Google Doodle honours Kitty O’Neil — legendary stunt driver and racer

Google Doodle honours Kitty O’Neil — legendary stunt driver and racer

Google on Friday celebrated the 77th birth anniversary of the legendary stuntwoman and actor Kitty O’Neil with a doodle depicting her in a yellow jumpsuit. The American, who was deaf since childhood, went on to become one of Hollywood’s most recognised stunt drivers. O’Neil was also a racer and held the women’s absolute land speed […]

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40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for 2M

40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392M

Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states in connection with an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general announced Monday, calling it the largest multistate privacy settlement in U.S history. The investigation by the states, which officials said was spurred by a 2018 Associated Press story, found […]

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Google rolling out third-party payments to Spotify, Bumble

Google rolling out third-party payments to Spotify, Bumble

Google today announced that it is beginning rolling out support for third-party payments on popular apps Spotify and Bumble. The tech giant’s user-choice billing will also be expanding to more countries, including the US. Google’s User Choice billing was also announced for countries like India previously and is now also expanding to non-gaming apps starting […]

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‘Low-cost model powered India’s digital transformation,’ says Google after second CCI penalty

‘Low-cost model powered India’s digital transformation,’ says Google after second CCI penalty

US-based tech giant Google has been fined a second penalty of Rs 937.44 crore in India in the span of weeks after the company was accused of abusing its dominant position in the market. “Google has been given 30 days to provide the requisite financial details and supporting documents,” the CCI order said. Google has […]

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Google calls India antitrust watchdog’s Android decision a ‘setback’ for consumers

Google calls India antitrust watchdog’s Android decision a ‘setback’ for consumers

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday that the Indian antitrust watchdog’s decision to fine it 13.38 billion Indian rupees ($161.95 million) for anti-competitive practices was a “major setback” for consumers and businesses in the country. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday said Google leveraged its dominant position in markets such as online search […]

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Competition Commission of India fines Google 1.95 mn for anti-competitive practices

Competition Commission of India fines Google $161.95 mn for anti-competitive practices

India’s competition regulator said on Thursday it has fined Alphabet Inc’s Google 13.38 billion Indian rupees ($161.95 million) for anti-competitive practices related to Android mobile devices. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) also ordered Google not to offer any incentives to smartphone makers for exclusively carrying its search services. Google did not immediately respond to […]

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Google rolls out privacy-first ‘My Ad Center’ to all users: Here’s what it is

Google rolls out privacy-first ‘My Ad Center’ to all users: Here’s what it is

Google has today announced the global roll-out of My Ad Center on Search, YouTube and Discover. My Ad Center will be a unified location where all Google account users will be able to monitor and control their ad preferences across supported Google services. Accessible at (https://myadcenter.google.com/), users will be able to choose the topics and […]

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Google’s News Partnerships APAC head: Nobody has yet cracked challenge of getting people to read what they need to know

Google’s News Partnerships APAC head: Nobody has yet cracked challenge of getting people to read what they need to know

“Google works best with the news industry when we are genuinely partnered on common goals,” Kate Beddoe, director of Google’s News Partnerships in APAC, said, adding that “it is harder to do that when there is a third party in the mix”. Beddoe, who “worked very closely on the news media bargaining code where the […]

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Google’s News Partnerships APAC head: Nobody has yet cracked challenge of getting people to read what they need to know

Google’s News Partnerships APAC head: ‘Committed to responding to needs of Indian publishers… challenging when govt is involved’

Kate Beddoe, director of Google’s News Partnerships in APAC, believes India is a market where Google can have a very strong impact on ensuring access to quality information through a sustainable and growing business of news. She spoke with Nandagopal Rajan on how Google is engaging with publishers, updating the product to cater to the […]

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CCI orders another probe against Google

CCI orders another probe against Google

The Competition Commission has ordered another detailed probe against Google for alleged unfair revenue sharing terms with respect to news content. The case will be clubbed with two other ongoing matters against the search engine major where the allegations are substantially same, according to the Competition Commission of India (CCI).The latest order has come on […]

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