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Google Maps Gets Immersive View for Routes, AI-Powered Lens, More Detailed Navigation in Select Regions
Google showed off a host of new AI-powered features and services at its Google I/O event earlier this year in May. Among those, Google Maps, too, was promised a suite of new AI capabilities, including an impressive Immersive View feature that would provide a birds-eye view of your route. Now, “Immersive View for routes” and a few other AI featu...
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Google Fined Additional $47 Million by Russian Court for Failing to Pay Earlier Fine Over YouTube Suspensions
A Russian court has fined Alphabet's Google RUB 4 billion (roughly Rs. 380 crore) for failing to pay an earlier fine over alleged abuse of its dominant position in the video hosting market, the country's anti-monopoly watchdog, Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), said on Tuesday.
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Twitter Refuses to Pay Google Cloud Bills Ahead of Contract Renewal: Report
Twitter has refused to pay its Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this month, which could result in the social media company's trust and safety teams being crippled, Platformer reported on Saturday.
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Microsoft Beefs Up ChatGPT With Bing Search in Wide-Ranging AI Product Launch
Microsoft on Tuesday started making available to users a host of AI upgrades, including to ChatGPT, its search engine Bing as well as to cloud services - an expansive launch that seeks to narrow the gap with Alphabet's Google.
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Google Meet Updated With Support for Captions in Video Recordings: All Details
Google is adding new features to improve its Google Workspace services and make video meetings more productive. It has announced that it is adding support for captions to Google Meet video recordings. The translated caption feature to Google Meet was first rolled out in January 2022.
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Russian Court Fines Twitch RUB 2 Million for Streaming Fake Video About War Crimes: Report
Russia has reportedly fined streaming service Twitch RUB 2 million (roughly Rs. 26,21,100) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The court accused Twitch of failing to remove a 31-second clip of a girl from the town of Bucha, according to reports.
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Google Sued for Nixing Free Workspace Software to Early Adopters
Alphabet's Google was sued by an early adopter of its Workplace cloud productivity software who claims the company reneged on a promise to provide it with free access to the program for life. Google Workplace, formerly known as Google Apps and G Suite, provides a host of services including Gmail, Calendar, Drive for storage and Google Docs for cont...
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Telegram 8.0 Update Allows Unlimited Viewers to Watch Livestream, Brings Trending Stickers Panel, More
Telegram 8.0 update brings many new features. Hosts can now have livestreams in a Channel or conduct Group Video Calls with unlimited participants. Users will also be able to customise a forwarded message before sending it. Additionally, the instant messaging service has added features such as a new sticker panel, more animated emojis, endless scro...
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Google, Amazon, Microsoft Deemed Too Big to Fail by Bank Regulators; Causes Worry
Over a decade on from the financial crisis, regulators are spooked once again that some companies at the heart of the financial system are too big to fail. But they're not banks. This time it's the tech giants including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft that host a growing mass of bank, insurance and market operations on their vast cloud internet platf...
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Google Launches Threadit, a ‘TikTok for Work’ Short Video Clips Messaging Service
Google says that Threadit helps you say and show more with a video message than with an email or chat. It can be used to show each other progress, ask questions or request feedback without needing to coordinate schedules. It eliminates the need to host virtual meetings. It also equips users more time to think, do more focused work, and the eventual...
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Apple, Amazon Suspend Parler Social Network from App Store and AWS
Parler has been booted out of Apple’s App Store and Amazon’s AWS web hosting service. The two tech giants said that Parler social networking service, popular with many right-leaning users, has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence. Google had also removed Parler from its Google Play store.
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Parler Goes Offline After Google, Apple, Amazon Ban Over US Capitol Siege
Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service that many right-leaning social media users have flocked to has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence.
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Google Maps Can Now Speak the Names of Foreign Places in Local Lingo
Google Maps is adding a new translation feature that will allow a phone to speak out a place's name and address in the local lingo in order to help travellers communicate with their hosts more effectively.
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Google, Intel, Microsoft Join Data Protection Consortium
Microsoft has joined other industry partners like Google and Intel to create the Confidential Computing Consortium, a new organisation that will be hosted at The Linux Foundation.
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Apple, Google Slammed For Hosting App That Tracks Saudi Women's Movements
Tech giants Apple and Google are facing criticism for hosting an app that allows men in Saudi Arabia to track and control women's movements.
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Google Maps Gets Immersive View for Routes, AI-Powered Lens, More Detailed Navigation in Select Regions
Google showed off a host of new AI-powered features and services at its Google I/O event earlier this year in May. Among those, Google Maps, too, was promised a suite of new AI capabilities, including an impressive Immersive View feature that would provide a birds-eye view of your route. Now, “Immersive View for routes” and a few other AI featu...
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Google Fined Additional $47 Million by Russian Court for Failing to Pay Earlier Fine Over YouTube Suspensions
A Russian court has fined Alphabet's Google RUB 4 billion (roughly Rs. 380 crore) for failing to pay an earlier fine over alleged abuse of its dominant position in the video hosting market, the country's anti-monopoly watchdog, Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), said on Tuesday.
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Twitter Refuses to Pay Google Cloud Bills Ahead of Contract Renewal: Report
Twitter has refused to pay its Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this month, which could result in the social media company's trust and safety teams being crippled, Platformer reported on Saturday.
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Microsoft Beefs Up ChatGPT With Bing Search in Wide-Ranging AI Product Launch
Microsoft on Tuesday started making available to users a host of AI upgrades, including to ChatGPT, its search engine Bing as well as to cloud services - an expansive launch that seeks to narrow the gap with Alphabet's Google.
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Google Meet Updated With Support for Captions in Video Recordings: All Details
Google is adding new features to improve its Google Workspace services and make video meetings more productive. It has announced that it is adding support for captions to Google Meet video recordings. The translated caption feature to Google Meet was first rolled out in January 2022.
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Russian Court Fines Twitch RUB 2 Million for Streaming Fake Video About War Crimes: Report
Russia has reportedly fined streaming service Twitch RUB 2 million (roughly Rs. 26,21,100) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The court accused Twitch of failing to remove a 31-second clip of a girl from the town of Bucha, according to reports.
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Google Sued for Nixing Free Workspace Software to Early Adopters
Alphabet's Google was sued by an early adopter of its Workplace cloud productivity software who claims the company reneged on a promise to provide it with free access to the program for life. Google Workplace, formerly known as Google Apps and G Suite, provides a host of services including Gmail, Calendar, Drive for storage and Google Docs for cont...
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Telegram 8.0 Update Allows Unlimited Viewers to Watch Livestream, Brings Trending Stickers Panel, More
Telegram 8.0 update brings many new features. Hosts can now have livestreams in a Channel or conduct Group Video Calls with unlimited participants. Users will also be able to customise a forwarded message before sending it. Additionally, the instant messaging service has added features such as a new sticker panel, more animated emojis, endless scro...
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Google, Amazon, Microsoft Deemed Too Big to Fail by Bank Regulators; Causes Worry
Over a decade on from the financial crisis, regulators are spooked once again that some companies at the heart of the financial system are too big to fail. But they're not banks. This time it's the tech giants including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft that host a growing mass of bank, insurance and market operations on their vast cloud internet platf...
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Google Launches Threadit, a ‘TikTok for Work’ Short Video Clips Messaging Service
Google says that Threadit helps you say and show more with a video message than with an email or chat. It can be used to show each other progress, ask questions or request feedback without needing to coordinate schedules. It eliminates the need to host virtual meetings. It also equips users more time to think, do more focused work, and the eventual...
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Apple, Amazon Suspend Parler Social Network from App Store and AWS
Parler has been booted out of Apple’s App Store and Amazon’s AWS web hosting service. The two tech giants said that Parler social networking service, popular with many right-leaning users, has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence. Google had also removed Parler from its Google Play store.
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Parler Goes Offline After Google, Apple, Amazon Ban Over US Capitol Siege
Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service that many right-leaning social media users have flocked to has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence.
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Google Maps Can Now Speak the Names of Foreign Places in Local Lingo
Google Maps is adding a new translation feature that will allow a phone to speak out a place's name and address in the local lingo in order to help travellers communicate with their hosts more effectively.
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Google, Intel, Microsoft Join Data Protection Consortium
Microsoft has joined other industry partners like Google and Intel to create the Confidential Computing Consortium, a new organisation that will be hosted at The Linux Foundation.
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Apple, Google Slammed For Hosting App That Tracks Saudi Women's Movements
Tech giants Apple and Google are facing criticism for hosting an app that allows men in Saudi Arabia to track and control women's movements.
