Google’s Plan to Buy Security Firm Wiz Gets Antitrust Review

Justice Department antitrust enforcers are reviewing whether Google’s planned $32 billion (roughly Rs. 2,75,462 crore) acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz would illegally limit competition in the marketplace, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Officials in the department’s antitrust division, who are probing the deal, have been examining the contours of the Alphabet unit’s plan following … Read more

Google Unveils India-Focused Safety Charter, Shares How It Is Using AI to Combat Online Frauds and Scams

Google unveiled its Safety Charter for India, highlighting how it is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify and prevent instances of cybercrimes across its products. The Mountain View-based tech giant highlighted that with the rise of India’s digital economy, the need for trust-based systems was high. The company is now using AI in its … Read more

Canva Adds Create a Video Clip Feature Powered by Google’s Veo 3 Video Generation AI Model

Canva announced the addition of a new artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video tool to its platform on Wednesday. The new feature, dubbed Create a Video Clip, is part of the company’s Canva AI suite. The video generation capability is powered by Google’s Veo 3 AI model. Since the feature is backed by the Mountain View-based tech … Read more

Google Messages Widely Rolling Out Snooze Notifications and Delete for Everyone Features

Google announced several new features for its Messages app last week, including the ability to snooze notifications and delete text messages for everyone in RCS chats. These capabilities are now rolling out widely to stable users. As the names suggest, the former lets you snooze notifications for incoming messages. Meanwhile, the latter deletes messages for … Read more

YouTube Shorts to Bring Google’s Veo 3 Video Generation Model With Audio Support ‘This Summer’

YouTube will soon integrate Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video generation model, CEO Neal Mohan announced at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025 on Wednesday. It will support improved video generation capabilities powered by the Mountain View-based tech giant’s recently released Veo 3 video generation AI model. It is said to enable users … Read more