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September 4, 2020

Google has partnered with Bangladesh Water Development Board for flood forecasting.
It will bring the flood warning services to Bangladesh.

August 25, 2020

Google launched ‘The Anywhere School’ initiative to boost online learning in more than 250 countries around the world with the aim to benefit millions of students who have switched to learning from home, due to the pandemic.
Google is also bringing Assignments, an application for learning management system (LMS), which will help the teachers to analyze, distribute and grade the work of students.

August 7, 2020

The Maharashtra government has tied-up with Google to promote Digital Education by introducing digital education tools in schools across the state by deploying its free tools like G suit.

July 20, 2020

New Android malware has been discovered that steals data such as credit card details, password from 337 applications.
The malware is being distributed using fake Google update packages offered on third party websites.
The malware is based on the leaked source code of another malware Xerxes. Again, Xerxes is based on the strains of other malwares.
The Malware asks for credit card details and login credentials before the user enters the app. It asks for the phone’s accessibility feature. It then uses Android DPC to access the admin.

July 16, 2020

Google announced that it is partnering with CBSE, an Indian schooling body, to help 1mn teachers run online classes by year end.
Google will help teachers from 22,000 schools across India to conduct classes online through tools such as YouTube, Google Classrooms, and GSuite.
These tools will be available in eight Indian languages including Hindi & Gujarati.

July 16, 2020

Google will acquire a 7.7% stake in Jio Platforms worth Rs 33,737 crore.
For Google, this is the “first and biggest investment” from the recently announced $10-billion India fund by its CEO Sundar Pichai.
The two companies will jointly develop an operating system for an entry-level smartphone that will support 5G and target India’s 350 million feature-phone users.

July 14, 2020

Technology giant Google will invest Rs. 75,000 crore (around $10 billion), in India over the next 5-7 years to boost India’s digital economy
This announcement was made by Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai at the sixth edition of ‘Google for India’ virtual event on 13 July 2020.
The dedicated ‘Google for India Digitisation Fund’, will be deployed for this purpose.
The investments will be made through a mix of equity investments, partnerships, and operational, infrastructure and ecosystem investments.

The main focus of the Investments will be on four key areas:

Enabling affordable access and information to every Indian in their own language,
Building new products and services relevant to India’s unique needs
Empowering businesses as they continue to embark in digital transformation
Leveraging technology and Artificial Intelligence for social good in areas like healthcare, education and agriculture.

July 11, 2020

Google has officially shut down its ‘Google Plus’ social networking platform and it has rebranded the app as “Google Currents”.
Google Currents is a platform which enables its users to connect with their colleagues, exchange documents and interact with like-minded people who have similar interests

June 15, 2020

Facebook joined Google, Microsoft and 15 other tech companies to declare the formation of “Project Protect”: A plan to fight online child sexual abuse – a renewed commitment and investment from the Technology Coalition growing its scope and impact to defend kids online and guide its work for the next 15 years.

June 9, 2020

Google is making a change in its Google Cloud managerial division. It has selected Anil Valluri as the Senior Director for Google Cloud India. Valluri has over 30 years of knowledge in sales and marketing in the hi-tech industry.

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