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Alphabet Workers Union
More than two hundred engineers and workers have formed the Alphabet Workers Union capping years of growing activism in the company. What is the main objective of Alphabet Workers Union? The Alphabet Workers Union will strengthen the growing labour movement ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
What is DigiBoxx?
DigiBoxx is a storage platform. It is a file sharing and cloud storage platform. DigiBoxx was announced by the NITI Aayog CEO Aitabh Kant. The announcement was made a few weeks after Google announced that it will not offer unlimited ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act
The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act are two recent landmark legislations from the European Union. The draft legislation gives specific regulations to limit the powers of global internet companies like Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon in the European ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is Project Loon?
Project Loon, a subsidiary of Google recently announced that its balloons have successfully stayed in the stratosphere for almost a year. The balloons are helium filled and cover a distance of 2.1 lakh kilo metres. Project Loon aims to provide ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
United Nations launches “Team Halo” to counter misinformation around COVID-19 vaccines
On November 17, 2020, the United Nations along with “the Vaccine Confidence Project” of University of London launched “Team Halo”. More than 100 scientists from different parts of the world have come together under the project. Highlights Team Halo aims ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
What is anti-trust case against Google?
The United States Justice Department recently sued Google alleging the company of illegally abusing it in the internet search. According to the department, Google is illegally using its dominant position in the internet market to advertise deals. Highlights The US ..