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New Play Store policy on gamified loyalty programs to give clarity: Google
Google India said it has updated its Play Store policy guidance on gamified loyalty programs to provide more clarity around the rules, while safeguarding users and optimising developer experience
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Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research, steal info
While the country has denied involvement, North Korea has been linked to major cyberattacks, including a 2013 campaign that paralysed the servers of South Korean financial institutions
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A symbiotic relationship
Tech giants and media must have a revenue-sharing model
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Google unions form global alliance representing 20 million employees
Alpha Global will fight for the rights of full-time Alphabet employees as well as temporary, vendor and contract workers, UNI Global said
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Google opening up its spaces in US for Covid-19 vaccination: Sundar Pichai
Google committed more than $150 million to promote vaccine education
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Google to redesign mobile search interface to simply how results look
The changes are intended to simplify how search results look
Google says to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news
Australia is on course to pass laws that will make tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content included in search results or news feeds
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Apple, Google, other US business groups applaud Biden's immigration reforms
Apple CEO Tim Cook welcomed President Biden''s "commitment to pursuing comprehensive immigration reform that reflects the American values of justice, fairness and dignity"
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Otter to live transcribe Google Meet calls with new Chrome extension
The popular automated transcription service Otter.ai can now transcribe Google Meet calls in real time with a new Chrome extension.
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Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia over charging for news
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly hit back, saying "we don''t respond to threats." "Australia makes our rules for things you can do in Australia," Morrison told reporters in Brisbane
Google, group of French publishers sign copyright news payment deal
This paves the way for the internet giant to make digital copyright payments for online news content
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Google Chrome update helps users identify, change weak passwords
With Chrome version 88, Google is stepping up the security game with additional features to its password protection that will let users know if they are not applying best security practices.
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Google releases Chrome update without the support for Adobe Flash
Google has released Chrome 88 as the latest stable version of their cross-platform web browser without any support for Adobe Flash Player.
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Google, Lightbox, others invest $40 mn in e-comm, delivery startup Dunzo
Dunzo witnessed a robust growth amid the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and is now a $100 million annualised GMV value business
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Dunzo raises $40 million in funding from Google, Lightbox and others
The funding round saw participation from new and existing investors, including Google, Lightbox, Evolvence, Hana Financial Investment, LGT Lightstone Aspada, and Alteria, among others
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Can Google fix the $108 billion news industry it helped break?
Google and Facebook are striking deals to start paying news organisations for their content
Google completes Fitbit acquisition for $2.1 bn amid antitrust concerns
Google has completed its $2.1 bn acquisition of Fitbit, a deal that could help the internet company grow even stronger while US govt regulators pursue an antitrust case aimed at undermining its power
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Google closes Fitbit deal as US, Australia probe $2.1 billion transaction
Google closed its deal to buy fitness tracking company Fitbit, the companies said, even as US and Australian competition regulators said they were continuing probes of the $2.1 billion transaction
Hundreds of US election videos deleted by YouTube, says Sundar Pichai
Pichai also said regulations over content moderation makes sense if clear policies are laid out
Social media app Parler, suspended after Capitol riots, may not return: CEO
"It could be never," he said. "We don't know yet." The app said in a legal filing it has over 12 million users
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