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Twitter selects ex-Google CFO as new board chairman

June 4, 2020

• Twitter on 3rd June designated ex-Google chief financial officer Patrick Pichette as the company’s new chairman of the board. Pichette takes over the role after joining Twitter’s board of directors in 2017.

Switzerland released the world’s first app “SwissCovid” based on Google and Apple’s contact-tracing tech

June 2, 2020

• The first app to get advantage of the Apple and Google Exposure Notification API has been launched in Switzerland. The app is called “SwissCovid” and is right now available to select essential workers.

Google releases a new app ‘Sodar’ that will aid you to maintain social distance

May 31, 2020

• Google is supporting people to maintain their social distance. The tech giant has released a new app called ‘SODAR’ that will encourage people to maintain distance in real life using augmented reality.

Shikha Sharma appointed as the new advisor of Google Pay India.

May 1, 2020

• One of the leading payments platform Google pay has appointed Shikha Sharma as advisor to the Google Pay India. Google pay is a Unified Payment Interface (UPI) based platform for online transactions.

UP govt ties-up with Google to geotag community kitchens

April 20, 2020

• Uttar Pradesh Government ties up with tech giant Google to formed geotag community kitchens in the state.
• The kitchens prepare 12 lakh food packets on a daily basis.
• Now, Uttar Pradesh came up as the 1st state to geotag community kitchens.

Google starts ‘Nearby Spot’ to assist users to find local stores

April 15, 2020

• Google has begun ‘Nearby Spot’ under “Google Pay” to support users to find local stores selling essentials like groceries that are open, amid the lockdown
• The Google “Nearby Spot” is going to be started in Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, and Delhi soon.

Apple and Google tied-up to start COVID-19 contact-tracing tech

April 12, 2020

• Google and Apple tied-up to combat against COVID-19 through contact tracing technology.
• Both tech-giants have tied-up to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to aid governments and health agencies to reduce the spread of the Corona Virus, with user privacy and security central to the design.

Google to release new virtual Braille Keyboard

April 10, 2020

• Google has declared the launch of a virtual Braille keyboard for Android users with low vision or blindness.
• This enables these people to type on their phones without additional hardware.
• Google has colluded with braille developers and users to create it and also ensured that the keyboard can be used anywhere.

Google to donate USD 6.5 million to tackle fake news related to coronavirus

April 4, 2020

• With the whole world struggling to tackle COVID-19 , Google is going to donate USD 6.5 million to no-profit organizations and fact checkers to stop spread of fake news.
• It will help people get access to genuine information when there is lot of fake information circulating all over social media platforms.

Karan Bajwa becomes new MD of Google Cloud India

March 18, 2020

• Google Cloud India has selected Karan Bajwa as its new Managing Director.
• Karan Bajwa will manage various operations for Google Cloud’s extensive solution portfolio such as Google Cloud Platform and G Suite.
• He has earlier worked as the Managing Director of IBM for India and South Asia.