within the app
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Google Pay to soon give users in India more control over their data
Google on Thursday said it will offer users of Google Pay enhanced privacy features, allowing them to take control of their own transaction data
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Tech's war with news outlets flares as US lawmakers ready Bill
The legislation would make America the next front in the news industry's war against FB and Google
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Google unveils Phone Hub feature to connect Android phone with Chromebook
Google has marked 10 years of Chromebooks by unveiling new features for Chrome OS (operating platform), including a new Phone Hub feature that connects an Android phone to a Chromebook.
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BS READS: How Australia's news bargaining code can address media's revenue woes
A new law in Australia that mandates Facebook and Google to pay news publishers might inspire similar legislation in other countries. To what degree will it solve news industry's revenue problem?
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Google announces $25 mn grant for women, several other initiatives
The grant will be provided under Google's charitable arm Google.org as an Impact Challenge for Women and Girls
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Sundar Pichai pledges $25 million to empower women in India and globally
In a bid to support the economic empowerment of women in India, Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced $25 million in grants to non-profits and social enterprises in India and around the world
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A paradigm shift
Change in digital advertising might further restrict competition
Google to stop targeting online ads based on browsing history
Google recently revealed that it's going to stop targeting online ads based on a user's browsing history
Won't develop new ways to track users' activity on Chrome browser: Google
Google has explicitly said that once third-party cookies are phased out from its platforms, it will not build alternate identifiers to track individuals
Facebook, Amazon, Google vie for piece of India's digital payment markets
The contest is fierce as regulator Reserve Bank of India is expected to give just one or two licenses, as implied in its notification inviting bids
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Won't adopt new tracking tech after phasing out third-party cookies: Google
Third-party cookies have been a longstanding source of privacy concerns, so Google proposes instead grouping together web users with similar interests and keeping web histories private on user devices
Google vows no new user tracking in Chrome ad data changes
Google says it won't develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet
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Amazon, Google, Facebook vie for a piece of India's digital payments market
The companies are part of four consortia preparing to apply for licenses to operate retail payments and settlement systems in the country
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Reliance partners with Google, FB for digital payment network bid: Report
Fintech player Infibeam is also involved in the effort, the report said
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European Union told to back vaccine passports or Google may do it anyway
Europe's leaders have been anxious to find a response after facing criticism for a vaccination program that lagged behind the US and UK
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Judge in Google case disturbed that company tracks even 'incognito' users
Weighing Google's attempt to get the suit dismissed, judge said she finds it "unusual" the firm would make "extra effort" of data collection if it doesn't use it to build user profiles or targeted ads
FB, Google, Twitter must remove content within 36 hours of govt order
Content depicting nudity or morphed pictures of women need to be removed within 24 hours; rules to embrace OTT players like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar
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