Google Files Lawsuit Against US Firm, Aims to Curb Fake Business Listings

Google Files Lawsuit Against US Firm, Aims to Curb Fake Business Listings

Alphabet‘s Google on Friday sued a Los Angeles man and his companies in San Jose, California federal court, claiming he created hundreds of fake business listings on its platforms and sold them to real businesses to lure in unsuspecting customers. Fake reviews have been a recurring problem on internet commerce…

Google Is Weaving Generative AI Into Online Shopping Features

Google Is Weaving Generative AI Into Online Shopping Features

Google is bringing generative AI technology to shopping, aiming to get a jump on e-commerce sites like Amazon.com. The Alphabet-owned company announced features Wednesday aimed at helping people understand how apparel will fit on them, no matter their body size, and added capabilities for finding products using its search and image-recognition…

Google Launches New AI-Backed Ad Features That Auto Locates Best Ad Placements, More

Google Launches New AI-Backed Ad Features That Auto Locates Best Ad Placements, More

Alphabet‘s Google said on Wednesday it is launching two new artificial intelligence-powered features for advertisers that will automatically find the best ad placements for brands across the tech company’s services. AI has dominated the tech industry in recent months as Google and other companies have developed novel chatbots that can…

Google Leads $36 Million Funding Round for Bengaluru-Based Satellite-Image Startup Pixxel

Google Leads $36 Million Funding Round for Bengaluru-Based Satellite-Image Startup Pixxel

Alphabet’s Google is leading a $36 million (roughly Rs. 297 crore) funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a satellite-image startup, in the first major investment in the Indian space sector since the government launched its privatisation policy in April. Pixxel, founded in 2019, is building a constellation of satellites that have…

Google Must Pay Sonos $32.5 Million in Smart-Speaker Patent Case, US Jury Says

Google Must Pay Sonos $32.5 Million in Smart-Speaker Patent Case, US Jury Says

Alphabet’s Google must pay $32.5 million (roughly Rs. 268 crore) in damages for infringing one of smart-speaker maker Sonos’s patents in its wireless audio devices, a San Francisco federal jury decided on Friday. The case is part of a sprawling intellectual property dispute between the former collaborators that includes other…

Google, EU to Develop Voluntary AI Pact Ahead of Laws Aimed at Governing Artificial Intelligence

Google, EU to Develop Voluntary AI Pact Ahead of Laws Aimed at Governing Artificial Intelligence

Alphabet and the European Commission aim to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) pact involving European and non-European companies before rules are established to govern the technology, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Wednesday. Breton earlier met Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, in Brussels. “Sundar…

Microsoft Beefs Up ChatGPT With Bing Search in Wide-Ranging AI Product Launch

Microsoft Beefs Up ChatGPT With Bing Search in Wide-Ranging AI Product Launch

Microsoft on Tuesday started making available to users a host of AI upgrades, including to ChatGPT, its search engine Bing as well as to cloud services – an expansive launch that seeks to narrow the gap with Alphabet‘s Google. Among key changes is the rollout of live search results from…

Government Plans Action Against Google Over Abuse of Market Position

Government Plans Action Against Google Over Abuse of Market Position

India’s government plans to take action against Alphabet‘s Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. India’s antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million (nearly Rs. 2,280 crore) in two…

Google Agrees to Pay $39.9 Million Over Lawsuit for Misleading Location Tracking Practices

Google Agrees to Pay $39.9 Million Over Lawsuit for Misleading Location Tracking Practices

Google will pay Washington state $39.9 million (nearly Rs. 330 crore) to resolve a lawsuit accusing the Alphabet unit of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said on Thursday. The settlement resolves claims that Google deceived people into believing they controlled how the search…