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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.

‘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.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.