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Russia's communications regulator has blocked the news aggregator service of Alphabet's Google, accusing it of allowing access to what it calls fake material about the country's military operation in Ukraine, Interfax news agency said on Wednesday."We've confirmed that some people are having difficulty accessing the Google News app and website in Russia and that this is not due to any technical issues on our end," Google said in statement."We've worked hard to keep information services like News accessible to people in…

Image Source : INDIA TV New Chromecast with Google TV Google has announced a new addition to its bank by launching the new Chromecast with Google TV. The new Chromecast has been priced for Rs 6,399 and is available on Flipkart and will soon be available at other retail outlets across the nation. The new Chromecast with Google TV comes in a compact and thin design and is packed with the latest technology. It neatly plugs into the TV's HDMI port and tucks behind the screen. The new Chromecast claims to provide …

Image Source : FREEPIK Google is in trouble because of it's unclear language during sign up: Know-more Google faced a backlash by the European consumer groups as they filed a new privacy complaint against the tech giant. The company has been alleged for using deceptive design, misleading choices and unclear language when consumers sign-up for a new Google account in order to encourage more extensive and invasive data processing. Contrary to its claims, the tech giant is thwarting consumers who want to better protect…

Google News has launched a new desktop design making it easier for users to find local news. The redesign is to mark the 20th anniversary of Google News this year. The new desktop design will be customised in such a way that your briefing, local news, and top picks section will be displayed in different columns on a single page. The tech giant also announced that is has reopened its news aggregator in Spain nearly eight years after it closed the service. A few months ago, Google made updates to Search and News to tackle…

Alphabet reopened Google News in Spain, eight years after it shut down the service because of a Spanish rule forcing the company and other news aggregators to pay publishers for using snippets of their news.Madrid last year transposed European Union copyright rules, revamped in 2020, into legislation, allowing media outlets to negotiate directly with the tech giant. The move prompted an announcement from Google last year that it would re-open Google News the following year. "Today, on the global 20th anniversary of Google…

Alphabet reopened Google News in Spain on Wednesday, eight years after it shut down the service because of a Spanish rule forcing the company and other news aggregators to pay publishers for using snippets of their news.Madrid last year transposed European Union copyright rules, revamped in 2020, into legislation, allowing media outlets to negotiate directly with the tech giant.The move prompted an announcement from Google last year that it would re-open Google News in the following year."Today, on the global 20th…

Image Source : INDIA TV Google Map HighlightsThe updated will also showcase the toll-free route for travelers Google Maps has been collecting the information from the local authorities The new updated feature of Google Map will be available for both Android and iOS devices Google India has updated its map application- now the user will be able to see the toll prices on the selected routes in India which they have been navigating on their Google Maps. Users will be unable to see the estimated toll price until…

Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit in the US that includes nearly 15,500 women in 236 job titles.The plaintiffs Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease, Kelli Wisuri, and Heidi Lamar worked for Google in California in a "covered position" since September 14, 2013.The class action gender discrimination lawsuit was filed in 2017.Google is also required to have an independent labour economist to evaluate its hiring practices and pay equity studies."In addition to monetary relief,…

Image Source : FREEPIK Google Assistant will recognise your voice command soon Google Assistant will soon recognise your voice as the company is working on a personalised speech recognition feature. According to 9to5Google, the tool will help Google Assistant get "better at recognising your frequent words and names." The "Personalised speech recognition" feature will appear in Google Assistant settings. The feature description reads: "Store audio recordings on this device to help Google Assistant get better at…

Google is making updates to Search and News to tackle the spread of misinformation. Last year, it tweaked Search to notify users about rapidly evolving stories and added an About this result section. This feature is currently available in over 20 languages. Now, in English searches in the United States, these notices will also provide users with information on how to evaluate online news results. The search giants have also shared tips for users to reliably utilise online fact-checking tools.Google shared information…