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With the clock ticking on a European Commission probe into Google’s $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit, the tech giant offered regulators a concession late Monday, agreeing not to use Fitbit’s trove of health data to help target ads. Google had been staring down the possibility of a sweeping antitrust investigation by European regulators that was the latest in a series of probes into its deal with Fitbit announced last November. But the tech giant had a potential way to avoid the full thrust… Source link

The Google logo outside if its New York City offices, which were closed on May 19, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ben Gabbe/Getty Images Google is once again allowing financial web site Zero Hedge to make money using Google’s ad platform. In mid-June, Google told CNBC it had banned Zero Hedge from using its ad platform because of the comments section of the site, which Google said consistently violated its policy against dangerous and derogatory material. Zero Hedge removed the content… Source link

07/14 Update below. This post was originally published on July 12 While Chrome has had a rocky recent run, an ambitious rival has been quick to capitalize. But now Google has given potential defectors a great reason to stick with its browser.  Google Chrome is about to get a lot faster and more efficient SOPA Images LightRocket via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Gmail Users Hit By Deleted And Lost EmailBy Gordon Kelly Having attained internal… Source link

Mukesh Ambani Barcroft Inida | Getty Images Google is in “advanced talks” to invest $4 billion in Indian telecommunications firm Jio Platforms, according to a report from Bloomberg on Tuesday.  The announcement could come in the next few weeks, sources familiar with the matter reportedly told Bloomberg. However, it could be delayed or canceled altogether, and the details are still being ironed out.  Google and Reliance Industries did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.  If… Source link

A new Google Nest Hub Max is displayed during the Google I/O conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre in … [+] Mountain View, California on May 7, 2019. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The Nest Hub Max is a solid and effective smart speaker with a decent-sized video screen. Just ask Forbes contributor Jay McGregor, he loves it. And now, a feature that was announced last month is… Source link

Google is turning on new security features in its Google Meet video chat service for meetings held by education subscribers, the company has announced. The changes, which are due to go into effect over the next 15 days, will mean that anonymous users won’t be able to join meetings organized by G Suite for Education or G Suite Enterprise for Education subscribers. An anonymous user is anyone not signed into a Google account, the company says. The new features appear to be designed to… Source link

Google recently updated their structured data developer page with regard to multiple items. Google recommends nesting related items, particularly for recipe sites. The update was not specific to recipe structured data. However one part of the update specifically completely changed how Google recommends recipe structured data is displayed. Previously, Google recommended that Recipe structured data and Video structured data be listed separately. That recommendation to list them separately has… Source link

The stock surge has also helped Ambani, Asia’s richest man, to break into the exclusive club of the world’s 10 wealthiest people. With a net worth of $72.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the titan has rocketed past Elon Musk, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, as well as legendary investor Warren Buffett in the past few days to become sixth on the list. Source link

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI : Google is in advanced talks to buy a stake in Reliance Industries Ltd.’s digital arm Jio Platforms Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter. The US technology company has been discussing an investment of about $4 billion, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. An announcement could come as soon as the next few weeks, according to the people. Details of the potential deal could… Source link

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Google is seen at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann BENGALURU (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google is in advanced talks to invest $4 billion for a stake in the digital arm of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. An announcement could come as soon as the next few weeks, according to the report here Google declined to comment, while Reliance did not… Source link