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  • Google CEO will testify before U.S. House on bias accusations

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    WASHINGTON ( – Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has agreed to testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee later this year over Republican concerns that the company is biased against conservatives and will also attend a meeting with President Donald Trump, government officials said on Friday. Republicans want to question Google, the search engine of […]

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  • Google-Backed Fintech Startup Uses Bitcoin for Cross-Border Settlement

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    Veem, a cross-border payments platform that uses bitcoin to move funds among businesses without the need of banks, has raised $25 million in a round led by Goldman Sachs, according to Forbes. The service, which does not require either counterparty to hold bitcoin directly, has quadrupled its revenue in the past year. Also participating in the funding round were […]

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  • Google to Reverse Crypto Ad Ban for Exchanges Advertising in US, Japan

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    The U.S. tech giant Google is set to update its ad policy in October, reallowing some crypto businesses to advertise on its platform. The company announced this in an official post Tuesday, September 25. According to the official announcement, starting in October Google will allow registered cryptocurrency exchanges to advertise on its Google Adwords platform, targeting the U.S. and […]

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  • Google defends Gmail data sharing, gives few details on violations

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    WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO – Alphabet Inc’s Google defended how it polices third-party add-ons for Gmail in a letter to U.S. senators made public on Thursday, saying that upfront review catches the “majority” of bad actors. Google said it uses automated scans and reports from security researchers to monitor third parties with access to Gmail data, but […]

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  • ‘The next billion users’: Google targets India’s lucrative mobile market

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    As mobile markets in developed world near saturation, Google rolls out Neighbourly, its first Indian-inspired social network To check Instagram at home, Laveena must stand on the edge of her terrace, arm outstretched, hoping the signal is strong enough for her phone to blink to life. A few times a day, she grudgingly shares her […]

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  • Google expands Assistant device network, adds polyglot support

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    Company announces dizzying array of new integrations of the Google Assistant into speakers, displays and smart appliances. Google Assistant devices have an advantage over Echo in international markets. Seeking to capitalize and expand on that, the company is expanding multilingual support and announcing a raft of new partners. Among the laundry list of announcements, users […]

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  • Android 9 Pie Includes Productivity, Security Features for Enterprises

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    Google says several of the new productivity and security features in Android 9 Pie are AI-driven and designed to learn from usage patterns, company says. Google’s newly released Android 9 Pie mobile operating system comes with several productivity, security and manageability features that the company says have been specifically designed with enterprise users in mind. […]

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  • Google Has A New Rules For Android Smartphone Manufacturers

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    As we are near to the certified roll out of Android P, tech behemoth Google has rolled out some rules for developers for upgrading their applications so that they can show support for the notch display. In addition to this, the firm has also issue the data as to what the developers can hope from […]

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  • Secret Plots, Google Bans, and Augur Assassination Markets

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    Price Watch: Bitcoin increased nearly 9% this week after a non-trivial gain of 18% last week. The price was all over the place this week, increasing by nearly 5% overnight to the $7,700 level. Other coins, including the recently launched Augur, suffered as bitcoin’s price continued to rise. The prices further rose on Tuesday to nearly $8,300 as altcoins continued to […]

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  • Google Bans Crypto Mining Apps from Play Store

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    Google has now joined Apple in banning cryptocurrency mining applications from its mobile app store. According to a report from a industry media outlet Android Police on Thursday, the internet giant revealed its shift in stance in a recent policy update for Google Play developers. “We don’t allow apps that mine cryptocurrency on devices. We permit apps […]

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