Global News Sundar Pichai testifies in historic Google antitrust trial in the U.S. The battle between tech giants and the United States government’s antitrust investigation… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 30, 20233 minute read
A.I. Business Global News After Amazon, Google pledges $2Bn investment in AI startup Anthropic In the latest instance of a massive investment being made in a… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 28, 20233 minute read
Business News Google says it will start manufacturing Pixel smartphones in India, starting with Pixel 8 In a strategic move to align with the Indian government’s “Make in… Praneetha BandaruOctober 19, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News Google says it will protect generative AI users from copyright claims amid growing protests from original creators Generative AI has already proved its mettle when it comes to generating… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 13, 20233 minute read
Internet News Security Google kills passwords, starts offering passkeys as default for signing into accounts Google will now actively encourage users to set up passkeys for their… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 10, 20232 minute read
Global News UK competition watchdog probes AWS, Google, Microsoft, alleged anti-competitive practices in focus The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has initiated a… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 5, 20233 minute read
A.I. Gadgetry News Google unveils Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, pre-orders start today Google’s flagship smartphone lineup — and one of its better performing hardware… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 5, 20234 minute read
A.I. Gadgetry News Google announces an AI-heavy, $399 Chromebook Plus, with ‘double the performance’ of previous gen Google, in an official blog post, has lifted the veil off Chromebook… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 3, 20233 minute read
Internet News Google brings earthquake alerts to Android users in India In a significant move towards enhancing public safety, Google has joined forces… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 27, 20232 minute read
Internet News Gmail’s barebones HTML view will be in the grave by January 2024 The HTML view within Gmail, that many users still use, and which… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalSeptember 26, 20232 minute read
News Startups Google-backed Kuku FM secures $25Mn to expand audio content library, enhance tech India’s appetite for audio content continues to rise, driven by affordable smartphones… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 20, 20232 minute read
Apps News Gmail for Android and iOS will now translate emails to users’ native languages Imagine receiving an email in a language you don’t understand and having… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 10, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Google brings contact info removal, SafeSearch blurring, and more to Search Tech major Google has announced several privacy-focused updates to Search. These updates… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 4, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Privacy Google rolls out unknown tracker alerts on Android, but delays rollout of Find My Device network Google is taking a significant step towards enhancing user safety and security… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 28, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Google News Google to pay $338.7Mn in damages in Chromecast patent case In a major blow for Alphabet’s Google, the US-based tech giant has… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 25, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy Global News OpenAI, Microsoft, others make voluntary AI safety commitments, pledge to watermark AI content With an ever-increasing confluence around A.I., potential misuse and serious harm are… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 22, 20233 minute read
A.I. News Google is testing ‘Genesis’, a news-writing AI platform If only AI was ever too far from the field of Journalism,… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 20, 20233 minute read
A.I. Internet News Google’s Bard AI chatbot gains support for 40+ languages, now available in over 230 regions Google is not holding back when it comes to its competition with… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 13, 20232 minute read
Futurism News Google’s Med-PaLM 2 is currently in field testing Google’s AI experiment in the healthcare space is making some headway. It… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 10, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Google to remove Canadian news links from Search, News, and Discover, in response to Online News Act The recent enactment of Canada’s Bill C-18 (the Online News Act) continues… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 30, 20233 minute read
News Google launches accelerator program to support services built on top of India’s ONDC open commerce platform In a move that will provide some impetus to India’s ambitious but… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 28, 20233 minute read
