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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Justice Department on Wednesday said Google should have to sell off its popular Chrome browser as part of a court-ordered fix to its monopolization of the online search market. The request follows the government’s victory this year in an antitrust case against Google and is likely to kick off a heightened legal fight with wide-reaching implications for the tech giant’s core business.

Suits: LA spin-off has just reached new heights with the confirmation that Gabriel Macht will reprise his iconic role as Harvey Specter. According to Deadline, Specter will make a highly anticipated return in the first season of the spin-off, where he will play a recurring role throughout three episodes. This return marks a significant connection between the original Suits series and its spin-off, reuniting fans with one of the most beloved characters in legal drama history.

Android 16 introduces several key features, including an embedded photo picker, allowing users to share specific images or videos with apps rather than granting access to their entire media library. This change enhances user privacy by limiting exposure of personal data.Another significant update is to Google’s Health Connect platform.

Coal import by non-regulated sectors (NRS) dropped 9.83 per cent to 63.28 million tonnes (MT) in the April-September period of the ongoing financial year, the government on Wednesday said. The coal import by NRS was 70.18 MT in year-ago period. The coal import by domestic thermal power plants for blending purpose also declined 8.59 per cent to 9.79 MT in the April-September period from 10.71 MT a year ago. «This demonstrates an increased reliance on domestic coal supplies for these sectors,» the coal ministry said in a statement.

Skill Development Fund (NSDF) will soon invest its surplus funds in term deposits to get better returns on the corpus used for imparting skills training in the country. The fund has invited expressions of interest from public sector banks to invest around Rs 900 crore in fixed deposits for a period of one year, the ministry of skills development and entrepreneurship said in a notification. The plan is to prepare a panel of banks for investment of surplus funds in fixed deposits.

NoBroker, the online real estate platform, faced significant obstacles in its early days, including physical threats from traditional brokers angered by the company's disruptive business model, CEO Amit Kumar Agarwal revealed at the Technovate for India program in Bengaluru. In 2015, a group of brokers attacked NoBroker's office, assaulting employees and attempting to force their way into the building. This incident, Agarwal shared, forced the company to relocate overnight and keep their office locations unlisted on Google Maps for safety. Despite these challenges, NoBroker has grown significantly, now boasting a valuation of over $1 billion. “We’ve gone from zero to over 30 mn cumulative users and now add half a million new customers every year,” stated Agarwal at the event, organized by The Times of India and Talrop.

Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he has sought an appointment with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss the «reduction» in loan amount to the state this year, from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The Chief Minister will be travelling to the national capital tonight. «There is a launch of Nandini products in Delhi, so I'm going. I have also sought appointment with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, because NABARD loan to the state this year has been reduced. Last year, Rs 5,600 crore was given, this year it is Rs 2,340 crore. It has been reduced by 58 per cent,» Siddaramaiah said. Speaking to reporters here, he noted that the NABARD comes under the Finance Ministry. «I will make a request to her.»

The martech sector is creating significant opportunities for mid-career professionals, too, particularly those with a strong understanding of marketing strategies and cutting-edge technologies, says Trupti Oak, Vice President-People Management and Talent Acquisition, LS Digital. Marketing automation specialists, data analysts and data scientists, customer experience managers, content strategists and SEO experts are some of such roles that are in high demand for mid-career professionals, she says. Sonali De Sarker, SVP-HR, Epsilon India, estimates the industry to surpass $215 billion by 2027. This growth has skyrocketed demand for skilled engineers. “The adtech and martech fields offer exciting opportunities for mid-career professionals seeking a harmonious blend of creativity and technology,” she says.

Travel writer Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized leisure travel for ordinary Americans with his guidebook “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day,” has died

Google Pixel 8, and others are available at record-breaking discounts, complemented by bank and exchange offers for additional savings.Samsung Galaxy S24 PlusA premium choice for Android enthusiasts, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus is being offered at a jaw-dropping price. The 256GB model, with an original price tag of ₹99,999, is now listed at ₹64,999 on Flipkart. Additional savings can be unlocked through bank offers and exchanges.Realme 13 Pro PlusFor those seeking a balance of affordability and performance, the Realme 13 Pro Plus presents a compelling choice.

Also read: OnePlus 13 vs OnePlus 13R: Know which model would be the right choiceOppo is hosting a live event to announce the Oppo Reno 13 Series on November 25. Alongside the new Reno series, the company is also expected to announce Oppo Pad 3 and Oppo Enco R3 Pro. Therefore, we have several devices to look forward to at the upcoming launch.

Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and other tier 2 cities in North India such as Lucknow, Jaipur and Chandigarh are reaching out to consumers with details of what they are doing to keep the AQI at the safe level. Operators said that though there is a dip in footfall, shoppers are still preferring mall over high streets in these cities. “There is a dip in footfall as people are preferring to stay indoor in deteriorating air quality. However, serious shopper, have move to mall from high-street as they know mall maintain a certain level of air quality and it’s safer indoor than outdoor,” said HarshVardhan Bansal, cofounder of Unity Group, which operates half a dozen malls in Delhi and Punjab.

Corporate Infotech Pvt Ltd (CIPL) on Tuesday said it received a seven-year contract from state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for an overhaul of IT infrastructure. "ONGC awards Corporate Infotech Rs 98 crore contract for on-premise IT Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) on 'Pay-per-Use' Model. The contract will be executed over a period of seven years by September 2031," CIPL said in a statement. This project is aimed at augmenting ONGC's IT hardware infrastructure across its Corporate Infocom Data Centre (CIDC) in Delhi as well as the disaster recovery site in Vadodara, Gujarat, the Noida-based company said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials plan to take more shots at the tech industry before leaving office, in a race to cap four years of aggressive enforcement. No action looms larger than the Justice Department’s next move in the antitrust case it won challenging Google’s efforts to maintain a monopoly in search.

Antitrust officials with the US Department of Justice declined to comment on a Bloomberg report that they will ask for a sell-off of Chrome and a shake-up of other aspects of Google's business in court Wednesday, AFP reported. Justice officials in October said they would demand that Google make profound changes to how it does business — even considering the possibility of a breakup — after the tech juggernaut was found to be running an illegal monopoly.

Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant, according to a media report Monday. Antitrust officials with the US Department of Justice declined to comment on a Bloomberg report that they will ask for a sell-off of Chrome and a shake-up of other aspects of Google's business in court Wednesday. Justice officials in October said they would demand that Google make profound changes to how it does business — even considering the possibility of a breakup — after the tech juggernaut was found to be running an illegal monopoly.

Elon Musk while citing his high visibility and follower count as factors that amplify any misleading content he shares. According to Fortune, the AI Grok also noted that Elon Musk has been criticized for promoting misinformation related to political events, health issues like COVID-19 and lots of bizarre conspiracy theories. Also Read: Secret Level: See release date, plot, featured games, cast and where to watch

Maratha reservation agitation, Manoj Jarange Patil, might have decided not to contest this time's elections, but he remains one of the key deciding factors in the Maharashtra poll landscape. Patil asked several of his supporters not to contest elections after many of them filled their nomination forms. He enjoys a cult-figure status among the old and young as many touch his feet and seek his guidance on whom they should vote. Sitting with ET, Patil maintains that he has «only one cause and that is for Marathas to get reservation. And his cause has united six crore Marathas across Maharashtra». When asked whether Mahayuti or MVA can support the Maratha cause, he responds «all are the same». He says he will step up his agitation after the election process gets over. «Let me make it clear to you. Neither am I supporting anyone nor opposing anyone. I have no hopes from anyone except my movement,» Patil said.

Maritime Development Fund to support shipbuilding and repair clusters, according to union ports, shipping and waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal. This move will supplement the ₹1.5 lakh crore upgrade plan for the ports sector for the next five years, which includes development of six deep draft ports, two transshipment hubs as well as green and smart ports. «We are also looking at developing hydrogen hub ports and multi-fuel bunkering ecosystem,» Sonowal told ET on the sidelines of an event.

Only you can clean emotions you have held on to in your mind. The best way to be healthy and fit emotionally is to practise meditation and contemplate on spiritual wisdom daily to know and experience how to clear emotional toxins. Second, you need to pay attention to quality of your thinking and feelings about yourself and other people. Accept them and yourself to radiate self-respect and confidence. Abstain from all kinds of gossips, judgement-making and criticisms. Think right for yourself and all others.

ease of doing business and digitalization are driving the structural shift in the domestic banking system while banks also in the last decade have not focused on deposits, SBI Chairman C S Setty said on Monday. «I think it is also a sign of a maturing investment climate and the digitalization, which has played an important role (in driving people to invest at places other than banks),» Setty said at a panel discussion on the 'role of young leaders for Viksit Bharat@2047' hosted by SBI here. He was responding to a question on the increasing concerns over deposit mobilization as more and more people are looking at other avenues of putting their money to use as opposed to bank deposits. Doing banking a few years ago was too much of a «pain» and investing in SIP was also not an easy task, the SBI chairman said.