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On Wednesday, the US Department of Justice submitted its recommendation for the breakup to US District Court Judge Amit Mehta, who is set to impose steps next year to address Google's monopoly power in online search.

This move is on account of the air pollution faced all around the world especially in Delhi where the air quality index reached a score of 491 which created a toxic environment halting the normal activities in the capital. This feature is expected e...

NoBroker, an Indian real estate platform, initially faced strong opposition from traditional brokers. The company's office was even attacked. NoBroker persevered and became a billion-dollar company. It now serves millions of users. The CEO encourage...

Google controlled 90 percent of the US online search market in 2020, with an even higher share, 95 per cent, on mobile devices, as per reports.

This new feature helps users to keep a track of the air pollution severity in any location all across the country. It also provides information about how the air quality of a particular region could affect its population and gives insights into it.

MH370 News: Malaysia is gearing up to restart the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014. The country is in talks with Ocean Infinity, a US-based marine exploration company, to conduct the search. The search...

A LinkedIn post from Thane resident Uddhav Parab praising Google Maps' “Take Flyover” feature has gained viral attention, with over 20,000 likes. Parab suggested that Google reward the feature's creator with a Diwali bonus, drawing widespread suppor...

The technology-enabled resurrection of the dead poet was part of a novel experiment by Off Radio Krakow, an arm of Poland's public broadcasting system in the southern city of Krakow. The aim was to test whether AI could revive a moribund local stati...

Widely perceived to have relinquished an early lead on AI development to rivals like Microsoft-backed OpenAI, Google has attempted to catch up by incorporating research advances into existing apps and devices with large user bases.

For eight years, Mir Ahmad Quasem Arman was held in a secret Bangladeshi military prison known as the House of Mirrors. Released only after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled, the story exposes the government's use of enforced disappearances to suppr...

A young couple narrowly escaped after their car fell into a 15-foot deep well near Pattimattom on Friday night. The accident occurred around 9 PM when their vehicle hit a depression and lost control. The couple managed to climb out safely with minor...

Google announced that the Gemini AI model will be expanded to support more local languages, with Hindi already integrated. The tech giant is enhancing real-time updates on Google Maps, introducing reports and alerts for flooding and fog conditions.

Ace investor Ashish Kacholia blamed Google Maps after missing a flight from Bengaluru to Mumbai. The app underestimated travel time from HSR Layout to Kempegowda Airport, extended by traffic and rain, causing him to miss his flight.

Reliance Jio's introduction of 100GB of free cloud storage could disrupt the dominance of Google One and iCloud in India, experts say. Jio's offer is set to challenge the current pricing models of Google One (?130 for 100GB) and iCloud (?75 for 50GB...

The liberalised geospatial policy in India has spurred intense competition in the mapping industry, with local firms like Ola and MapMyIndia taking on Google Maps. These changes have unlocked significant market potential, encouraging innovation and ...

MapMyIndia, homegrown digital mapping services company, is taking Ola Electric to court for allegedly stealing its data to create its recently-launched Ola Maps. MapMyIndia said the Bhavish Aggarwal company has copied its propriety data.

A viral social media post by Ayush Singh on the platform X has highlighted Bengaluru's severe traffic congestion, revealing that walking can sometimes be faster than driving. Singh shared a Google Maps screenshot showing that a 6-kilometer journey f...

Google introduced new features on Google Maps in India, including EV charging station info, flyover callouts, and AI-driven routing to reduce narrow road usage. This follows competition from Ola Maps, which led to Google reducing platform pricing by...

Google is collaborating with leading EV charging stations providers in India and data aggregators in India -- ElectricPe, Ather, Kazam, and Statiq, to add information about 8,000 charging stations, covering a major share of available charging statio...