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Google invests $22 mn in JioPhone’s operating system provider KaiOS

KaiOS Technologies Inc. the developer of an eponymous feature phone operating system that powers Reliance Industries Ltd’s low-cost JioPhone, has raised $22 million (Rs 150 crore) in a Series A round of investment from Google. Google and California-based KaiOS have also agreed to work together to make

EU may fine Google $11 billion in second anti-trust case

The European Commission is geared up to fine Google in a second anti-trust case of abusing its dominance via Android mobile operating system, that could lead up to $11 billion in penalty, the media reported. According to a report in The Financial Times on Wednesday, EU’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is set to

Google Awards Uruguayan Teenager a Bug Bounty of Over $36,000 for Finding Severe Security Flaw

HIGHLIGHTS Ezequiel Pereira’s sporadic poking around has finally paid off Vulnerability would have allowed him to make changes to internal systems I’m glad that I found something that was so important: Pereira Google has awarded an Uruguayan teenager a “bug bounty” of more than $36,000 (roughly Rs. 24.3

Google publishes documentation explaining the Fuchsia Operating System

You’ve probably seen mentions of the Fuchsia operating system here and there since it has been in development for almost 2 years. It’s Google’s not-so-secretive operating system which many speculate will eventually replace Android. We’ve seen it grow from a barely functional mock-up UI in an app form to a

Google Assistant Getting Hindi Support By 2018-End; Multilingual Mode Also Announced

Google on Friday announced that its AI-based Assistant would soon be accessible in more than 30 global languages, including Hindi, reaching almost 95 percent of all Android devices worldwide. Apart from Hindi, Google’s virtual assistant will also expand into other languages including Indonesian, Norwegian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and Thai on Android devices and iPhones. Google

Google hires former Samsung executive to coordinate Internet of Things projects

Alphabet Inc’s Google this month hired Injong Rhee, who recently resigned as Samsung Electronics Co’s chief technology officer, to lead its Internet of Things business, he said in a LinkedIn post Monday. Google spokeswoman Jane Hynes confirmed to Reuters Rhee’s hiring by Google’s cloud computing unit, but

Google Assistant on Over 100 Million Devices, as DeepMind AI Develops an Imagination

HIGHLIGHTS Google Assistant now on over 100 million devices DeepMind AI can use imagination to make informed decisions AI in TensorFlow can analyse food ingredients Google Assistant is a little over a year old now and it has already proven to be one of the best artificial intelligent assistants

Google Pixel 2 Receives Out-Of-Cycle OTA Update, Some Users Report

Days after releasing the January Android security patch for Pixel and Nexus devices, Google has now ostensibly pushed a new OTA (over-the-air) update for its Pixel 2 devices. Some users have confirmed the rollout of the new update that brings build number OPM2.171019.016. However, Google hasn’t yet listed the same version on its

CES 2018: Behind The Smart Gadgets, Amazon And Google Are waging War

The flash of the CES technology show in Las Vegas is all about robots, drones and smart gadgets. But its subtext is all about Google versus Amazon. Both companies usually shun conventions like CES, preferring to debut gadgets at their own press events. But these tech giants

Google just released a developer version of its mysterious new ‘Fuchsia’ operating system

Google has released two main operating systems out into the world, and both of them have found success. The first is obviously Android, which is currently the most widely used mobile operating system on the planet. As of May of last year, Android counted more than 2