Tag: Google
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No plans to launch Google search engine in China: Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai appeared before members of the House Judiciary Committee during a Congressional hearing on Google's data collection practices
December 12, 2018 -
WhatsApp writes to RBI seeking nod to expand payment services to all users
WhatsApp is currently piloting WhatsApp payments, and its Chief Chris Daniels has now written to the RBI urging that a formal approval be granted to take the payments product to all its users in the country.
December 2, 2018 -
Google Hangouts to shut by 2020?
The popular messaging platform will continue to be part of workplace communication as Hangouts Chat on G Suite and video conferencing platform Hangouts Meet
December 1, 2018 -
Google doodle honours Charles-Michel de l’Épée
In those times, education for the deaf and dumb was limited to only the wealthy families. Charles-Michel de l'Épée adopted a more democratic approach by educating children from everywhere.
November 24, 2018 -
Instagram’s new feature to track users’ time spent on the app
Facebook is expected to follow Instagram and add the feature to its activity dashboard, which is to be called "Your time on Facebook".
November 15, 2018 -
After Google, Facebook to make arbitration for harassment claims optional
Facebook is also planning to do away with its policy of requiring employees to settle sexual harassment claims made against colleagues in private arbitration alone.
November 10, 2018 -
Microsoft doesn’t use customers’ data for profit: Satya Nadella
"Customers must be in control of their data. It is our collective responsibility to keep the data safe," the Microsoft CEO had emphasised in May.
November 6, 2018 -
‘Dead serious’: Sundar Pichai on Google sacking 13 senior staff over ‘sexual harassment’
Google has sacked 48 people including 13 senior managers over sexual harassment claims since 2016.
October 26, 2018 -
Doodle 4 Google contest: Public online voting opens from today
The online voting, which began on Tuesday, will continue till November 6 (until 10 a.m.). People can cast their votes on the Doodle 4 Google 2018 voting page.
October 23, 2018 -
Google-owned YouTube back online after global outage
Following the restoration of services, the YouTube team took to Twitter to thank the users for their patience during the outage period.
October 17, 2018 -
Google to shut down Google+ after bug exposes 500000 users’ data
The flaw detected in March exposed private user data, including information such as occupation, gender, age, and email addresses, to third-party developers, says Google
October 9, 2018 -
Apple dislodges Google to become world’s top brand in 2018, Facebook falls to ninth place
According to the ranking, Apple's brand value grew 16 per cent (year-on-year) to $214.5 billion. It went on to become the first company in the US to hit the $1 trillion market cap.
October 4, 2018 -
Opting out of the rat race
There is no denial that education is important but one must be taught outside the boundaries of a conventional degree.
October 2, 2018 -
Videos on YouTube telling people ways to hack Facebook accounts reports media
Some YouTube videos, which were seen several thousand times, described a method similar to the one used by the hackers to get access to the millions of Facebook accounts.
September 30, 2018 -
Google may pay USD 9 bn to remain default search engine for iPhone’s Safari browser on iOS
According to Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall (via Business Insider), this number would only continue to grow, potentially leading to a payment of $12 billion in 2019.
September 29, 2018 -
Sundar Pichai meets GOP lawmakers amid privacy issues, Google’s re-entry into China
Pichai's meeting with about two dozen Republican lawmakers was scheduled to be held in the Capitol office of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who represents a district in Google's home state of California.
September 29, 2018 -
Google bats for individual privacy as Sundar Pichai heads to Washington, DC
Google said companies must be transparent about the types of personal information they collect, why they collect it, and how they use or disclose it, particularly when used to make decisions about the individual.
September 26, 2018