Google ordered to pay Sonos $32.5 mn over patent infringement
The verdict by a San Francisco jury found that Google's smart speakers and media players infringed on one of two Sonos patents, reports The Verge, citing the court filing. Jurors said that Google should pay $2.30 for each of the more than 14 million devices sold.In a ruling in January last year, the US International Trade.
Google rolls out its Play Games for PC to Europe, New Zealand
"You can now play your favourite mobile games on PC! Download Google Play Games now, and enjoy uninterrupted, seamless gaming -- no matter the screen. Now available in over 40 European countries and New Zealand," the company tweeted on Wednesday from its Google Play account. In March, Google announced to expand.
Google Pay launches RuPay credit cards support on UPI in India
The users can now link their RuPay credit cards with Google Pay to pay at all online and offline merchants where RuPay credit cards are accepted. The feature is now available to RuPay credit card holders of Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, HDFC bank, Indian Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank and Union Bank of India, the company aid in a statement.
Google challenger Neeva search engine shuts down
The founders wrote in a blog post that they started Neeva with the mission to take search back to its users. "Having worked on search and search ads for over a decade, we sincerely believed that there was space for a model of search that put user and not advertiser interests first a private, ads-free experience, the added.
YouTube to bring 30-second non-skip ads to TVs
The company said that running longer-form creative on the big screen aligns with advertisers' objectives and allows for richer storytelling. As YouTube Select is now landing over 70 per cent of impressions on the TV screen, the company is making it easier for advertisers to use existing assets in front of the most-streamed content.
Google won't delete inactive YouTube accounts with videos at this time
It came as a relief to several users that YouTube videos will remain untouched. Starting later this year, if a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least 2 years, the company may delete the account and its contents -- including content within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar) and Google Photos.
Google to kill 3rd-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users early next year
The move will support developers in conducting real world experiments that assess the readiness and effectiveness of their products without third-party cookies, said Anthony Chavez, VP, Privacy Sandbox.
Less than 60 of 2 lakh Indian developers pay service fee above 15%: Google
Google estimates less than 60 of the over 200,000 Indian developers on Google Play currently could pay a service fee of above 15 per cent. "This fee is further reduced by 4 per cent if a user pays through an alternative billing system," the company said in a blog post.
Google to delete all personal accounts inactive for 2 years
The company said it will purge the content in inactive accounts within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar), YouTube and Google Photos. While the policy took effect on Tuesday, it will not immediately impact users with an inactive account and the earliest the company will begin deleting accounts is December 2023.
Google Bard's new update improves summaries, sourcing
"We've updated Bard with better summarisation capabilities by incorporating advances we've developed in our large language models," Google said. With the new update, users will be able to ask Bard to summarise a specific article or story, or to provide a quick explanation of a topic without going into too much detail.
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