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Google buys part of HTC's XR business

Taiwanese Tech Giant HTC To Sell Part Of XR Unit To Google For $250 Million

It marks HTC’s second major deal with Google, which bought part of the Taiwan company’s smartphone operations for $1.1 billion in 2017.

TechCrunch · 14h

Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250M

Google has agreed to acquire part of HTC's extended-reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality hardware The deal involves transferring some of the HTC VIVE engineering staff to Google and granting non-exclusive IP rights.

Engadget on MSN · 19h

Google buys part of HTC's Vive VR team for $250 million

Google is paying HTC $250 million in cash for a deal that will give the bigger company's plans for Android XR a boost. Under the terms of their agreement, some members of the HTC Vive engineering team will be joining Google,

Google, Joe Biden and Presidential

Forbes · 16h

Biden Temporarily Vanished From Google’s Presidential Search History

This latest incident joins a wave of reported issues across social platforms as tech giants and users navigate the new political landscape

USA Today · 19h

Google glitch omits Biden from list of U.S. Presidents

President Joe Biden's name was omitted from a Google search result of "U.S. Presidents in order." The glitch was fixed quickly.

Newsweek on MSN · 20h

Why Is Google Not Showing Joe Biden in Its US Presidents List?

The issue with the search engine results was noticed by users on social media sites X and Bluesky early on Thursday morning.

Google's Fitbit fined $12.2 million

Hosted on MSN · 14h

Google's Fitbit fined $12.2 million after customers burned by watches

Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said.

MarketWatch · 17h

Google's Fitbit to Pay $12M Fine Tied to Burn-Hazard Reports

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that Fitbit knew a defect in its Ionic smartwatches created an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death, as it had received numerous reports of the devices overheating while being worn and leaving some consumers with second- and third-degree burns.

TechCrunch on MSN · 12h

Fitbit fined $12M over Ionic smartwatch burns

Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a longstanding defeat that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company paying a $12.

UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems

UPI News on MSN · 20h

British CMA opens investigations into Apple, Google mobile ecosystems

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority announced investigations into Apple and Google on Thursday to examine if their mobile ecosystems are breaking the country's competition rules.

Engadget on MSN · 18h

UK investigating Google and Apple's mobile ecosystems

Google and Apple are having a bad day. The tech giants are facing a new investigation into their mobile ecosystems from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and growing pressure to adopt a new app store initiative in India.

Bloomberg on MSN · 21h

Apple and Google Hit by UK Probe Into Mobile Dominance

Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. were hit with UK antitrust investigations over concerns their dominance in mobile services is distorting the market and putting up barriers to entry for competitors.

Apple, India and Google

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

Apple, Google Face Pressure From India to Open Up App Stores

India is trying to pry open the doors of the world’s biggest app stores, setting up a likely clash with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. over social services, safety standards and access to the country’s smartphones.

Digit on MSN · 3h

Govt Wants Apple And Google To Pre-Install Its Apps On Every Smartphone: All We Know So Far

Google, which powers over 90 per cent of India's 700 million smartphones with its Android system, is reportedly resisting the plan.

AppleInsider · 21h

India tries telling Apple to pre-install government iPhone apps

The Indian government wants its own state-backed apps to be pre-installed on every iPhone and Android phone, but Apple and Google are expected to refuse.

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Android 16’s first public beta adds Google’s more limited take on live lockscreen notifications

Android 16’s first public beta will start rolling out later today, bringing with it dynamic lockscreen notifications for ride ...

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Trump Blasts EU Regulators for Targeting Apple, Google, Meta

US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta ...

When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price

After the search giant welcomed more ads from small rivals like Ask.com, Google ad costs for some nonprofits ballooned.

Google rushed to sell AI tools to Israel’s military after Hamas attack

The company fulfilled requests from Israel’s military for more access to AI tools as it sought to compete with Amazon, ...

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Google Adds Gemini AI Assistant, Lock-Screen Updates to Samsung Galaxy S25

Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s ...

Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars

One of the most important changes in Samsung’s new phones is a simple one: when you long-press the side button on your phone, ...

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New Google Chrome Security Warning For 3 Billion Users—Act Now

Google has issued a high-severity security warning for billions of Chrome browser users across Windows, Mac, Linux and ...

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