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Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown
Apple's footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight, judges at Germany’s top civil court have said. The setback for Apple comes amid a clamor by Big Tech against European efforts to rein in their market dominance.
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Google Pixel 9a Retail Listing Hints at Pricing; Hands-on Video Surfaces Online
Pixel 9a is expected to launch soon. While a launch date is not yet official, numerous leaks surrounding the phone are surfacing on the Web. Most recently, the unannounced phone has been listed on a retailer's website in Germany and UAE classifieds suggesting its price and specifications. The listing suggests a 6.3-inch display, a 5,100mAh battery,...
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Google Updates AI-Powered Pixel Studio App to Let Users Generate Images of People
Google updated the Pixel Studio app as a part of its March Pixel Drop for compatible Pixel devices. With the update, the artificial intelligence (AI) app is finally getting the ability to generate images of people. The app was first introduced in August 2024 alongside the Pixel 9 series, and is currently exclusive to the series.
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Google's March Pixel Drop Brings Gemini Live Upgrades, Scam Detection in Messages and More
Google on Tuesday rolled out the March Pixel Drop for compatible Pixel devices. As per the company, it is the first Pixel Drop of the year which introduces several new features. Gemini Live, the conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tool can now be spoken to in a combination of 45 languages. Further, there’s a new Suggestions feature in the...
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Samsung One UI 7 Stable Version Tipped to Include AI-Powered Audio Eraser Feature
Samsung rolled out One UI 7 Beta in Germany, India and other select regions last week. It is scheduled to be globally rolled out early next year, alongside the next-generation Galaxy S series. A tipster now suggests that a subsequent version of the Android 15-based operating system (OS) might bring an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature ca...
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Google to Spread Misinformation Prebunking in Europe; Initiative in the Works in India
Google, after seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, will initiate a new campaign in Germany to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation. The tech giant plans to release a series of short videos highlighting the techniques common to many misleading claims.
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Google Criticised for Data Handling Practices by German Antitrust Watchdog
Google has been criticised by Germany's antitrust regulator for the way it handles users' data. Data collected by Google was used to "create very detailed user profiles which the company can exploit for advertising and other purposes", the Federal Cartel Authority said.
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Germany Drops Antitrust Investigation Into Google News Showcase After 'Important Adjustments'
Germany's Federal Cartel Office said on Wednesday that it had dropped a probe into Google's News Showcase service. Google earlier this year made a major concession by offering to exclude "Google News Showcase" content from its general search results. The antitrust regulator said Google made "important adjustments" to ease concerns about competition...
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Google Search Updated to Display Train Ticket Pricing, Allows Purchasing Tickets Directly: All Details
Google Search has been updated to display pricing of tickets and allow users to purchase them from the company's website. The Alphabet-owned firm has announced that users in Japan, Germany, Italy, and Spain will now be able to buy train tickets directly from Google. The company has also incorporated sustainability features into its existing travel ...
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Series Getting One UI 5.0 Beta Based on Android 13
Samsung Galaxy S22 series users in Germany can now register in the Samsung Members app to get a chance to try the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 Beta. This update will be available for a limited period exclusively to the first 500 members.
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Twitter Files Lawsuit Against German Online Reporting Rule
Twitter has taken legal action against a rule, coming into force in Germany, that obliges social media firms to block or delete criminal content quickly and report particularly serious criminal offences to the police, a German court confirmed.
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Google Offers to Exclude News Showcase From Search Results to End Probe in Germany
Google offered to exclude its Google News Showcase service from general search results in Germany to end an investigation by the local antitrust regulator, the authority said.
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Google News Showcase, Use of Personal Data Being Investigated by Germany's Federal Cartel Office
Germany's Federal 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 Meta.
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Telegram Should Be Banned by Germany Unless It Tackles Extremist Content, Politician Says
Germany should order Telegram removed from Apple's and Google's app stores if it continues to ignore requests to help track down extremist content, a senior German official said.
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Facebook Rules on Hate Speech Struck Down by Top German Court for Not Informing User Before Blocking Account
A top German court has ruled that Facebook acted illegally in taking down racist posts and blocking the account of their author because the social network failed to inform the user or give a reason for shutting them down.
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Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown
Apple's footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight, judges at Germany’s top civil court have said. The setback for Apple comes amid a clamor by Big Tech against European efforts to rein in their market dominance.
-
Google Pixel 9a Retail Listing Hints at Pricing; Hands-on Video Surfaces Online
Pixel 9a is expected to launch soon. While a launch date is not yet official, numerous leaks surrounding the phone are surfacing on the Web. Most recently, the unannounced phone has been listed on a retailer's website in Germany and UAE classifieds suggesting its price and specifications. The listing suggests a 6.3-inch display, a 5,100mAh battery,...
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Google Updates AI-Powered Pixel Studio App to Let Users Generate Images of People
Google updated the Pixel Studio app as a part of its March Pixel Drop for compatible Pixel devices. With the update, the artificial intelligence (AI) app is finally getting the ability to generate images of people. The app was first introduced in August 2024 alongside the Pixel 9 series, and is currently exclusive to the series.
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Google's March Pixel Drop Brings Gemini Live Upgrades, Scam Detection in Messages and More
Google on Tuesday rolled out the March Pixel Drop for compatible Pixel devices. As per the company, it is the first Pixel Drop of the year which introduces several new features. Gemini Live, the conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tool can now be spoken to in a combination of 45 languages. Further, there’s a new Suggestions feature in the...
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Samsung One UI 7 Stable Version Tipped to Include AI-Powered Audio Eraser Feature
Samsung rolled out One UI 7 Beta in Germany, India and other select regions last week. It is scheduled to be globally rolled out early next year, alongside the next-generation Galaxy S series. A tipster now suggests that a subsequent version of the Android 15-based operating system (OS) might bring an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature ca...
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Google to Spread Misinformation Prebunking in Europe; Initiative in the Works in India
Google, after seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, will initiate a new campaign in Germany to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation. The tech giant plans to release a series of short videos highlighting the techniques common to many misleading claims.
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Google Criticised for Data Handling Practices by German Antitrust Watchdog
Google has been criticised by Germany's antitrust regulator for the way it handles users' data. Data collected by Google was used to "create very detailed user profiles which the company can exploit for advertising and other purposes", the Federal Cartel Authority said.
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Germany Drops Antitrust Investigation Into Google News Showcase After 'Important Adjustments'
Germany's Federal Cartel Office said on Wednesday that it had dropped a probe into Google's News Showcase service. Google earlier this year made a major concession by offering to exclude "Google News Showcase" content from its general search results. The antitrust regulator said Google made "important adjustments" to ease concerns about competition...
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Google Search Updated to Display Train Ticket Pricing, Allows Purchasing Tickets Directly: All Details
Google Search has been updated to display pricing of tickets and allow users to purchase them from the company's website. The Alphabet-owned firm has announced that users in Japan, Germany, Italy, and Spain will now be able to buy train tickets directly from Google. The company has also incorporated sustainability features into its existing travel ...
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Series Getting One UI 5.0 Beta Based on Android 13
Samsung Galaxy S22 series users in Germany can now register in the Samsung Members app to get a chance to try the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 Beta. This update will be available for a limited period exclusively to the first 500 members.
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Twitter Files Lawsuit Against German Online Reporting Rule
Twitter has taken legal action against a rule, coming into force in Germany, that obliges social media firms to block or delete criminal content quickly and report particularly serious criminal offences to the police, a German court confirmed.
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Google Offers to Exclude News Showcase From Search Results to End Probe in Germany
Google offered to exclude its Google News Showcase service from general search results in Germany to end an investigation by the local antitrust regulator, the authority said.
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Google News Showcase, Use of Personal Data Being Investigated by Germany's Federal Cartel Office
Germany's Federal 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 Meta.
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Telegram Should Be Banned by Germany Unless It Tackles Extremist Content, Politician Says
Germany should order Telegram removed from Apple's and Google's app stores if it continues to ignore requests to help track down extremist content, a senior German official said.
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Facebook Rules on Hate Speech Struck Down by Top German Court for Not Informing User Before Blocking Account
A top German court has ruled that Facebook acted illegally in taking down racist posts and blocking the account of their author because the social network failed to inform the user or give a reason for shutting them down.
