Thailand is making headlines today as it seeks substantial investments from some of the world's tech giants. In a bid to revitalise its economy, prime minister Srettha Thavisin has announced that Tesla, Google, and Microsoft are considering pouring a collective $5 billion into the country.

Thailand courts Tesla, Google, and Microsoft for $5 billion investment

Thailand's Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, announced on Sunday a landmark investment commitment from technology giants Tesla, Google, and Microsoft, potentially injecting a substantial $5 billion into the Thai economy.

Thailand anticipates investments worth $5 billion from tech giants Google, Tesla , Microsoft

Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday that Bard, its generative artificial intelligence, will have the ability to fact-check its answers and analyze users' personal Google data as the tech giant scrambles to catch up to ChatGPT in popularity.

Bard Gets Smarter: Google AI Chatbot gets new features

Why is the concept of attendance making a surprising comeback in today's workplace? Attendance metrics and their impact on employee performance reviews have been resurgent. In the post-pandemic world, is physical presence truly essential for productivity, or is it time to evolve with the changing times? Join us as we decode the debate surrounding this age-old workplace norm.

Gravitas: Google, JPMorgan & battle over employee attendance | Office attendance the key to success?

Tech's most influential leaders have converged on Capitol Hill, and the message is clear: artificial intelligence needs a referee. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, alongside Mark Zuckerberg of Meta platforms and Sundar Pichai from Alphabet, joined forces with over 60 senators to discuss the pressing need for AI regulation.

Tech Titans urge AI regulation

As Silicon Valley continues its cost-cutting measures, Google revealed it will let go of hundreds of employees who assisted in hiring and recruiting new personnel, according to a report by CNN.

Google laid off hundreds of recruiters in another round of job cuts

The US government on Tuesday accused Google of giving out $10 billion annually to Apple and other companies in order to maintain its monopoly over online search, according to a report by NDTV.

Google shells out $10 bn yearly to maintain online search monopoly: Report

Google is set to face one of the largest anti-trust trials big tech has ever seen in the US, beginning 12 September.

US: Google braces for anti-trust case

Amit P. Mehta, an Indian-origin judge appointed by former US President Barack Obama, will preside over the highly anticipated and massive antitrust trial involving Google.

Who is Amit P Mehta? Obama-appointed Indian-origin judge to oversee Google antitrust trial

US suing Google for anti-trust violations; US & state allies not seeking monetary penalty | WION

Google parent Alphabet Inc will be taking on the US Justice Department and a coalition of state attorneys general in what is being seen as the biggest antitrust trial in America.

Explained: Google vs US Justice Department: Why the biggest antitrust trial in US is crucial

It's Jawan week. Shah Rukh Khan's film has created an immense buzz, and a day after the film hit theatres, Google celebrated the big release of King Khan's mass action, and that too in a very Jawan way!

Bandage up your screen like Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan by simply doing this on Google

The Duet AI assistant is now available across all of Google's Workspace applications, including Gmail, Drive, and Docs. This latest advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) has been dubbed a "real-time collaborator" by the tech behemoth, which is concentrating on the productivity tools available to its users.

Google introduces new AI tool for google meet

In today's fast-paced world, where everything seems to be moving at the speed of light, Google has stepped up to ease your travel worries. Imagine a world where your flight bookings are strategically timed, putting the best deals at your fingertips.

Book the cheapest flight ticket with Google

If you own a major enterprise and want to give it an AI makeover, Google will be able to help you. The US Tech giant has introduced a new AI-based product for enterprises for just 30 dollars per month.

Google's 'duet AI in workspace' to compete with Microsoft’s 'copilot'

Protests were held outside the Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco, California on Tuesday (August 29) against the American tech giant's contract with the Israeli government to provide cloud services for the country's public sector and military.

Protests in US over Google's cloud technology contract with Israel government

The comprehensive Digital Services Act (DSA) of the European Union imposes new regulations on content moderation, user privacy, and transparency, putting more than a dozen of the largest tech companies in the world under unprecedented legal scrutiny.

Big tech companies brace for EU’s Digital Services Act regulations 

Children's advocacy groups Fairplay and Common Sense Media are asking the Federal Trades Commission in the United States to investigate Google. The accusation is that Google is serving personalized ads to Kids on YouTube despite the federal law prohibiting this.

Fairplay and Common Sense Media ask FTC to investigate Google

Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard Inc. acquisition got a new chance at winning approval from UK regulators after the tech giant submitted a substantially different deal to the country’s antitrust watchdog.

Microsoft Pushes to Get Activision Done With Fresh UK Offer

Would you ever approach an AI life coach or an AI therapist for help? The tech giant - Google - is testing a new AI tool that can perform 21 different personal and professional tasks. It will give you idea and advices, but whether you take it or not is your choice.

Google AI: New AI tool to help you take better life and financial advices | World DNA

YouTube has announced a change in its guidelines on medical misinformation. The Google-owned video-sharing platform said in an attempt to tackle medical misinformation on COVID-19, vaccines, reproductive health, harmful substances, and more, it will remove content that contradicts local health authorities or the World Health Organization (WHO).

YouTube updates its medical misinformation policy, says content contradicting WHO will be removed

Tech giant Google is finally bringing a highly-requested Gmail translation feature to mobile. Earlier this week, Google announced in a blog post that users can now access translation on the Gmail mobile app. For years, people have used easily translated emails in Gmail on the web in over 100 languages.

Google brings Gmail translation to mobile devices

It’s not good news for google, as a u.s. Judge has rejected its bid to dismiss a $5 bn lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people. This alleged intrusion, uncovered even when users activated google's 'incognito' mode, has raised eyebrows, and ignited a conversation about the extent to which personal data is being harvested without explicit consent.

Google plea in $5bn lawsuit for data tracking dismissed

Google in its submission to the Australian government has said publishers should be able to opt out of having their works mined by artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLM).

Google suggests publishers should be able to opt out of AI scraping their content

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