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Google Camera Go app gets 'Night Mode' for low-light photography
Google Camera Go app has received a dedicated Night Mode for enhanced low-light photography on low-end Android Go-supported devices
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FB, Twitter, Google CEOs to testify before US Senate Committee on Oct 28
The hearing "must be constructive and focused on what matters most to the American people: how we work together to protect elections," Twitter said in a tweet in its policy channel
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Google defers Indian in-app fees by 6 months after angry startups complain
Startups were upset about the commission fee and also criticised several other Google Play Store policies for hurting their businesses
Google defers 30% Play Store app fee for developers in India till Mar 2022
Google said it has extended the time for developers in India who use alternative payment system, to integrate with the Play Store billing system till March 31, 2022
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Google Photos app gets new image editor with granular controls: How to use
Google Photos app for Android now features a new image editor, with machine learning (ML) based smart suggestion for auto image enhancement and easy-to-use granular adjustments for manual image editin
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Paytm takes the challenge to Google, launches its own mini app store
Paytm is providing listing and distribution of these mini apps from within its app, without any charge
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Govt breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp would be 'complete nonstarter': FB
Probes of other technology companies such as Alphabet's Google, Amazon.com and Apple are also ongoing
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Street signs: HNIs in the dock, Google threat for listings biz, and more
High net-worth individuals' (HNIs') wager on the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders IPO will pay off if the shares of the state-owned company more than double during the trading debut
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Google hiring special team to spot critical bugs in Android apps
As bugs in highly-sensitive apps on Google Play Store keep increasing, Google is now looking for security engineers to find critical vulnerabilities and focus largely on fake Covid-19 contact tracing
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Paytm, other startups vow to fight 'big daddy' Google's clout: sources
Setting the stage for a potential showdown, entrepreneurs held two video conferences this week to strategise
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As demands grow for a local app store, analysts see long road ahead
Reports say the govt is planning to launch a homegrown app store providing an alternative to Google Play Store, Apple Store
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Google says 97% app developers already using Play Store billing system
Google said Play's billing system will not be required for apps that sell physical goods
Google launches online exhibition of postcards inspired by Mahatma Gandhi
Inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary, Google Arts & Culture launched "Be the Voices of Change via Postcards" online exhibition on Friday
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With the Feds circling, Google is starting to play nice with smaller rivals
John Nardone, chief executive of Flashtalking - which works with advertisers to personalize messages - said Google recently agreed to open a pipeline to crucial data
Rising in the pandemic: What makes Reliance so attractive for investors?
Reliance has raised more than $20 billion by selling stakes in Jio Platforms. Global investors including Facebook and Google bought a combined 33% in that venture this year
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Google drops Australia from News Showcase launch amid regulator rancour
Alphabet Inc unit dropped Australia from the product's launch this week because its antitrust body has since pushed for laws forcing Google to pay royalties for content industry-wide
Google to pay publishers in 5 nations $1 bn over 3 years for news content
The internet search giant said Thursday that it has signed agreements for its news partnership program with nearly 200 publications in Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the U.K. and Australia
US Senate committee votes to subpoena Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs
Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the committee, initially opposed the subpoena introduced by Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss.
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India open to launching own app store as start-ups criticise Google: Report
Alphabet-owned Google also said this week that it will strictly enforce a policy which will levy a 30% commission on payments made within apps on its Android store.
