Google proposes to open Play Store to more real-money games in India | TechCrunch
Google has proposed sweeping changes to its Play Store and advertising policies in India, aiming to allow more real-money gaming
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Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users' data | TechCrunch
The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple builds a secret backdoor allowing its authorities
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Google's NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews | TechCrunch
Google announced on Tuesday that it’s rolling out Video Overviews to NotebookLM, its AI-based note-taking and research assistant. First introduced
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Google's AI Mode gets new 'Canvas' feature, real-time help with Search Live, and more | TechCrunch
Google announced on Tuesday that it’s adding new capabilities to AI Mode, its experimental feature that allows users to ask complex
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YouTube rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections | TechCrunch
YouTube on Tuesday announced it’s beginning to roll out age-estimation technology in the U.S. to identify teen users in order
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Google Chrome adds AI-powered store summaries to help US shoppers | TechCrunch
Google on Monday announced an update to its Chrome web browser that will introduce AI-generated store reviews to U.S. shoppers
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India bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but millions watch | TechCrunch
India has ordered the blocking of 25 streaming services — many with millions of viewers and even paying subscribers — for
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Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers | TechCrunch
Google has suspended the account of phone surveillance operator Catwatchful, which was using the tech giant’s servers to host and
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Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October | TechCrunch
In response to the European Union’s incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that it will stop selling
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Google is testing a vibe-coding app called Opal | TechCrunch
AI-powered coding tools have become so popular over the past few months that almost every major tech company is either
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