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  1. 2021

    Daily Mail owner sues Google over online advertising market

    Associated Newspapers Ltd and Mail Media Inc, which publish MailOnline, sued Google in U.S. District Court in New York. The lawsuit alleges that Google's control over ad-selling tools, publisher-page ad space, and the ad exchange harms competition and publisher revenue. Google called the claims meritless and inaccurate.

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  2. 2021

    Turkey fines Google for abuse of dominant position

    Turkey's Competition Board fined Google more than 296 million lira for abusing its dominant position in search engine services. The regulator said Google had favored its own accommodation price-comparison and local search services over competitors.

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  3. 2021

    Google rolls out Heads Up to Pixel phones

    Google's Heads Up feature for the Digital Wellbeing Android app was rolling out to Pixel phones, where it alerts users when they are walking while using their phones.

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  4. 2021

    Google marks The Met’s 151st anniversary with a Doodle

    Google created an animated Doodle featuring 18 artworks from The Metropolitan Museum of Art to mark the museum’s 151st anniversary.

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  5. 2021

    Associated Newspapers files suit against Google over search rankings

    Associated Newspapers Ltd filed a legal suit in a New York court accusing Google of reducing MailOnline’s search traffic and seeking damages and legal costs. Google called the claims meritless.

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  6. 2021

    Google blocks hate-related terms from YouTube ad targeting

    After The Markup reported that advertisers could use hate-related terms to find YouTube videos for ad placement, Google said it blocked terms associated with hate speech from being used as ad keywords and acknowledged that the identified terms should not have been searchable.

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  7. 2021

    Google introduces a new app review process

    Google introduced a new app review process for developers and advertisers. It evaluates mobile app inventory quality before unrestricted ad serving and was to roll out gradually during 2021.

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  8. 2021

    Some Pixel phones lose HD Netflix playback after firmware update

    Users of some Pixel 4, Pixel 4a and Pixel 5 phones reported that after updating their phones they could no longer watch Netflix streams in HD; the article attributes the issue to Widevine DRM downgrading from L1 to L3 after the update.

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  9. 2021

    Google announces in-app purchase commission rates

    Google said it would charge developers a 15 per cent rate on in-app purchases for annual sales up to $1 million and a 30 per cent commission on revenues above that threshold. The policy was scheduled to take effect in July.

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  10. 2021

    Google acquires Dysonics

    Google acquired 3D-audio startup Dysonics. Dysonics employees reportedly joined Google and are working on audio hardware and algorithms for Google products.

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  11. 2021

    Russian court issues three fines against Google

    The Tagansky District Court in Moscow issued three fines against Google totaling 8.9 million roubles for alleged offenses including violating procedures for removing information.

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  12. 2021

    Google launches Stack scanning app

    Google's Area 120 team launched Stack, an app for scanning and organizing documents. At the time of the report, it was available in the U.S. for Android.

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  13. 2021

    Google contributes to European Media and Information Fund

    Google announced a contribution of more than €25 million to help launch the European Media and Information Fund, which will support media literacy, fact-checking and research into fighting online misinformation.

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  14. 2021

    Google releases the Stack document-scanning app

    Google's in-house incubator, Area 120, released Stack, an app that digitizes documents and extracts key information; the app was initially available for Android.

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  15. 2021

    Google updates its Discover feed

    Google made two changes to its Discover feed: posts received a more prominent layout, and sports carousels were removed.

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  16. 2021

    DotPe raises $27.5 million in Series A funding

    DotPe raised $27.5 million in Series A funding. PayU led the round and increased its existing stake, Info Edge Ventures increased its shareholding, and Google joined as a new investor.

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  17. 2021

    Google releases WifiNanScan app on Google Play

    Google released the WifiNanScan app on Google Play earlier in the week. The app demonstrates measuring the distance between two devices using Wi-Fi Aware.

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  18. 2021

    Wix expands integration with Google

    Wix announced that it had expanded its integration with Google, enabling users to create and manage Google Business Profiles from the Wix platform.

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  19. 2021

    Google plans modular app downloads for Google Play Store

    Google plans to use modular downloads for app content in Google Play Store, prioritizing the parts associated with an app’s main functions. The article says the design had not yet been applied to the service.

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  20. 2021

    Google launches Threadit

    Google launched Threadit, a short-video tool for professionals to share updates and messages with team members.

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