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Google & Amazon pledge $25 billion in investments after White House meeting with Modi 

While Google announced a fintech company in Gujarat & reiterated his promise of investing through ‘India Digitisation Fund', Amazon has announced additional investment of $15 billion.   

Google begins talks to move some Pixel production to India, reports Bloomberg News

Google has spoken to Lava International Ltd, Dixon Technologies India and Foxconn Technology Group’s Indian unit Bharat FIH, Bloomberg said.

Japan to stoke competition in phone app payments’ market dominated by Apple and Google

Final report by government panel said major suppliers of smartphone operating systems must be obliged to offer users alternatives to securely-obtained apps, other than from their own app stores.

Google launches AI-powered advertiser features in push for automation

Google and other firms have developed novel chatbots that respond to users in open-ended conversations. AI is being deployed to serve advertisers, who contribute to firm's revenue.

How Tamil actor Manikandan came to buy Chennai property where Google CEO Sundar Pichai grew up

Manikandan, who had walked by the property daily for 10 years without knowing it was the Pichais' ancestral home, says he plans to build a house for his family here.

Pixel 7a to Pixel Tab—Google hardware has arrived. But it still hasn’t got India market right

Google I/O 2023 showed the company’s efforts to transition Pixel from a quirky product line to something more mainstream. But it's still about five years behind Apple.

Antitrust commission starts inquiry into Google’s new app User Choice Billing’s payment fees

In October 2022, CCI imposed $113 million fine on Google asking it to stop forcing developers to use its in-app payment system that charges 15%-30% commission.

Google I/O shows search giant is feeling competition. Age of generative AI now more exciting

Google's generative AI chatbot Bard received a lukewarm response. But this shouldn’t be seen as a negative point; it served as a wake-up call for the 800-pound gorilla.

Russia fines Google over ‘LGBT propaganda,’ ‘false information’ on YouTube, say news agencies

Russia said Google refused to remove several YouTube videos, including one about how same-sex couples raise children, LGBT community in St. Petersburg, TASS news agency reported.

Google lining up firms to put its newest AI to test — Uber, Victoria’s Secret on list

Deutsche Bank AG & a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant in Ohio are also companies giving Google’s tools a try, Alphabet Inc said.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.