Google cuts 12,000 jobs, offers severance, healthcare and other support for terminated workers
Jan 21, 2023, at 04:44 am
Google’s parent organization Alphabet is laying off 12,000 employees or 6 percent of its workforce amid a grim growth outlook.
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:23 am
New Delhi: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday rejected Google’s appeal to stay the second Competition Commission of India (CCI) order slapping a penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on the US-based tech giant company for abusing its dominant position through its Playstore policies, media reports said.
Android abuse: Big setback for Google as NCLAT refuses interim stay on CCI order
Jan 05, 2023, at 01:40 am
New Delhi: The National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) rejected Google’s plea seeking an interim stay on CCI’s order directing the US-based tech giant to change its business model in India, media reports said.
Google accuses CCI of copy-pasting European Commission's order on abusing Android dominance: Report
Jan 04, 2023, at 03:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Google has accused the Competition Commission of India (CCI) of copying parts of a European ruling against the U.S. firm for abusing the market dominance of its Android operating system, Reuters reported.
SwiftChat collaborates with Google to launch speech-based reading tool
Dec 01, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Conversational AI platform SwiftChat and Google Thursday launched Read Along, a speech-based reading tool, as a bot on their platform.
Google likely to lay off 10,000 people in early 2023: Reports
Nov 23, 2022, at 07:01 am
Amid a wave of layoffs, Google’s parent company Alphabet, too, plans to fire a significant chunk of its workforce--around 6 percent, or 10,000 people, media reports said.
Google signs MoU with Karnataka govt to promote innovation and support local startups
Nov 19, 2022, at 07:08 pm
Tech giant Google has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Karnataka government to promote innovation and support startups in the state, media reports said.
Google features Kerala startup Riafy Tech in elite club
Sep 15, 2022, at 08:03 pm
Kochi/IBNS: Google’s technology team has done an exclusive video interview with Riafy Technologies, making the Kerala startup feature among a handful of Indian companies in the elite club.
Apple, Google set deadline for employees to resume work in offices: Reports
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:05 am
With the decline in Covid-19 cases across the world, a large number of finance and tech giants like Apple and Alphabet Inc's Google have announced dates for employees to return to their offices, media reports said.
Airtel shareholders clear Google's investment in company
Feb 28, 2022, at 06:04 am
Mumbai: Bharti Airtel shareholders have given their nod to the issue of equity shares by the firm to Google on “a preferential basis” after the US-based tech giant’s recent acquisition of a 1.28 percent stake in the telco for $700 million.
Jio Platforms to invest $200 million in Google-backed consumer internet company Glance
Feb 17, 2022, at 05:34 am
Jio Platforms (JPL), the digital unit of Reliance Industries (RIL), has agreed to invest $200 million (about Rs 1,500 crore) for a roughly 17 percent stake in Glance, a Google-backed consumer internet company, which allows users to consume personalized content even with a locked smartphone screen.
Google to invest up to $1 billion in Airtel to develop India specific 5G services
Jan 28, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Telecom major Bharti Airtel and Google are going to partner to boost India's digital ecosystem with the US-based tech giant investing up to $1 billion under its Google for India Digitization Fund.
Jan 12, 2022, at 08:41 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka High Court has dismissed Google's petition challenging an order by The Competition Commission of India (CCI) rejecting the tech giant's request for access to the identity of developers who have provided evidence of being negatively affected by its Play billing system, media reports said.
SIDBI joins hands with Google to help MSMEs
Nov 18, 2021, at 05:56 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), the principal financial institution engaged in the promotion, financing and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has entered into a partnership with Google India Pvt. Ltd. (GIPL) for having a pilot social impact lending programme with financial assistance up to Rs. 100 lakh at subsidized interest rates targeted at micro enterprises.
Reliance Jio announces price of 4G budget smartphone JioPhone Next
Oct 30, 2021, at 12:57 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance Jio announced Friday announced the prices of much awaited JioPhone Next. Customers can buy the JioPhone Next in India from Reliance Jio by just paying Rs 1,999, and pay the remaining amount through easy EMIs.
Internet giant Google plans to spend USD 2.1 bn on NYC office building
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:55 am
New York/IBNS: The Alphabet Inc-owned internet giant Google has set sights on buying an office building for USD 2.1 Billion, showing positive signs of bringing employees under the pre-covid style of work.
JioPhone Next launch postponed, rollout to commence before Diwali
Sep 11, 2021, at 06:35 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Jio and Google have announced that they are actively working to make JioPhone Next more widely available in time for the Diwali festive season.
Google to enable users to invest in FDs through Google Pay: Report
Aug 26, 2021, at 05:16 am
Google Pay users may now be able to invest money in fixed deposits using the online payment app, according to a media report.
Jio, Google Cloud to collaborate on 5G technology to enable Indians access 'superior connectivity'
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:26 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, and Google Cloud are embarking on a comprehensive, long-term strategic relationship with a goal of powering 5G in enterprise and consumer segments nationwide.
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:13 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Google and Jio on Thursday shared details around their jointly developed made-for-India smartphone called JioPhone Next coming later this year.
Low-cost 4G smartphone JioPhone Next announced in RIL AGM
Jun 24, 2021, at 08:56 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Low-cost 4G smartphone, JioPhone Next, was announced at the RIL AGM 2021on Thursday.
Google chief Sundar Pichai congratulates Jeff Bezos as he decides to step aside as Amazon CEO
Feb 03, 2021, at 10:17 pm
New York: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday congratulated Amazon chief Jeff Bezos as he announced to step asiode from his position later this year.
Google extends 'work from home' to September, CEO Sundar Pichai tells employees in email
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:36 am
Oakland (California)/IBNS: Google has extended the period of work from home for its employees by a few more months to September 2021 as the Covid-19 pandemic is far from subsiding and the anti-coronavirus vaccine is yet to hit the shelves.
Google removes PayTm from Play Store citing 'policy on gambling'
Sep 18, 2020, at 08:54 pm
Mountain View/IBNS: American technology company Google has removed Indian e-commerce payment app PayTm from Play Store citing "policy on gambling", media reports said.
Online portals Amazon, Google, Wish remove neo-Nazi products
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Washington/UNI: Amazon, Google and Wish announced on Saturday that they have removed all neo-Nazi and white-supremacist products being sold on their platforms, following an investigation by BBC Click.
Google to invest Rs 75,000 cr more to fast pace India's digital economy
Jul 13, 2020, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai has said the company would invest an additional Rs 75,000 crore to accelerate the pace of India's digital economy and added that the company is "proud to support" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision.
Jun 09, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Mountain View/IBNS: Recalling his struggling phase in life amid the Covid-19 scare, Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai has recently shared that his plane ticket to the United States where he went to study was equivalent to his father's annual income, media reports said.
Google faces $5bln lawsuit in US for tracking 'private' internet use
Jun 03, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US tech giant Google has been sued for $5 billion for breaching the privacy of its users by tracking their activities through the Chrome browser despite having activated the so-called incognito mode, media reported on Wednesday, citing a lawsuit filed with California's San Jose federal court.
Tata Motors joins Google to launch Tata Altroz Voice BoT
Dec 04, 2019, at 10:19 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Automobile major Tata Motors in association with Google, today announced the launch of ‘Tata Altroz Voice BoT’, a personalized, interactive voice experience for the Tata Altroz, using the Google Assistant.
Google to pay 965 mln euros to settle fiscal disputes with France
Sep 13, 2019, at 09:02 am
Paris, Sep 13 (Xinhua/UNI) US tech giant Google has agreed to pay 965 million euros (1.068 billion US dollars) to settle disputes with the French tax authorities in a fraud inquiry that began four years ago.