
Google vs Microsoft – a tale of two AI search engines
Google and Microsoft report good results but take different lines on what AI is doing to search. Google: all is well. Microsoft: everything is about to change. Read more…
Google and Microsoft report good results but take different lines on what AI is doing to search. Google: all is well. Microsoft: everything is about to change. Read more…
In response to slower growth, digital ecosystems like Facebook and Twitter are experimenting with subscription models. Here’s why they’re likely to flop. Read more…
New Indian smartphone OS BharOS may appeal to government entities and enterprises, but not consumers who have long since sold their digital souls to Google. Read more…
Google held an AI event in Paris last week with live demos so full of gaffes and errors that you’d never know how good their AI actually is. Read more…
JandKops has launched India’s first indigenously developed operating system, BharOS, as part of the government’s plan to reduce dependence on Android. Read more…
Supreme Court of India last week rejected a plea from Google to block an antitrust order, instead giving the Android maker just one additional week to comply. Read more…
Google tells India’s top court everyone in its Android ecosystem will be disrupted by the CCI’s order against it for exploiting its dominant market position. Read more…
Sundar Pichai, the chief operating officer Alphabet and Google, said that India could be “a shining example” for creating open and connected stacks. Read more…
Google has denied a request from Hong Kong’s security chief to replace a protest anthem with China’s national anthem as the top search result. Read more…
Google subsidiary Jigsaw is launching a new project in India using ‘prebunking’ videos to prevent misinformation that has been blamed for inciting violence. Read more…
Google is pausing enforcement of a policy requiring app developers in India to use its proprietary billing system for selling digital goods after a CCI ruling. Read more…
South Korea’s parliament sees heated debate over proposed legislation to make global content providers such as Netflix and Google pay local network fees. Read more…
India’s competition regulator ordered Google to change its approach to its Android platform and fined the company $161.95mn for anti-competitive practices. Read more…
Google has been asked by the Indian government and the RBI to introduce more stringent checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending apps in India. Read more…
South Korea has levied tens of millions of dollars in fines on Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms for privacy law violations. Read more…
Google is exploring the possibility of moving some production of its Pixel smartphones from China to India amid Covid-19 lockdowns and US-China tensions. Read more…
Google will launch a pilot permitting fantasy sports apps and rummy games on Play Store in India, changing its stance on disallowing real-money fantasy games. Read more…
India’s Reliance Jio says it is working with Google to launch a budget 5G phone as it laid out a $25 billion plan for introducing 5G services within two months. Read more…
Three years ago, Google’s Sycamore quantum computer solved a problem no ordinary computer could do. Now an ordinary computer has in fact done it. Read more…
Australia’s highest court has overturned a ruling that had found Google engaged in defamation by supplying a link to a contested newspaper article. Read more…
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