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Google honours 74th Republic Day with a hand-cut paper Doodle that has parade themes

According to Google, Gujarat-based artist, Parth Kothekar, crafted the design from intricately hand-cut paper artwork

Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc lays off 6% of its workforce

Google CEO Sundar Pichai took responsibility for the layoff citing economic conditions amid news of Google and Microsoft investing in generative AI.

Google vows to cooperate with CCI after Android antitrust ruling, says ‘reviewing’ SC decision

On Thursday, Google lost a challenge in the Supreme Court to block the directives, getting seven days to comply.

India tribunal declines Google’s request to block Android antitrust ruling

In October, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined Alphabet Inc's Google $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in markets such as online search and the Android app store

‘Big Tech like Google, Meta dominate market’ — Parliament panel bats for ‘Digital Competition Act’

In report tabled Thursday, standing committee on finance emphasized need for strengthening anti-competitive laws to ensure level playing field for smaller digital players.

Pentagon awards $9 billion cloud computing contracts to Google, Amazon, Microsoft & Oracle

The contracts will run until 2028 and provide the Department of Defense with enterprise-wide, globally available cloud services across all security domains and classification levels.

Google launches anti-misinformation project in India to prevent violence

The initiative will use 'prebunking' videos – designed to counter false claims before they become widespread – circulated on the company's YouTube platform and other social media sites.

New Zealand to make Google & Meta pay for news content

New Zealand's Minister of Broadcasting hoped that the new legislation — similar to Australian & Canadian laws — would help digital platforms reach deals with local news outlets.

Google Doodle celebrates geologist Marie Tharp, known for groundbreaking maps of ocean floor

In 1998, the US Library of Congress declared Tharp as one of the greatest cartographers of the 20th century.

Indian Navy pilots haven’t landed on an aircraft carrier in 2 yrs & won’t anytime soon. Here’s why

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.