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Google LLC is an United States based multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies alongside Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.

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Facebook, Google suspend Hong Kong data requests Major internet and social media platformes have suspended processing government requests for user data in Hong Kong, they said on Monday, following China's establishment of a sweeping new national.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:24Published 3 days ago

Google Stadia Supporting Wireless Controller on Android Phones The streaming gaming platform is continuing to roll out new features. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:54Published 1 week ago

Google discontinues Pixel 3A, 3A XL smartphones Tech giant Google has discontinued the production of its midrange smartphones - Pixel 3 A and 3A XL.In a statement given to The Verge, Google said that the "Google Store has sold through its inventory.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:09Published 1 week ago

Groups warn against Google's purchase of Fitbit Twenty advocacy groups from the United States, Europe, Latin America and elsewhere signed a statement on Wednesday, urging regulators to be wary of Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker company.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:23Published 1 week ago

Google Photos Won't Back up Social Media Folders by Default Google Photos will no longer back up images and videos saved from folders created by social media apps. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:37Published 1 week ago

Google to add background blur, low-light mode to Meet video calls Google is working on several new features including background blur, low-light mode and background replacement images for its video calling application Meet. Alike rival videoconferencing platforms.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:10Published 2 weeks ago

Facebook takes over Swedish street mapping start-up Mapillary Social media giant Facebook has acquired the Swedish mapping startup Mapillary and is venturing into the street level maps game. According to Mashable, Mapillary announced in a company blog post on.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:12Published 2 weeks ago

Google Vows to Add More Diverse Leadership by 2025 CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company will be adding more Black employees and those from "underrepresented groups" in top roles over the next five years. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:55Published 3 weeks ago

Google Browser Extensions Hosted Massive Spyware Campaign, Researchers Find Researchers at Awake Security recently made their findings public. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:10Published 3 weeks ago

Covid-19 contact tracing app switched to Apple-Google model Nearly a month on from Prime Minister Boris Johnson claiming the NHS Track and Trace app would be "world-beating", the Government has announced a major U-turn, ditching attempts to build the.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:36Published 3 weeks ago

UK makes tracing app U-turn for Google-Apple system The British government will switch to Apple and Google technology for its test-and-trace app, ditching its current system in a U-turn for the troubled program. The BBC reported on Thursday the UK will.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:50Published 3 weeks ago

Matt Hancock explains decision to abandon NHSX app The Government says it will abandon its efforts to develop its own coronavirus contact-tracing app in order to focus on technology from Apple and Google. At the Downing Street press conference Health.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:45Published 3 weeks ago

Google's Chrome target of massive spying attack A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google's Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters. Julian Satterthwaite reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:19Published 3 weeks ago

Google to bring Microsoft Office, other Windows apps to Chromebooks Google is partnering with software company Parallels to bring the Microsoft Office applications and other legacy enterprise Windows applications to Chromebooks. According to Mashable, Parallels has.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:09Published 3 weeks ago

Fact-check: Did Google really delete Churchill's photo during protests? \| #TheCube Fact-check: Did Google really delete Churchill's photo during protests? \| #TheCube View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:07Published 3 weeks ago

Germany launches tracing app as EU eyes travel revival Germany appealed to the public on Tuesday to download a new smartphone app to help break the chain of coronavirus infections, one of several such apps that European governments hope will revive travel.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:34Published 3 weeks ago

New York Attorney General Wants More Restrictions On Contact Tracing Apps Apple and Google were asked by New York Attorney General Letitia James to impose restrictions on contact tracing apps. According to Business Insider, these apps are made available in their app stores... Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 3 weeks ago

Facebook Shuts Down Idea Of Paying For News Link On Platforms Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC created a mandatory code of conduct for tech companies. Part of it includes getting Facebook and Google to pay for news links on their platforms. According.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 3 weeks ago

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Fact check: Chihuahuas are dogs, not large rats A screen grab of a Google search claims Chihuahuas are large rats and not dogs. This claim, around since 2004, is false. USATODAY.com - Published 4 hours ago
TikTok pulling out of Hong Kong after China law controversy ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok will pull its viral video app from Hong Kong’s mobile stores in coming days, becoming the first internet service to withdraw after Beijing enacted sweeping powers to crack.. WorldNews - Published 3 days ago
Hong Kong: Facebook, Google and Twitter among firms 'pausing' police help Twitter and Telegram also put a halt to processing data requests, but Apple has not commented. BBC News - Published 3 days ago

Bitcoin’s mass adoption is still a dream, reveals data The mass adoption of bitcoin or cryptocurrencies is yet to be achieved, according to several metrics tracked by The Block Research. Google searches for "bitcoin," the number of new Twitter followers of.. WorldNews - Published 3 days ago
Black Voices also Matter Article By WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon That we are proceeding rapidly into an authoritarian reality is hardly a news item: it is impossible not to identify the institutions at the centre of this.. WorldNews - Published 1 week ago
Apple and Google block dozens of Chinese apps in India Two days after India blocked 59 apps developed by Chinese firms, Google and Apple have started to comply with New Delhi’s order and are preventing users in the world’s second largest internet.. WorldNews - Published 1 week ago

Google now lets you see dinosaurs in the real world through augmented reality It’s one thing to read about the massive dinosaurs that used to roam the Earth; it’s quite another to imagine how... WorldNews - Published 1 week ago
Google Removes Misleading Ads In Voting-Related Searches Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday that it had removed search ads that charged users searching for voting information large fees for voter registration or harvested their personal data. ...... WorldNews - Published 1 week ago
Facebook and Google should audit algorithms that boost fake news, say UK Lords The global coronavirus pandemic has left governments, the tech industry and citizens reeling, not just from the devastating effects of the virus, but from the slew of misinformation that has.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Google to pay some publishers in Australia, Brazil, Germany for content By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google on Thursday took a step to resolving its spat with publishers, saying it would pay some media groups in Australia, Brazil and Germany for.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago

Are coronavirus contact tracing apps doomed to fail in America? It's easy to see why so many are skeptical about privacy with Google and Apple COVID-19 tracing apps with tech that already knows too much about us. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks ago
Google tweaks privacy settings to keep less user data WASHINGTON: is tweaking its to keep less data on new users by default. The search giant said that starting Wednesday, it will automatically and continuously delete web and app activity and for new.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Google to Invest up to $2 Billion in Polish Data Centre, Paper Says WARSAW (Reuters) - Google will invest as much as $2 billion in a data centre in Poland to deal with cloud services, the Puls Biznesu daily said on... ...... WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago	Google to offer image fact-check Technology giant Google will start adding fact-checking labels in its image search results globally, the company said late on Monday. The labels will provide additional information to make it easier.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
Tech sector in India, US hits out at Trump for suspension of H-1Bs The tech sector in both India and America has slammed US president Donald Trump’s decision to suspend H-1B and L-1 work visas. These visas are used extensively by Indian IT companies, as also US tech.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago	Rupert Murdoch is on the cusp of his biggest win yet in his war against Google Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is on the cusp of his biggest win yet in his war against Google: a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit against the internet giant. Media companies have long griped about the.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Ex-Googler becomes China’s second-richest person Colin Huang prospered after leaving US company, thanks to his e-commerce business, Pinduoduo. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago	Google Introduces Fact-Check Feature For Image Searches to Stem Misinformation To help users decide whether they should believe what they see, Google has started showing a fact-check label under the thumbnail image results that people search. "When you tap one of these results to.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Coronavirus: Ireland set to launch contact-trace app The Republic's health authority presses ahead with Apple-Google tech, despite the UK being unready. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago	‘Bug bounty’ helps techies make a killing amid Covid lockdown The Gandhinagar resident is part of a growing tribe of highly skilled programmers who can scan codes to detect vulnerabilities. Nikhil Srivastava, an Ahmedabad-based cyber security expert and mentor,.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
Will the June 21 Solar Eclipse Kill Coronavirus? Here's What the Science Says The solar eclipse is coming. On June 21st, Sunday, India will witness the Annular Solar Eclipse. This particular eclipse is said to be the 'deepest' annular solar eclipse in nearly a hundred years. On.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Google Doodle celebrates Juneteenth with video highlighting 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' poem Google recognizes Juneteenth with a video Doodle, designed by artist Loveis Wise, set to the first verse of the poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing." USATODAY.com - Published 3 weeks ago
Have we become too reliant on Big Tech firms? Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple have done well during lockdowns, but are they getting too big? BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago	U.S. House panel hears from Facebook, Google, Twitter on election security Top officials from Facebook Inc , Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc appeared remotely before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a virtual hearing on foreign influence and election security. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Germany wants to rescue talks with U.S. on digital services tax Germany wants to rescue talks with the United States on how to tax big digital firms such as Google , Amazon and Facebook , the finance ministry said on Thursday after Washington pulled out of the.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	UK virus-tracing app switches to Google-Apple model The Apple-Google design has been promoted as being more privacy-centric. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
Former Google CEO says 'no question' that Huawei gave data to Chinese government Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said that there is “no question that Huawei has engaged in some practices that are not acceptable in national security." Schmidt now... WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Coronavirus: Government poised to shift to Google-Apple model for delayed contact-tracing app U-turn expected on delayed smartphone app which tracks coronavirus spread Independent - Published 3 weeks ago
Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness San Francisco: A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters,.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks agoAlso reported by •Reuters	Europe threatens digital taxes without global deal, after U.S. quits talks France said a U.S. decision to quit global talks on how to tax big digital firms such as Google, Amazon and Facebook was a "provocation" and the European Union said it could impose taxes even if no.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
EU ready to go it alone on taxation of digital firms The European Union is ready to go it alone with taxing digital services of firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook or Apple if there is no global deal on such a tax this year, European Economic.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Australian regulator raises concerns over Google, Fitbit deal Australia's consumer watchdog on Thursday raised initial competition concerns over Alphabet Inc-owned Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker company Fitbit. ...... WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Trump administration proposes rolling back protections for big tech The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections big tech platforms like Alphabet's Google and Facebook have had for decades, a senior official.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Google pulls its ads from ZeroHedge, warns The Federalist about dangerous and derogatory speech Conservative outlets ZeroHedge and The Federalist were given notices by Google to remove content violating its dangerous and derogatory policy. USATODAY.com - Published 3 weeks ago
Google: Missing Churchill photo mystery explained Sir Winston Churchill's photograph was missing from Google's search data for several weeks. BBC News - Published on June 15, 2020	Facebook rejects calls to pay Australian media companies for news content Facebook says it's being unfairly targeted by a proposed industry code which would force it and Google to pay for news content on their platforms. SBS - Published on June 15, 2020
Facebook says loss of news content on the platform wouldn't be significant Facebook says it's being unfairly targeted by a proposed industry code which would force it and Google to pay for news content on their platforms. SBS - Published on June 15, 2020	Facebook says it doesn't need news content Facebook says it's being unfairly targeted by a proposed industry code which would force it and Google to pay for news content on their platforms. SBS - Published on June 15, 2020
Fact check: Google did not automatically sign up Android users for COVID-19 tracing app As technology for contact tracing appears, claims state that apps will be automatically downloaded on devices. That's partly false; users must opt in. USATODAY.com - Published on June 14, 2020	Google face backlash over Churchill move Google said Sunday it would explore why the picture of Britain’s World War II leader Winston Churchill disappeared from a top search results list of former UK prime ministers, during controversy over.. WorldNews - Published on June 14, 2020
The Economy Is Reeling. The Tech Giants Spy Opportunity. Many companies are retreating. But Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are placing bets to get even bigger. NYTimes.com - Published on June 13, 2020	Google, NFL latest to call for Juneteenth commemorations Google and the National Football League have joined a growing list of U.S. private sector organizations choosing to commemorate June 19th, the date marking the emancipation of the last remaining slaves.. Reuters - Published on June 12, 2020
Google's new rules clamp down on discriminatory housing, job ads Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it was tackling unlawful discrimination by barring housing, employment and credit ads from being targeted to its users based on their postal code, gender, age,.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020	Driving, transit alerts arrive on Google Maps to ease your travel San Francisco, June 9 (IANS) Google has introduced new Covid-19 safety features in its Maps like transit alerts and driving... WorldNews - Published on June 9, 2020
Google killing Google Play Music for YouTube Music in 2020 New tab in Google Play Music app lets you transfer playlists, libraries, uploads and personal preferences over to YouTube Music. USATODAY.com - Published on June 8, 2020	Corona-related searches on Google drop in May as people go back to films, weather 'Coronavirus' dropped to 12th most searched topic overall during May, behind topics like Film, Meaning, News and Weather. All these terms are consistently highly searched topics in India. This probably.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 8, 2020
U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech business: CNBC The U.S. state attorneys general investigating Alphabet Inc's Google for potential antitrust violations are leaning towards pushing for a breakup of its ad technology business as part of an expected.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020