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Google workers form small union, eyeing more protests over work conditions
Over 200 workers at Google and other Alphabet units formed a labor union for US and Canadian offices, building on years of protests over working conditions and business practices
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Google employees form union in US, escalating tension with management
The elected leaders of the union made the announcement in a New York Times opinion piece on Monday
Google Stadia Pro gets Figment, F1 2020, among five new games
Google's game streaming platform Stadia has received five new games to its collection as part of Stadia Pro
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Global app spending grew 35% to hit $407 million on Christmas: Report
Consumers around the globe spent an estimated $407.6 million across Apple's App Store and Google Play on Christmas
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Google is like a curious child, it keeps trying new things: Sanjay Gupta
Gupta reckons that technology has only been harnessed partially so far. There are immense possibilities with languages and better internet penetration
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Google online store adds new dedicated section for 'subscriptions'
Tech giant Google recently added a new section on its online store
Xiaomi Mi QLED TV 4K review: A wholesome package despite some flaws
Despite its accessible price tag, the Mi QLED TV 4K barely cuts corners on major features, technology or otherwise
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New Year's eve: Google marks end of chaotic 2020 with a cuckoo and confetti
New Year's eve 2021: Google's message for its users is: "Happy New Year's Eve! It's been a cuckoo year, but 2020's clock is ticking.
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The stampede from Silicon Valley
Regulatory burden is pushing big firms out of California
Mukesh Ambani sold dreams to tech giants for $27 bn. Now he has to deliver
Investors are watching Ambani's every move as he overhauls his empire -- with a market value of $179 billion -- in the middle of a pandemic
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How InMobi's Glance is changing digital habits for India and Bharat
In a bold move in 2018, it reimagined mobile advertising and developed a first-of-its-kind lock-screen content platform, which has 115 mn users across Asia today
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Google takes away wide-angle astrophotography from Pixel phones
Google Pixel 5 and 4a 5G users can no longer use their ultra-wide cameras to take pictures of the stars
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Owning databases that we help build: Can it end capitalism as we know it?
Sacrificing some more of our freedom to eternal state surveillance could become a deal with a devil we're growing to know only too well
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Google's gaming platform Stadia to receive four games in January 2021
Google's game streaming platform Stadia will receive four new games to its collection as part of Stadia Pro in January 2021
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InMobi Group: This Make-in-India innovator is raring to go places
Glance, the home-grown firm's newest business, has just received major funding from an unexpected source - Google - vaulting the 18 month-old-unit to Unicorn status
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Google Meet, Duo hosted over 1 trillion minutes of video calls
Google Duo and Google Meet hosted over one trillion minutes of video calls globally -- equal to more than 18 billion hour-long virtual workouts in a single year
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This former Facebook India head finds his sweet spot in vernacular content
Umang Bedi's firm VerSe capitalised on the ban on Chinese apps by launching 'Josh', which claims to have over 77 million monthly active users, 36 million daily users ad 1.5 billion video plays a day
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Google told scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research: Report
Google states on its public-facing website that its scientists have "substantial" freedom
Google, FB agreed to team up against antitrust action, says draft lawsuit
WSJ report cited an unredacted version of a lawsuit filed by 10 states against Google last week.
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Google brings cloud-computing services to Saudi Arabia with Aramco
The partnership gives Alphabet Inc.'s Google regulatory clearance to set up what it calls a "cloud region" in the Kingdom, the companies said on Monday
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