- POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
NCPCR summons Google over AI kiss and hug apps on Play Store
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned Google for a meeting later this month regarding AI-powered 'kiss and hug' apps available on the Google Play Store.
15 Oct, 06:05 pm IST - INDIAINDIA · 2 min
Google.org commits $15 million to The/Nudge for Indian MSME credit access
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has committed $15 million to The/Nudge, a nonprofit organisation focused on supporting Indian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
14 Oct, 08:05 pm IST - AIAI · 2 min
Google launches Gemini 4 Argon to advance robotics and physical reasoning
Google introduced Gemini 4 Argon, a new AI model designed to enhance physical understanding, code generation, and visual-semantic reasoning in robotics.
14 Oct, 02:05 am IST - AIAI · 2 min
Google’s TensorFlow open source platform advances machine learning development
TensorFlow, an open source machine learning platform originally developed by Google Brain researchers, continues to provide a comprehensive and flexible ecosystem for ML development.
11 Oct, 03:28 pm IST - INDIAINDIA · 2 min
Info Edge’s Shiksha billings fall 27% amid Google AI search impact
Info Edge’s education platform Shiksha reported a 27.2% year-on-year decline in billings to Rs 20.5 crore in the quarter ended September 2026 (Q2 FY27), according to a regulatory filing on October 8.
09 Oct, 01:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google and Meta seek dilution of India's Digital Competition Bill
Google, Meta, and other major technology firms have requested the Indian government to soften provisions in the proposed Digital Competition Bill (DCB), according to Moneycontrol on October 6.
09 Oct, 01:29 pm IST - AIAI · 2 min
Google launches SynthID site to verify AI-generated media
Google launched a new website on Tuesday that allows anyone to verify whether images, videos, or audio clips are generated using artificial intelligence.
07 Oct, 09:29 pm IST - AIAI · 1 min
Google launches EmbeddingGemma 2 for unified multimodal on-device search
Google introduced EmbeddingGemma 2, a multimodal embedding model with 740 million parameters designed for on-device inference.
07 Oct, 05:29 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google pauses open-source bug bounty program amid surge in AI reports
On October 1, Google paused its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP) due to a large increase in automated bug reports generated by AI, according to medianama.com.
05 Oct, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google cofounder Sergey Brin spends $102 million to oppose California billionaire tax
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has contributed $102 million to oppose California’s proposed billionaire tax, according to campaign filings reported by fortune.com.
03 Oct, 08:27 pm IST - FUNDINGFUNDING · 2 min
Two Google alumni raise $11.3M fund to back enterprise AI startups
BAG Ventures, founded by former Google vice president Bonita Stewart and ex-CapitalG partner Jackson Georges Jr., has closed an $11.3 million fund to inves…
03 Oct, 06:14 pm IST - INDIAINDIA · 2 min
Google tests AI shopping with Flipkart integration in India
Google is testing a feature that allows some users in India to purchase products from Flipkart directly through its Gemini AI interface.
28 Sept, 06:41 pm IST - SAASSAAS · 2 min
Pine Labs partners with Google Cloud to expand agentic commerce
Pine Labs announced a partnership with Google Cloud to enhance agentic commerce capabilities for merchants, including large enterprises and small and mediu…
25 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - INDIAINDIA · 2 min
Google CEO Sundar Pichai credits growth to working with stronger peers
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, whose net worth is estimated at $1.6 billion, shared career advice for young workers during a 2025 podcast by Podium VC.
24 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - INDIAINDIA · 2 min
Google agrees to report child abuse content to Indian authorities
Google has agreed to report child abuse content hosted on its platforms directly to Indian law enforcement agencies, following increased government scrutiny.
22 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google fined €403 million by EU over location data privacy breaches
Google has been fined €403 million ($463 million) by the European Union for violating the bloc’s privacy rules related to users’ location data, the EU’s data privacy watchdog announced on Monday.
21 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - AIAI · 1 min
UN partners with Google to prepare global data for AI agents
The United Nations has partnered with Google to make its vast global data sets ready for use by AI agents, the organization announced on September 17.
18 Sept, 03:28 am IST - AIAI · 1 min
Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic back Emerald AI to optimize data center grid space
Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic have partnered to support Emerald AI, a startup developing artificial intelligence to optimize electricity grid capacity for data centers.
17 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - AIAI · 1 min
Google CEO Sundar Pichai outlines AI efforts in health, weather and learning
Google CEO Sundar Pichai detailed the company’s ongoing artificial intelligence initiatives across healthcare, weather forecasting, and education during a…
16 Sept, 11:28 am IST - AIAI · 1 min
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking AI models
Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, its latest advanced live dialogue AI models, on September 15, 2026.
16 Sept, 03:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google mandates KYC for Indian developers selling internationally by March 2027
Google has instructed Indian developers selling to users outside India to complete KYC verification through BillDesk by March 15, 2027, to comply with financial regulations.
15 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Instagram reel on Google Vizag data centre restored after 111 days
An Instagram reel documenting the impact of a proposed Google data centre on residents of Tarluvada village in Andhra Pradesh was restored in India on Sept…
14 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - AIAI · 2 min
Google selects four Indian startups for AI for the Planet accelerator
Google has chosen four Indian startups—Terrastack, Varaha Climate, Farmers for Forests, and Climitra Carbon—to participate in its inaugural AI-focused acce…
14 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Mitti Labs signs deal with Google for 1 million carbon credits
Climate tech startup Mitti Labs has entered a four-year agreement with Google to supply 1 million carbon credits by 2030, according to inc42.com.
11 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - INDIAINDIA · 2 min
CCI closes WinZO antitrust case against Google after gaming ban
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has closed its antitrust investigation into Google following the enactment of the Promotion and Regulation of Onl…
09 Sept, 01:28 pm IST - AIAI · 1 min
Google DeepMind launches AlphaGenome Atlas mapping human DNA mutations
Google DeepMind introduced AlphaGenome Atlas on September 8, 2026, a comprehensive database predicting the effects of every possible single nucleotide variant in the human genome.
08 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Google changes create new 'Google Jail' for independent wikis
Google implemented changes in early 2024 that have significantly impacted independent wikis, creating what is now referred to as a 'Google Jail.' This new…
08 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Chrome exempts Google sites from user data deletion again
Google Chrome has once again exempted its own sites from user site data deletion settings, a behavior first reported six years ago.
06 Sept, 09:28 am IST - AIAI · 2 min
Google AI Mode shows products priced 21.6% higher than traditional search
A recent study by Productrise found that Google’s AI Mode displays the same products at prices 21.6% higher on average compared to traditional Google search.
04 Sept, 09:28 pm IST - AIAI · 1 min
Google launches AI-powered weather model for precise forecasts
Google unveiled its latest AI-driven weather forecasting model on September 3, designed to provide highly accurate, localized weather predictions.
03 Sept, 09:28 pm IST