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Google is testing a major change to its search engine
Some Google.com users have begun to see an “AI Mode” button under their search query. The test comes with Alphabet stock under pressure over concerns about AI disruption.
1 min read17 May 2025Gemini Nano AI now protecting Chrome users from scam websites: New report reveals how AI is combating online fraud
Google has released a report detailing its efforts to combat online scams using artificial intelligence technology in Chrome, Search, and Android. The report reveals that AI can now identify 20 times more harmful websites than before.
1 min read9 May 2025Google layoffs: 200 sales, partnerships jobs cut as money flows to AI and data centres, says report
Google has cut around 200 jobs in its global business unit focused on sales and partnerships, the Information reported, noting that the tech giant is prioritising data centers and AI development over other investments.
1 min read8 May 2025Google’s settlement with CCI over Android TVs: A win-win?
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) accepted a settlement proposal by Google, but not unanimously. Settlements of antitrust cases are better for businesses than having to face adverse CCI orders—which tend to result in further litigation.
4 min read7 May 2025Manu Joseph: Who’d have thought Google could be replaced
ChatGPT’s chatty search is very useful, no doubt, but let’s not pretend that it can be creative in any authentic way. Artificial intelligence only reminds us how rare natural intelligence is.
5 min read27 Apr 2025Google asks remote employees to ‘work from office three days a week or lose their jobs’ - Report
Remote staffers across several units in Google have been told that their jobs might be put at risk if they do not start to go to their nearest office to keep up with a new hybrid work schedule
2 min read26 Apr 2025Google bets big on India's smartphone users to catch up in AI race
Google’s consumer push comes after the company fell behind the likes of OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and even China’s DeepSeek in the race for AI supremacy among large technology firms.
4 min read26 Apr 2025Google settles antitrust case with CCI over smart TV practices, to pay ₹20 crore
Mint was the first to report on 2 October 2024 that Google offered to settle the antitrust case after an investigation found the technology giant's agreements with smart TV makers violated provisions of India's competition law, making it the first company to invoke the brand-new settlement route.
2 min read21 Apr 2025Google’s ad-tech dominance is easier to fix than its search monopoly
Alphabet’s antitrust setbacks will hurt it but needn’t threaten its future. Remedies for Google’s ad business dominance can easily be executed. And punishing Alphabet in AI will only reduce competition in a vital market—so that seems safe.
4 min read21 Apr 2025Google layoffs to impact Hyderabad, Bengaluru employees? Here's what we know
Google plans to reduce its workforce from the teams of advertisement, sales, and marketing departments, along with engineering staff from its Hyderabad and Bengaluru offices in India, as per media reports. However, the tech major has not confirmed the news yet.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared