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Google adds 'Perspectives', 'About this author' features in Search

Google has introduced new features to its Search engine -- Perspectives and About this author -- and also expanded some of its current tools, including About this result

Google announces AI-enabled updates to its search, maps, translate services

Google has announced a number of artificial intelligence-enabled updates across its products, including Search, Maps, and Translate, amid rising competition from Microsoft

Google announces to soon blur explicit images in search results by default

However, soon, a new setting will blur explicit imagery if it appears in search results even when SafeSearch filtering is not turned on

Google's parent Alphabet reports $76 bn in revenue, bets big on AI

The company said it would take a charge of between $1.9 billion and $2.3 billion related to the layoffs of 12,000 employees

Google Chrome may remove screenshot editing tool from desktop browser

According to Chromium changes made earlier this week, the screenshot tool is expected to vanish, at least in its current form

Google Search now allows US car dealerships to show vehicle inventory

Moreover, this feature will allow customers to browse a dealer's inventory without leaving Google Search

Google marks 74th Republic Day with doodle based on hand-cut paper art

Search giant Google has commemorated India's 74th Republic Day with an artwork that uses intricately hand-cut paper and features iconic landmarks such as Rashtrapati Bhavan, India Gate, North Block and South Block, a contingent and motorcycle-borne 'Daredevils'. The doodle depicts the letters 'g', 'o', 'g', 'l' and 'e' in lowercase black fonts while a circle over the dome of the President's House symbolically represents the other 'o' in 'Google'. A peacock and floral patterns add a layer of charm to the art in monochrome. "Today's doodle celebrating India Republic Day was illustrated by Ahmedabad, Gujarat-based guest-artist Parth Kothekar," the software giant said in a note shared on the doodle on its website. It also features a video of the doodle in the making. "My inspiration was to create a portrait of India," says the artist. "Today's doodle artwork is crafted from intricately hand-cut paper. Many elements of the Republic Day parade are represented in the artwork, including

Google pauses green card applications from employees amid layoffs

Amid the layoffs come another bad news for employees, especially from India in the US, as Google has paused its Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) program

Google Chrome updates to undergo another layer of testing before release

The new early stable release sits between the Beta channel testing and the final stable release and is intended to uncover issues that slipped through other testing phases

Google to soon introduce end-to-end encryption for Gmail users on web

The new feature is not yet available to users with personal Google accounts or Google Workspace Essentials etc

Google Chrome introduces feature to give price drop notifications

This feature is available on desktops and Android devices in the US and can be turned on by selecting 'track price' in the Chrome address bar

Google adds 'Search Status Dashboard' to provide real-time service outages

This dashboard will report the widespread issues occurring in the last 7 days, with some details and the current status of the incident

Google Chrome browser gets new modes to boost battery life, free up memory

An improved surfing experience should result from the memory-saving mode's removal of inactive tabs

Google announces to show users suggested keywords under Search bar

Users can easily add or remove topics, which are designated by a plus icon, to quickly zoom in or backtrack on a search

Google's Year in Search 2022: Here is a recap of what India searched online

From trending search terms to sports events and movies, here is what India searched online on Google in 2022

Google Workspace introduces conversation summaries in Spaces Chats

Google has introduced conversation summaries in Google Chat for messages in "Spaces", which will summarise conversations for users in their Premium Workspace

Google Maps gets 'search with live view' and other features: Know more

Showcased at the Google's Search On event in September, the new search features on Maps includes the ability to search surroundings using the phone's camera

Key staff driving Apple search engine leaves, rejoins Google: Report

Laserlike is a startup founded by a trio of former Google search engineers to recommend websites to people based on their interests and browsing history

Google improves Gmail search, Chat with search labels, related results

The Search suggestions feature is available on Android devices and will roll out to iOS devices by the end of October

Android apps now have new voices for Google's text-to-speech engine

This update will be rolling out to all 64 bit Android devices via the Google Play Store over the next few weeks as a part of the Speech Services by Google apk