Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022
Feb 25, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) on Thursday asked Google to compensate Indian newspapers for using their content.
Feb 20, 2021 Associated Press (AP) The firing comes a month after Mitchell also vented on Twitter about the handling of her former colleague, Timnit Gebru, who parted ways with Google late last year.
The blockade has escalated a fight with the government over whether powerful tech companies should have to pay news organizations for content.
Feb 18, 2021 Associated Press (AP) The Australian Parliament is debating proposed laws that would make the two platforms strike deals to pay for Australian news.
The French government launched an investigation upon receiving complaints from hoteliers about Google's rankings to monitor the nature of information present on the platform
Sundar Pichai and three other top officials at Google were booked after an FIR was lodged by a local resident over defamatory video against PM Modi
Google has a tradition of making iconic doodles to mark significant and historic events and has portrayed this occasion several times in previous years.
Apple CEO Tim Cook welcomed President Biden's 'commitment to pursuing comprehensive immigration reform that reflects the American values of justice, fairness and dignity'.
Facebook also opposes the rules and has threatened to remove news stories from its site in Australia.
Google did not disclose the names of the apps removed.
Twitter's stock ended the day down 6.4 per cent after the company on Friday permanently shut down Trump's account
The lawsuit, announced by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, was filed in federal court in Washington, DC by states represented by bipartisan attorneys general.
The suit accuses Google of abusing its market power to rig auctions for placing ads and drive up online advertising pricing.
Sundar Pichai told Google employees that the tech company is beginning a review of the circumstances leading up to Black computer scientist Timnit Gebru's exit.
Techfin entities are technology, telecommunications or e-commerce companies which have entered the financial sector to provide financial services and need to be regulated.
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Gebru was instrumental in improving Google's public image as a company that elevates Black computer scientists and questions harmful uses of AI technology.
With a record high in pre-placement offers, many students have already bagged offers as high as Rs 1.54 crore from international companies.
Google Pay is a popular digital payments platform while Google Play is the app store on its Android ecosystem.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
