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CCI orders probe against Google as INS files complaint

The Newspaper Society has alleged that publishers of news were not being paid fairly for the content they produced on their digital platforms, even after heavily investing in the same. 

Google to acquire cybersecurity firm Mandiant in a $5.4 billion deal

Google and Microsoft were both trying to strengthen their cybersecurity operations, which are becoming an increasingly important element of the firms' cloud computing businesses.

Amid Ukraine crisis, Google pauses all ads across all products in Russia

Google has declared that it will stop all advertising in Russia. The company also enforced a "sensitive events policy" that prohibits marketing that aims to profit from conflict.

Google to invest up to $1 billion in a partnership with Airtel

Russian Court imposes a penalty of $98 million on Google

The government is censoring the content on social media platforms and pressurising the tech companies to comply with their stifling regulations.

Apple files for discharging from India apps market antitrust case with CCI

Its market share in India is an "insignificant" 0-5%, while Google commands 90-100% as its Android operating systems powers most other smartphones.

Google releases compliance report for September

The stated figure is down 17 percent from August when Google took down 93,550 contents.

Jio Phone Next, the “world’s most affordable smartphone” is set to launch ahead of Diwali, Check details here

Jio Phone Next is a made-in-India smartphone and also “made for India.” The device is aimed at assisting an estimated 300 million 2G users in India to transition to 4G at an affordable price.

Google cuts Play Store subscription fee for services by 15%

The new structure will occur from January next year and possibly boost developers to shift from one-time payment modes to subscriptions.

Neo-bank Open crosses $500 million in valuation after a funding round led by Temasek and Google

Open has now amassed total funding of $137 million since its inception in 2017. 

ADIF approaches CCI seeking interim relief over Google’s new Play Store policy

The ADIF has released a statement calling out the devastating ramifications of Google’s revised policy, suggesting that it will lead to a “destructive effect on the operating margins of a large number of startups and make their business models infeasible.”

Google discontinues its plan for Google-Pay based banking service

The WSJ reported that Bill Ready, who runs Google’s eCommerce operations, “was concerned that Plex could make other banks think that Google was out to compete with them since it played a lead role in building the product.”

Xiaomi leads fitness band, Apple dominates smartwatch shipments in Q2 2021: Canalys

In Q2 2021, Xiaomi with a 19.6 percent share in overall shipments is currently leading the wearable (smart band) market.

Google locks Afghan government accounts as Taliban seek emails: Source

Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts.

Google extends ‘work from home’ for its employees till January 2022

The giant started a hybrid workweek wherein the personnel needs to work for three days from the office and two days from, "wherever they work best".