Even before the pandemic forced schools around the world to move classes online, learning management systems (LMS) like Google Classroom, offered as part of Google’s Workspace for Education suite, were already popular with educational institutions and formed a key component of the modern educational toolkit....
Google’s answer to enabling third-party payment options in the Google Play Store — User Choice Billing — is now being piloted in more countries to let developers of non-gaming Android apps test offering payment alternatives. Developers will see the typical 15% to 30% service fee charged by...
Google Wallet is rolling out in six new markets to add more payment options for users, a press release from the tech giant said. It will be debuting in Azerbaijan, Iceland, Moldova, Qatar, Serbia and South Africa, offering digital item support for things like loyalty...
Antitrust regulators in the EU have asked developers about a threat from Google to cut apps out of its Play Store if they used other payment options, Reuters reported. Google said earlier in the year that companies using another billing system would be removed from...
Continuing the transformation of its massive commerce product suite, Google is quietly introducing new features to build a better buying experience. This was laid out in sparse-but-revealing detail during parent Alphabet’s second-quarter earnings call Tuesday (July 26), as CEO Sundar Pichai and senior leadership talked...
Tech giant Google is pausing its hiring for two weeks, according to a report Wednesday (July 20) from The Information. Last week, Google announced plans to slow down its hiring pace for the rest of this year as more economic indicators are showing that a...
Google is preparing to test a prototype of a new augmented reality (AR) device beginning next month. The company said in a blog post Tuesday (July 19) that testing the device in a lab has limitations, which is why it plans to conduct real-world tests....
Google is facing trial in a $1.1 billion class-action lawsuit in the U.K. over claims that the company overcharged 19.5 million customers for app store purchases. As Reuters reported Tuesday (July 19), the suit alleged Google abused its position by charging users commissions of up...
Google is suing dating app service Match Group, saying the company has been engaging in bad faith dealings and breach of contract over the legal battle concerning Google Play app store policies. Google’s suit Monday (July 11) comes in response to a lawsuit last May...