Google updates rules, set to be effective from March 31: Check what has changed
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
The updated terms claim to offer “improved readability” and “better communication,” as well as adding Chrome/OS and Google Drive to the ToS. According to the company, there are now changes to its Privacy Policy as well. Even if you open Google Search, it will inform you about the new rules – with a banner saying that the new terms come into effect at the end of next month.
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Google sued by New Mexico AG for spying on kids in classrooms
Sat, Feb 22, 2020
Attorney General Hector Balderas has sued Google as he said tech giant used its educational products, such as Chromebooks, to spy on the state`s children and families without their knowledge and without the permission of their parents.
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Google accessing Fitbit data major privacy risk: EU advisors
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
European Data Protection Board warned the European Commission of the potential privacy risks of Google having access to Fitbit`s data after google plan to scoop up the health and activity data of millions of Fitbit users
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Google Android 11 first developer preview out; Check it out now
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Android 11: Google releases first Developer Preview of Android 11; brings with it, 5G-related improvements, convenient app behaviour, enhancements for foldable phones and screen types, new camera capabilities and privacy-centric features
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Google funds 6 AI-driven research projects in India
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
Researchers from IIT Madras led by Balaraman Ravindran and nonprofit Armman will use AI to predict the risk of expectant mothers dropping out of healthcare programmes, to improve targeted interventions and increase positive healthcare outcomes for mothers and their babies.
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Google takes on EU in court over record antitrust fines
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
Google will on Wednesday seek to overturn the first of three hefty European Union antitrust fines at Europe`s second-highest court in a landmark case that could determine how EU enforcers take on U.S. tech giants for abuse of market power.
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Android users alert! These 9 fake apps can harm your smartphones; uninstall them now
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
The Android smartphone users face a new challenge in form of some fake apps identified by a cybersecurity firm. These nine apps have been downloaded more than 470,000 times by Android users who mistook them for performance optimization tools.
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India helps us improve Google Maps: Top executive
Fri, Feb 07, 2020
There are at least eight India-first features that Google Maps boasts about. While the "two-wheeler mode" introduced first in the country shows trip routes that use "shortcuts" not accessible to cars and trucks, the "Stay Safer" feature alerts and notifies users travelling using public transport when their vehicle goes off-route and also enables them to share the live status of their trips with friends and family
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How India helped improve Google Maps
Thu, Feb 06, 2020
With the "Live train status for Indian Railways trains, Google Maps can now help users know when their train is going to arrive by indicating the real-time live running status. The feature was developed in partnership with the Where Is My Train app, which Google acquired.
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Google announces dates for I/O 2020
Sat, Jan 25, 2020
Google will be hosting its I/O developer conference this year from May 12-14. Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai made the announcement in his official tweet. The three-day conference will be hosted at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. It is speculated that Google will showcase the Pixel 4a, new Pixel Buds, new Nest device, and the next OS iteration - Android 11.
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Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection
Thu, Jan 02, 2020
The findings of the study, developed with Alphabet`s DeepMind AI unit which merged with Google Health in September, represent a major advance in the potential for the early detection of breast cancer, Mozziyar Etemadi, one of its co-authors from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, said.
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Google co-founder Scott Hassan faces lawsuit - Here is why
Sun, Dec 22, 2019
You know all about Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin who have paved the way for Sundar Pichai to take over as CEO of both Google and its parent company Alphabet. There was a third, almost forgotten co-founder of Google -- Scott Hassan -- who is also making headlines but for all the wrong reasons.
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