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Google to use only first 15MB of webpage for Search rankings
San Francisco : Tech giant Google has clarified how its Googlebot ranks pages, saying it will crawl the first 15 MB of a webpage and anything after this cutoff will not be included in rankings calculations.
Google specified in the help…
Govt user data requests need reforms to curb unwanted gag orders : Google
San Francisco : Google has demanded reforms in the practice of governments seeking users' personal information and then issuing gag orders against the citizens."As our lives continue to become more digitised, laws governing government…
Google warns high-profile Android victims of spyware ‘Hermit’
New Delhi : Google has found strong evidence that enterprise-grade Android spyware called 'Hermit' is being used via SMS messages to target high-profile Android users.The tech giant has warned all Android victims and implemented changes in…
Google paying Wikimedia Foundation to access its content more efficiently
San Francisco : Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit group behind Wikipedia, has announced that Google is one of the first companies to buy its commercial Enterprise service.Wikimedia Enterprise is a commercial product designed for companies…
Google Maps under probe for anti-competitive practices in Europe
London : Germany's competition regulator on Tuesday initiated a proceeding against Google and its parent company Alphabet to examine possible anti-competitive behaviour by Google Maps against rival map services providers.
The probe by…
Google drops appeal against 500 mn euro fine by French regulator
London : The French competition watchdog on Tuesday said it has accepted the commitments from Google to settle the 500 million euro antitrust news licensing fine regarding paying local news publishers for displaying copyrighted content.…
Google to bring picture-in-picture mode for Meet app
San Francisco : Tech giant Google has announced that it is bringing picture-in-picture (PiP) support to its video conferencing app alongside pinning multiple videos feeds.
With the new functionality, users can see up to four video tiles…
Google to launch accelerator programme for women founders in India
New Delhi : Google on Tuesday announced its startups accelerator programme that will nurture about 20 startups led by women founders in India.The programme is aimed to help women founders address challenges that are unique to their…
Google Maps rolls out estimated toll charges for your journey in India
New Delhi : Google has rolled out a new feature in Maps for users in India, the US, Japan and Indonesia that will give estimate of toll charges on a given route.According to the company, the feature is available for "nearly 2000" toll roads…
Google agrees to pay $118 mn to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
San Francisco : Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit in the US that includes nearly 15,500 women in 236 job titles.The plaintiffs Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease, Kelli Wisuri, and Heidi…