Google: Here’s why European Commission wants Google to break its ad business

[ad_1] European Union antitrust regulator European Commission has dealt a blow to Google’s advertising business. In an unprecedented decision, it said that Google must sell off some of its ad business to address competition concerns. European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager said that Google has a very strong market position in the online advertising technology … Read more

Netravaad: Researchers at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham develop Netravaad, a device that claims to turn eye signs into speech

[ad_1] Researchers at Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Labs of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham university have claimed to have developed India’s first device that enables people with speech impairment to communicate with the world by using simple eye signs.The device is called Netravaad and consists of a camera, display, speaker, controller and a rechargeable battery that lasts for … Read more

Google puts Bard rollout on hold in the European Union, here’s what the company said

[ad_1] Google has had to delay the launch of its artificial intelligence chatbot, Bard, in Europe owing to privacy concerns raised by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), the company’s main data regulator in the EU. On Tuesday, the Irish Data Protection Commission, which serves as Google’s main European data supervisor under the GDPR, stated … Read more

People Trust TikTok More Than Traditional Media, Study Shows

[ad_1] The number of people globally who initially access news through a website or app has dropped by 10 points since 2018, and younger groups prefer to access news through social media, search or mobile aggregators, according to a report released on Tuesday. Audiences pay more attention to celebrities, influencers, and social media personalities than … Read more

Reddit Communities Go Dark as Thousands of Subreddits Protest New Policy: Here’s Why

[ad_1] Thousands of popular Reddit communities dedicated to topics ranging from Apple to gaming and music locked out their users on Monday in protest against the company’s plan to charge for access to its data. Starting next month, third-party app developers using Reddit’s vast troves of data will have to pay a price and the … Read more

How YouTube is making more users eligible for its monetisation program

[ad_1] Google made significant updates to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) in 2022. These upgrades were aimed at supporting creators by increasing their earnings on the company’s video streaming platform. Within these updates, YouTube extended the eligibility for YPP to include Shortscreators. The company also introduced Shorts ad revenue sharing to further help content creators.Now, … Read more

Government Asks E-Commerce Firms to Create Framework Against Dark Patterns: Consumer Affairs Secretary

[ad_1] The government has taken a serious note of ‘dark patterns’ and asked e-commerce firms to create a self-regulatory framework to stop such practices, Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Singh on Tuesday said. The e-commerce sector has the largest contribution to dark patterns, and the framework will be created in the next two months, Singh told … Read more