Gmail Redesign with Google Chat, Meet, Docs Integration Spotted on Google’s Website As part of its efforts tounify messaging and communication apps, Google has been working tobring Google ChatandGoogle Meetto Gmail. WhileGoogle Meet integrationis currently rolling out, Google Chat and a few others have now been spotted on Google’s Cloud Next website. The 9-week digital ‘Google Cloud Next ’20: OnAir’ event started yesterday. On the event’s page, Twitter user Tahin Rahman spottedofficial images that show off Gmail’s integrations with ‘Chat’ and ‘Rooms’....

Google Hit with €600,000 Privacy Fine in Belgium Belgium’s data protection authority (APD) has fined Google a whopping 600,000 Euros (~$684,690). The charges arefor not deleting links that violated the EU’s “right to be forgotten” law. According to reports, this is the largest fine APD has ever imposed. The incident took place after a person who hails from Belgium appealed to the APD. The person wanted APD to ask Google Belgium totake down a few links that allegedly harmed their reputation....

Google Maps Can Now Use ‘Live View’ AR to Pinpoint Your Exact Location Originally announced at Google I/O 2019,the ‘Live View’ feature in Google Mapsstarted rolling out globally last August. It is now available as an option to accurately pinpoint your location in the app. Believed to have been first reported on by9to5Google, users can now use the ‘Calibrate with Live View’ option to improve the accuracy of their location inGoogle Maps....

Google Picks Up 7.7% Stake in Jio Platforms for Rs. 33,737 Crores Reliance Jio Platforms has been rumored to be in ‘advanced talks’ with the renowned search giant, Google, for fresh investment. At itsvirtual 43rd Annual General Meetingtoday, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani has confirmed thatGoogle has invested Rs. 33,737 crores(around $4.5 billion) in exchange for a 7.7% stake in Jio Platforms. Google is the latest high-profile investor to join Jio Platform’s investor lineup, which already includes the likes of Facebook,Qualcomm, andIntel Ventures....

Google Sued for Allegedly Tracking Users Even When They Opted Out In what might seem like deja vu all over again for folks at Mountain View,Googlecould be facing yet another potential class action lawsuit in the US over alleged privacy violations.A new lawsuit filed Tuesday in San Jose, California, alleges that the company tracks people on their smartphones even with all tracking options turned off. Law firm Boies Schiller Flexner filed the case on behalf of a handful of individuals....

Google, Reliance Jio to Collaborate on ‘Affordable 5G Smartphones’ At its 43rd AGM today,Reliance Industries made of slew of announcements, includingsome that were right out of left field. The company also announced extensive collaboration with Google in areas of affordable 5G Android smartphones. Google, of course, isinvesting $4.5 billion(~Rs. 33,737 crore) in Jio Platforms for a 7.7% stake, but that’s just the beginning. As part of the partnership, the two companies will work on“affordable 5G smartphones”for India....

How to Check Headphone Audio Level in Real Time in iOS 14 Apart from getting thelong-awaited sleep tracker,iOS 14has also improved the already existing health features like Hearing. For those uninitiated, Hearing was introduced in iOS 13 and it enables users to avoid being exposed to high levels of sounds. And with the latest update, you can even measure the volume level of anything that you are listening to. If this health feature falls under your radar, let’s find out how you can check the headphone audio level in real-time on your iOS 14 device!...