According to a report by Business Insider, Google has made an error in the calculation of stock severance which was to be received by the laid-off employees. Subsequently, in an email sent on Thursday (February 9) seen by the media outlet, the tech giant apologised to its former employees, informing that its earlier email mentioned an incorrect number of stocks as part of the severance package.

Google apologises after miscalculating severance packages, laid-off employees receive fewer stocks

As Google struggles to compete with blockbuster AI ChatGPT, the boss of Google's search engine warned against pitfalls of artificial intelligence in chatbots. Prabhakar Raghavan, senior vice president at Google, was speaking with German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

Google search chief warns against 'hallucinating' chatbots, says report

Alphabet Inc’s Google has decided to step in with its own chatbot named 'Bard' after its rival Microsoft-backed OpenAI and its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, garnered significant attention since its launch back in November.

$100 bn wiped off Alphabet's shares after Google AI chatbot 'Bard' flubs answer

Google has announced an experimental AI-powered chatbot called Bard in a bid to catch up with its rival OpenAI’s wildly popular chatbot ChatGPT, which is backed by Microsoft.

Google unveils ‘Bard’ AI, Baidu comes up with ‘Ernie Bot’ to take on rival ChatGpt

Google is likely to launch its own chatbot technology in the public in “the coming weeks and months” as a response to ChatGPT's success after the artificial intelligence chatbot - backed by Microsoft - emerged as a global phenomenon after it was made available to people free of charge.

Google heading towards launching its own chatbot technology in response to ChatGPT?

Google employees staged protests this week at two crucial locations in the United States against labour conditions for subcontracted workers. The demonstrators also called for the support of thousands of their co-workers who were recently laid off by the Alphabet Inc.

Google workers take to streets against layoffs, less wages for subcontractors

Gmail’s creator Paul Buccheit took to Twitter recently to share his opinion on the artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT, created by Open AI, as he expressed his fear that it may replace Google.

ChatGPT to destroy Google in minimum two years, says Gmail creator

If reports are to be believed, after laying off around 12000 employees and in the wake of a tough macroeconomic situation, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai may take a massive pay cut in his salary.

After sacking 12000 employees, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai to take massive pay cut?

A day after India's top court refused to block an antitrust watchdog ruling against Alphabet-owned Google, the company has made key changes in its rulebook that include removing restrictions on smartphone makers related to pre-installation of apps.

Google policy overhaul: India's smartphone makers, Android users get better control

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT) has recently developed BharOS which is set to benefit 100 crore (one billion) smartphone users across the country by offering them a more secure and private mobile operating system.

Explained: BharOS an indigenously-built operating system for smartphones in India

The Indian government has expressed its support to the news publishing companies and called on the big tech content aggregators to share revenues with them. Speaking at the inaugural session of a day-long conclave organised by the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra both emphasised on the “future of journalism” and financial health of the news industry.

Big tech should pay news publishers for content: Indian govt’s strong pushback

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday that Google will have to remove data from its online search results if any user can prove that it is accurate.

Google must remove 'inaccurate data' if proven, EU top court says in judgement

The New Zealand government said that it plans to introduce a law which would require big tech companies like Alphabet Inc’s Google and several platforms under the parent company Meta including Facebook to pay media outlets if they want local news content to show on their feeds.

New Zealand government plans to introduce a law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

Alphabet, Google's parent company, will soon join the layoff season in the United States' Silicon Valley as it plans to lay off up to 10,000 or six per cent of the company's "poor-performing" employees, said a report by The Information.

Google to lay off at least 10,000 ‘poor-performing’ employees in 2023: Report

The Indian antitrust body decided on Tuesday that Alphabet Inc.'s Google shouldn't prevent app developers in India from utilising third-party billing or payment processing services.

India slaps $162 mn fine on Google, orders it to allow third-party payments

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Monday began court proceedings against Fitbit LLC, a Google-owned consumer electronics and fitness company for not complying with the country's consumer laws.

Google-owned Fitbit sued by Australian competition regulator for misleading consumers

There is a funny story on Mullah Nasruddin that comes to mind after the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) ruling on Alphabet Inc, owner of Google, which has been fined Rs 1338 crore ($162 million) on charges of using its Android platform monopoly to bundle its own apps on the ubiquitous smartphones that go with the operating system.

The Google Paradox: Why India's $162mn fine on search giant is flawed by misplaced priorities

On Monday, the US-based tech giant indicated that they have shut down Google Translate services in mainland China “due to low usage”. However, reports have suggested that one of the few remaining services of Google in China had become inaccessible since Saturday.

Google pulls the plug on translation service in China

Over the weekend, users reported that they found their old photos distorted or corrupted in the Google Photos application. This reportedly also became a trending issue on Google’s support, meanwhile, the tech giant has assured that they are aware of the issue and are working to fix it.

Users report distortion and corruption of images saved on Google Photos after few years

Indian online gaming company WinZO has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the internet giant's decision to permit real-money fantasy sports and rummy games on its platform is discriminatory.

Indian 'fantasy' gaming platform sues Google to stop new gaming policy, calls it discriminatory

Apple and Alphabet, Google's parent company have been slapped with an anti-competitive complaint in Mexico. Reportedly, the complaint was filed on Friday by Mony de Swaan Addati, the former telecommunications chief.

Google and Apple face another anti-competitive complaint, this time in Mexico

The US justice jepartment told a federal judge that Google is paying billions of dollars annually to illegally remain the top search engine. Describing the payments as “enormous numbers,” Department of Justice attorney Kenneth Dintzer said telecom giants and companies being paid include Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.

US justice department accuses Google of paying billions annually to illegally remain top search engine

After a bumper hiring spree in the aftermath of the pandemic, the tech giants might be looking to go back on their decision. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday stated that he wants to make his company 20 per cent efficient while hinting at possible job cuts.

Sundar Pichai hints at slashing Google workforce, wants company 20% more efficient

One of the most influential leaders in Iraq, Moqtada al-Sadr on Monday announced via Twitter that he was quitting politics. The announcement led to total chaos in the capital city of Baghdad.

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