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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.

‘Computers can outsmart us’–Google AI pioneer quits to speak freely about tech’s ‘dangers’

Hinton told NYT he was worried about AI’s capacity to create convincing false images and texts, creating world where people will ‘not be able to know what is true anymore.’

Alphabet Inc shares fall after reports on Samsung considering Bing as default search engine

Google’s reaction to the threat was “panic” as the company earns an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue from the Samsung contract, the report said.

Homegrown startups group go to court to suspend Google’s new in-app billing system

The 744-page filing, asks the court to 'keep the implementation of Google’s User Choice Billing system (UCB) in abeyance' until CCI hears the complaint.

South Korea fines Google $32 mn for blocking release of mobile games on competitor’s platform

Korea Fair Trade Commission said Google hurt One Store's revenue by requiring video game makers to exclusively release their titles on Google Play in exchange for in-app exposure.

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Sudan shows what happens when the world is happy to let mass killers rule

Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.