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Google faces $4.2 billion advertising lawsuit

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San Francisco: A new lawsuit has been filed against Google seeking 3.4 billion pounds ($4.2 billion) in compensation for publishers for lost revenue.
According to the claim, made by ex-Guardian technology editor Charles Arthur, Google illegally used its dominant position in online advertising to reduce publishers’ profits, the BBC reported.
Google stated that it would vigorously oppose the “speculative and opportunistic” action.

In the lawsuit, Arthur claimed that because of Google’s abuse of its position, ad-tech services were inflated, and publishers’ ad sales revenues were unlawfully reduced, the report said.
“The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently investigating Google’s anti-competitive conduct in ad-tech, but they don’t have the power to make Google compensate those who have lost out. We can only right that wrong through the courts, which is why I am bringing this claim,” Arthur was quoted as saying.
It is the second such lawsuit, following a similar one filed in November last year.
The claim was brought by former UK’s communications regulator Ofcom director Claudio Pollack, who is seeking damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds from Google, the report mentioned.
Meanwhile, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has said that Google will have to pay the fine of Rs 1,337.76 crore, imposed on it by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

The CCI had, on October 30, 2022, imposed a fine of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google for anti-competitive practices in relation to Android mobile devices.
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April 2, 2023
Google starts testing generative AI features in Gmail, Docc

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San Francisco: After announcing the upcoming generative artificial intelligence (AI) features to Workspace apps two weeks ago, Google has now started public testing them in Gmail and Docs.
The current trusted test programme includes consumer, enterprise and education users (over 18 years) in the US, reports 9To5Google.
This “small group” is invited by the tech giant to join and they must sign up and opt-in.
The testers can also leave the programme at any time.
Users in the programme can use generative AI in Gmail to draft everything from a birthday invitation to a job cover letter.
“Users can also have Google take what they’ve written and make it more elaborate or shorten it, including down to bullet points,” the report said.
On the other hand, AI in Google Docs will make the text more detailed or rewrite it.
Also, it will help users to draft blog posts or even write song lyrics.

Participants in the test programme will be able to send feedback through Gmail and Docs.
The company will expand the availability of the generative AI features “over time”, the report said.
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March 31, 2023
Google denies it copied ChatGPT to train its own AI chatbot Bard

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New Delhi: Google has denied the reports that it is copying Microsoft-owned OpenAI’s ChatGPT to train its AI chatbot called Bard.
A report in The Information claimed that OpenAI’s success “has forced the two AI research teams within Google’s parent, Alphabet, to overcome years of intense rivalry to work together”.
According to the report, citing sources, software engineers at Google’s Brain AI group are working with employees at DeepMind, which is a sibling company within Alphabet to develop software to compete with OpenAI.
“Known internally as Gemini, the joint effort began in recent weeks, after Google stumbled with Bard, its first attempt to compete with OpenAI’s chatbot,” the report claimed.
However, a Google spokesperson told The Verge that “Bard is not trained on any data from ShareGPT or ChatGPT”.
Meanwhile, Google has announced it is opening up access to its ChatGPT competitor “Bard” as an early experiment for users to collaborate with generative AI.
Early access to Bard has rolled out in the US and the UK, and the company said it will expand the access over time to more countries and languages.
Bard, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing chatbot, is based on a large language model (LLM), specifically a lightweight and optimised version of LaMDA, which the tech giant said will be updated with newer, more capable models in the future.

Users can interact with Bard by asking questions and refining their responses with follow-up questions.
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March 30, 2023
Google to shut Jacquard smart fabric app in April

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San Francisco: Google has confirmed that it will be shutting down the app responsible for the Jacquard accessories made by the company’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group in April.
Jacquard, a full-scale digital technology platform created for smart apparel, footwear, and other everyday essentials, was unveiled by Google in 2015 and debuted two years later on special jackets from Levi’s, reports 9to5Google.
Google’s Jacquard technology can embed touch sensors and haptic feedback into clothing, which can then be paired with a smartphone.
In effect, these smart jackets — and later smart Yves Saint Laurent backpacks — allowed users to perform specific (customisable) tasks on their phones without ever touching them.
A double-tap, for example, could play/pause music, brushing the smart fabric could change tracks, and briefly covering the sensor would mute/unmute notifications, the report said.
Several companies have released products that incorporate Google Jacquard since its initial release.
Last year, Google shut down Duplex on the Web, a technology that enables Google Assistant to automate certain user tasks for site visitors.
The company introduced Duplex on the Web during its 2019 Google I/O developer conference.

Duplex on the Web enables Google Assistant to perform different actions on the sites.
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March 29, 2023
Google Fellowship Programme Opens, Check Details

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SRINAGAR: Google is inviting applications for Google PhD Fellowship India Programme 2023. Interested candidates can apply before the application deadline of April 18, 2023 through online mode only. The decision pertaining to the award of the fellowship will be taken in July 2023 and candidates will be notified shortly after.
To claim eligibility, the applicants must be enrolled in a PhD programme in computer science or an adjacent field. The award of the fellowship does not refer to admission in a PhD programme. The candidates must apply separately for the PhD programme in a recognized institution. The award of the fellowship will be in coherence with the guidelines of the concerned institution.
Candidates in the early stages of their PhD programme can avail the fellowship for a period of 4 years along with a $50k stipend to cover research related activities and travel expenses. As for the candidates in the late stages of their PhD programme, the fellowship period is 1 year and the stipend is $10k. The award winners will also be assigned a Google research mentor.
The awardees must remain enrolled in a PhD programme throughout the period of the scholarship or forfeit the award. Google employees or their household members are not eligible for the fellowship. Students who are supported by any other comparable industry fellowship award are not eligible for the award.
Interested and eligible applicants can send their application the flat PDF format, not portfolio. The application must include the applicant’s resume (publications mentioned, if any), one page resume of the applicant’s primary PhD advisor, academic transcripts starting from Bachelors Degree first semester, research proposal(maximum 3 pages, excluding references) and 2-3 recommendation letters (at least one from the current thesis advisor).
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March 24, 2023
Google Play Games on PC expanding to more regions

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San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that it is expanding its multi-platform gaming experience Play Games on PC to more regions.
“Google Play Games on PC is expanding to more regions and including more games loved by billions of users worldwide,” the tech giant said in an Android Developers blogpost on Tuesday.
The programme will be expanding to Japan and countries in Europe in the upcoming months with several new games including Garena Free Fire, Ludo King, and MapleStory M.
“With a catalogue of top-tier games and over 10 billion monthly sessions on mobile, our users have met this product with enthusiasm for its high-quality, high-performance emulation and cross-screen gameplay,” it added.
The company further said that it will roll out “Next Generation Player IDs” this year which will keep the users’ Player ID consistent across surfaces for any given game, while also enabling them to be unique across different games.
“With over 2 billion gamer profiles, Play Games Services stands at the core of ensuring seamless continuity across devices for Google Play Games,” Arjun Dayal, Director at Google Play Game, mentioned.
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March 16, 2023
Google announces AI features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, more

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New Delhi: Google has announced new generative AI features for its Workspace apps, including Google Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and Chat.
With the new AI features, users will be able to draft, reply, summarise and prioritise their Gmail.
In Docs, they will get to brainstorm, proofread, write, and rewrite, while in Slides, they will get to bring their creative vision to life with auto-generated images, audio, and video.
Moreover, in Sheets, users will be able to go from raw data to insights and analysis via auto-completion, formula generation, and contextual categorisation, while in Meet, they will be able to generate new backgrounds and capture notes.
In Chat, the new AI features will enable workflows for getting things done for users.
“We’ll launch these new experiences this month via our trusted tester programme, starting with English in the US. From there, we’ll iterate and refine the experiences before making them available more broadly to consumers, small businesses, enterprises, and educational institutions in more countries and languages,” Google said in a blogpost.
Meanwhile, Google is reportedly working on a new “Search Companion” feature for its web browser Google Chrome.
The Search Companion will be a helpful new way to search the web using Lens.

With the new feature, the tech giant aims to bring a deeper connection between Lens and Chrome.
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March 15, 2023
Google announces ‘Android 13 QPR3 Beta 1’ update

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San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that it will release its “Android 13 QPR3 Beta 1” update in the week of March 13.
This update will download automatically for Beta Program members, reports Android Authority.
With this update, the Beta Program users will get the QPR3 before the stable version is rolled out to the public.
The stable version of the update is expected to be released in June this year.
It seems that the users who are enrolled in the Beta Program will not receive the upcoming March QPR2 public stable release, the report said.
So, if they want the stable update, then they will have to opt out of the program.
Recently, the tech giant had highlighted its key initiatives for 2023 which is to make Android and Google Play more safe and secure.
“It’s our top priority to keep Android and Google Play safe for developers to build successful businesses and provide quality apps and games to billions of users around the world,” the tech giant said.

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March 12, 2023
VPN access expanding to all Google One members

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San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that it is expanding its VPN access to all Google One members, including members with the Basic plan that starts at $1.99 per month.
The VPN is currently rolling out and will be available in 22 countries across Android, iOS, Windows and Mac devices, the tech giant in a blogpost on Wednesday.
“VPN by Google One adds more protection to your internet activity no matter what apps or browsers you use, shielding it from hackers or network operators by masking your IP address.”
Without a VPN, the sites and applications users visit might use their IP address to track their activity or find their location.
VPN by Google One was earlier limited to only 2 TB and higher plans.
The company also introduced the “dark web report” feature for US users to help them better monitor their personal information.
Google One’s dark web report will help users to scan the dark web for their personal information — their name, address, email, phone number and Social Security number — and will notify them if found.
“Dark web report will start rolling out over the next few weeks to members across all Google One plans in the US,” the tech giant said.

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March 9, 2023
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March 7, 2023