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Google Opens Its Digital Wallet to Users In India
May 08, 2024

Google’s digital wallet is now available in the world’s most populous country. The tech giant announced Wednesday (May 8) that the Google Wallet was now open to users India, with a focus on “localized experiences.” “To start, we’ve partnered with over 20 of India’s top brands, offering...

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Google Lays Off 200 in Core Unit as Reorganization Continues
May 01, 2024

Google has reportedly reorganized its Core unit, which builds the technical foundation behind the company’s products. The reorganization included the layoffs of at least 200 employees and the shifting of some roles to India and Mexico, CNBC reported Wednesday (May 1). “As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in...

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Google: DOJ ‘Made Up Markets’ as Excuse for Antitrust Suit
April 28, 2024

Google has accused the federal government of fabricating a market for its antitrust suit against the tech giant. Despite this, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not shown that Google commands a 70% share of the online advertising market, the company said in a court filing asking a...

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Google Cookie Phase Out Postponed Yet Again
April 24, 2024

Google has once again delayed plans to eliminate third-party cookies on its Chrome browser. The tech giant made that announcement Tuesday (April 23) evening, soon after a British regulator expressed concerns about Google’s proposed alternative to using cookies, known as the Privacy Sandbox. Third-party cookies — pieces of...

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Google Aims to Move Faster to Meet ‘Systemic’ Challenges
April 23, 2024

Google aims to move faster and get closer to its customers as it meets “systemic” challenges. Prabhakar Raghavan, senior vice president at Google responsible for search, assistant, geo, ads, commerceand payments products, told employees this during an all-hands meeting in March, CNBC reported Tuesday (April...

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Google Consolidates AI-Building Teams Across Research and DeepMind
April 18, 2024

Google is consolidating the teams that focus on building artificial intelligence (AI) models across Google Research and Google DeepMind.  All this work will now be done within Google DeepMind, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, said in a note to employees posted on the company’s website Thursday (April 18). Pichai...

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Google Laying Off Unspecified Number of Employees Amid Shifting Priorities
April 17, 2024

Google is laying off an unspecified number of employees and shifting some roles to other countries as part of a continuing effort to cut costs. The employees will be able to apply for other roles at the company and some of the impacted roles will move...

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Google Halts Links to California News Sites
April 14, 2024

Google is pulling links to California news sites ahead of pending news-focused legislation. That bill, dubbed the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), would require Google to pay for providing news content. Jaffer Zaidi, Google’s vice president of global news partnerships, said in a Friday (April 12)...

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Alphabet Stock Rises Amid Introduction of AI Products
April 11, 2024

Alphabet’s stock is reportedly headed toward a $2 trillion market value, driven by investors becoming more optimistic about the company’s strategy in the artificial intelligence (AI) field. Reaching the $2 trillion milestone would be a record for the tech company and would place it among...