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  Google Introduces Flight Deals, an AI-Powered Search Tool That Can Help Users Find Cheapest Flights

  Google introduced Flight Deals last week as a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help travellers find the cheapest flight tickets. The Mountain View-based tech giant says that the new product, which is currently available in beta, is designed for flexible travellers who do not mind changing their dates, destination, and flight type.

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  ChatGPT’s Shared Conversations Were Reportedly Discoverable on Google Search, OpenAI Calls It Experiment

  ChatGPT has a feature that allows users to create a URL of their conversation with the chatbot and share it with friends or colleagues. As per a report, some of these shared conversations were discoverable when running a query on search engines such as Google Search, Bing, or DuckDuckGo. To see these conversations, one reportedly needs to filter th...

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  Google Chrome for iOS Gets Seamless Account Switching Between Personal and Work Profiles

  If you have both work and personal Google accounts, signing into both of them on a single device can be a headache, especially due to enterprise-related restrictions. To make this process easier, Google on Monday announced new capabilities for its Chrome app on iOS which helps keep the browsing data for the organisation account separate from the pe...

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  AI+ Pulse and Nova 5G Smartphones Launched in India With 50-Megapixel Rear Cameras

  AI+ Pulse and AI+ Nova 5G smartphones were launched in India on Tuesday. The handsets are the first to run on NxtQuantum's NxtQ OS, which is said to store user data in MeitY-approved (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) Google Cloud servers. The company claims that the operating system was entirely built in India and is based on A...

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  NxtQuantum Announced as India’s Home-Grown Mobile Operating System, to Debut on AI+ Pulse and Nova 5G

  NxtQuantum Shift Technologies, an Indian deep tech software company, announced its home-grown mobile operating system on Friday. Dubbed NxtQuantum OS, the company claimed that the entire interface was built in India from the ground up, and it ensures that no user data is stored in servers outside of the country.

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  Google Fined $314 Million For Misusing Android Users' Phone Data

  Google was told by a California jury to pay $314 million over claims that it illegally used Android users' cellular data to collect information without their knowledge.

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  Judge Rejects Class Action for Google Privacy Lawsuit

  People who accused Google of illegally collecting their personal information cannot sue the Alphabet unit as a group in a class action, a US judge ruled. "Inquiries relating to Google's implied consent defense will overwhelm the damages claims for all causes of action," Rogers wrote.

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  Google Search’s AI Mode Is Getting an Interactive Data Visualisation Feature

  Google added a new feature to AI Mode on Friday, the artificial intelligence (AI) search experience within Google Search. The new feature can create interactive graphs and charts by intelligently visualising data to help users easily understand data patterns. The Mountain View-based tech giant said the feature can be particularly useful when analys...

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  Google Announces New Android Security and Privacy Features to Protect Users from Scams and Attacks

  Google showcased several new security and privacy features it will release later this year. The announcements were made during The Android Show: I/O Edition on Tuesday, and the company said the new features will protect users from scams, fraud, and theft on Android. The new protections range from security layers while a user is on a call and improv...

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  US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case

  The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated on Friday that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal requiring Alphabet's Google to share search data with competitors includes sufficient safeguards to protect user privacy. This assessment comes as the DOJ pursues measures to boost competition, following a ruling in August that Google holds an ill...

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  Gemini App to Get Improved Personalisation Features; Gemini Ultra Plan Said to Be in the Works

  Gemini app will get new personalisation features to make users’ experience more immersive. A Google executive revealed that the company is working to upgrade the chatbot app with enhanced memory and the ability to draw upon information from users’ Google accounts. The AI app might also get new agentic capabilities similar to the Deep Research t...

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  Google's Identity Check Security Feature Will Arrive on More Phones With Android 16: Report

  Google's Android 16 update will reportedly expand its Identity Check security feature, currently on select Samsung and Pixel phones, to more Android devices. This feature safeguards user data and Google accounts upon phone theft by requiring biometric authentication for critical setting changes. The feature is similar to Apple's Stolen Device Prote...

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  Android Smartphones Get Auto-Restart Security Feature With Latest Google Play Services Update

  Google is rolling out a new Android security feature that automatically restarts smartphones left unlocked for three days to protect user data from unauthorised access. This functionality is also expected to arrive on Android tablets. The move mirrors Apple's 'Inactivity Reboot' feature, launched with iOS 18.1 in October 2024, which reboots unatten...

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  Google Raises Minimum RAM and Memory Specifications for Android Smartphones

  Google is increasing the minimum hardware specs for Android phones shipping with Google Mobile Services. New devices must now be equipped with more RAM and storage to ship with the Google Play Store and Play Services. While these specifications are well below most existing entry-level offerings, the update also enforces support for emergency contac...

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  Google Patches Critical Android Zero-Day Security Flaws Exploited by Hackers

  Google has released a new security update that patches two critical zero-day vulnerabilities on Android devices. One of the flaws allows zero-click exploits, enabling hackers to access sensitive data without user interaction. Google Pixel users should update immediately, while others will have to wait for manufacturers to release patches.