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Google News fooled and spammed by a hacked Hyderabad govt. website
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Google News fooled and spammed by a hacked Hyderabad govt. website

The Hindu  

Google News algorithm was fooled and spammed on Friday by a hacked Telangana government website. The hackers seem to have exploited a vulnerability in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board website, ‘hyderabadwater.gov.in.’ The website is used by Hyderabad residents to pay their water bills online. It is unclear when the hack itself happened, but promotional links on betting, …

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Google News suffers outage; updates back on now
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Google News suffers outage; updates back on now

The Hindu  

Google News suffered an outage on Friday evening with several users facing issues in accessing it, although the latest updates and headlines on the page are back on now. During the disruption, attempting the latest updates on Google News returned the result: "Uh-oh! The reason for the disruption is not clear and there is no official word yet from Google …

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Google News expands language support by adding Gujarati and Punjabi for Indian users
1 year, 4 months ago

Google News expands language support by adding Gujarati and Punjabi for Indian users

India TV News  

Google has introduced two new Indian languages, Gujarati and Punjabi, to its 'Google News' platform, reinforcing its commitment to support the Indian language news ecosystem and broaden the reach of regional languages on the web. With this addition, Google News now supports a total of 10 Indian languages, including Bengali, English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. Earlier this …

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Google Vows More Money, More Exposure for Local News
1 year, 6 months ago

Google Vows More Money, More Exposure for Local News

News 18  

Google on Wednesday announced that it is launching new partnerships to provide financial grants and training to nearly 1,000 local publications across the United States. “This funding will help local publishers overcome tech challenges, and create strategies and tactics for driving audience growth, individual giving and sponsorship revenue,” Chris Jansen, Head of Local News, Global Partnerships, said in a blog …

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Why India has ordered yet another probe against Google
2 years, 2 months ago

Why India has ordered yet another probe against Google

Firstpost  

The investigation comes after a new complaint from News Broadcasters & Digital Association alleging that its members were compelled to provide Google with news content in order to give their web links higher priority on its Search Engine Result Page The Competition Commission of India has ordered another probe against Google for alleged unfair revenue sharing terms with regard to …

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Google rolls out new widgets for iOS 16 Lock Screen on iPhones
2 years, 2 months ago

Google rolls out new widgets for iOS 16 Lock Screen on iPhones

India TV News  

Google has started rolling out its widgets for the iOS 16 Lock Screen, including popular apps like Gmail and Google News. With Apple launching iOS 16, Google had also announced to roll out new features that will allow users to place widgets directly on their iPhones' lock screen. Google users can now add Lock Screen widgets for popular apps like …

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Russia retaliates to Google's block over Russian media portals, bans Google News for 'spreading disinformation'
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia retaliates to Google's block over Russian media portals, bans Google News for 'spreading disinformation'

Op India  

Amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine clashes, Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor has banned Google News, accusing the news aggregator of ‘spreading disinformation’ about the country’s military operation in Ukraine. On Wednesday, Russia’s Interfax news agency confirmed that Russia’s communication regulator Roskomnadzor determined that the website “provided access to numerous publications and materials containing unreliable socially significant information about the course of a …

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Russia-Ukraine War Updates: NATO Chief Says Putin Made 'Big Mistake' Invading Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine War Updates: NATO Chief Says Putin Made 'Big Mistake' Invading Ukraine

News 18  

It’s been a month since Russia’s invasion against Ukraine that has so far seen hundreds of civilians have been killed, hundreds more being injured and over lakhs of Ukrainians fleeing the country since being invaded by its neighbour on February 24 with the goal of thwarting its pro-Western course. NATO chief says Putin made ‘big mistake’ invading Ukraine NATO chief …

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German cartel office steps up examination of Google products
2 years, 11 months ago

German cartel office steps up examination of Google products

The Hindu  

Germany's cartel office said it was examining Google's use of personal data and its Google News Showcase product under its new powers to regulate internet companies, and was also considering cases involving Amazon,Apple and Facebook owner Meta. The regulator said on Wednesday it had determined that Google's owner Alphabet met the scale threshold required for a company to be subject …

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Google News Showcase Rolls Out in India With 30 Publishers, Aims to Support Local Media Outlets
3 years, 7 months ago

Google News Showcase Rolls Out in India With 30 Publishers, Aims to Support Local Media Outlets

News 18  

Google on Tuesday said it is rolling out its News Showcase in India with 30 news organisations, a move aimed at incentivising and supporting publishers in the country to curate high-quality content on Google’s News and Discover platforms. News Showcase panels highlight the articles publishers want, allow them to give additional context about a story, so audiences can better understand …

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Google partners with The Hindu Group and select media houses to launch 'News Showcase'
3 years, 7 months ago

Google partners with The Hindu Group and select media houses to launch 'News Showcase'

The Hindu  

Google on Tuesday announced the roll out of ‘News Showcase’ in India with 30 news publishers, including national, regional and local news organizations. To support news organizations and readers, we’re introducing Google News Showcase, our new online experience and licensing program,” Brad Bender, VP, Product, News, Google, said. He added that this program incentivises and supports news publishers to curate …

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Google News Showcase launched in India with 30 news publishers
3 years, 7 months ago

Google News Showcase launched in India with 30 news publishers

India TV News  

Google has announced that it has rolled out News Showcase in India. The aim is to support news organisations and readers supports news publishers to curate high quality content on Google's News and Discover platforms in the country, connecting readers with the news they need, especially in these tough Covid-19 times. "This builds on News Showcase deals signed by 700 …

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