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Google Is Gaining A New Ally In Mobile App Search Push From Facebook
In a world where more and more people use apps for just about everything, Google has struggled to keep its ground-breaking search engine relevant. It now has gotten a boost from an unlikely source – […]
Google Is Upping Its Email Security Services To Foil Hackers
According to recent reports, email servers are becoming more secure, and the use of strong encryption practices are increasing. However, the news isn’t all good, as the number of internet attacks that change encrypted connections […]
Marissa Mayer’s Next Move: Pay Someone Else $1 Million Per Month To Fix Yahoo
The troubled website Yahoo has hired the management and consulting firm McKinsey & Co. to assist with the reorganization of its core businesses. While Yahoo desperately needs some help, the move is somewhat questionable for […]
Google, Amazon And Facebook Control A Staggering 70% Of All Profit Made Online
Despite the Internet being hailed as the great equalizer of all things a study of the U.S. online market shows that just five companies are controlling the majority share of all online monetary transactions. The […]
Google Backed Think Tank Says Google Is Best At Privacy
Recently, a think tank sponsored by Google has said that Google is the leading technology company when it comes to maintaining the privacy of its users. The think tank is chaired by Eric Schmidt, and […]
9 Of The Web’s Top 10 Sites Just Got Caught Stealing Your Data
It turns out that nearly nine out of every ten websites shares your data to third party sources without receiving your consent or your permission. The scope of these poor security controls was revealed in […]
Google Lawyers Up And Fires Back Against Alleged EU Antitrust Violations
In response to allegations of violating antitrust laws in Europe, the corporate conglomerate Google has launched a 130 page counterattack against the European Union’s plan to file charges. The charges presented by the European Union […]
Google Hopes To Deliver Packages Using Drones Starting In 2017
On Monday, a Google executive announced that the company expects to begin delivering packages to consumers by drones sometime in 2017. David Vos, the project lead for Google’s Project Wing told members of the public […]
Google And Other Tech Companies Are Getting Involved In Mental Health And It Should Save Lives
Starting next week, Dr. Tom Insel will vacate his position as the head of the United States National Institute of Mental Health in order to go work for Google Life Sciences to study mental health […]
Self Driving Cars Might Still Get Into Accidents, But The Humans Are At Fault
A new report studying self driving cars currently being tested shows that although the cars have been involved in accidents, not one has been the result of the actual car. The report from the University […]
GM Is Struggling To Develop Self-Driving Technology While Google Is Leaving Them In The Dust
Like many other automotive companies, General Motors is getting involved in the driverless car scene. However, some people are wondering if the long time car company can beat Google when it comes to the new […]
Professors Say That European Regulators Are Attacking Google Because Of Microsoft Lobbying
While technology giant Google is continuing to deny accusations that it possesses a monopoly that is in violation of European antitrust laws, some people have been stepping up to defend the company. According to some […]
Data Giants Facebook And Google Ironically Sponsored A Privacy Event
There was controversy during the recent Amsterdam Privacy Week, as the conference on privacy included some sponsors that many people called into question. Among the sponsors for the event were Google, Facebook and Palantir, which […]
Google Pressures And Wheeler Caves To Make Last Minute Changes To Net Neutrality Plan
According to recent reports, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has made some last minute changes to his plan of net neutrality. The news comes after Google and various public interest groups pressed Wheeler to […]
Wal-Mart Takes Another Swing At Competitor Amazon With New Delivery Drones
Wal-Mart is joining Google and Amazon in the effort to make delivery-drones a reality. On Monday, the world’s largest retailer applied to United States regulators for permission to test its drones, which it hopes to […]
Investigation Into Possible Google Monopoly In The EU Is Taking Priority
Google is still continuing to face accusations of having a monopoly. The European Union is reportedly conducting ongoing work on an antitrust investigation into the technology company. While regulators have supposedly been looking into such […]
Google Alphabet Facing Legal Investigations At Home And Abroad
European Union (EU) authorities are continuing their pursuit of Google despite changes to the company’s organizational structure under recently formed Alphabet Inc.. In 2014, the EU accused Google of breaking antitrust laws, claiming that the […]
Ex-GM CEO Lutz Throws Cold Water On Apple And Google’s Car Ambitions
Companies like Google and Apple are poised to enter the car industry but may be biting off more than they can chew, according to former GM CEO Bob Lutz. According to the longtime industry executive […]
Meet The Water Powered Robot That Cleans As It Swims
As society becomes increasingly automated with each passing year, there are few instances of totally self-sufficient technology. Automated systems, such as service robots or electric vehicles, require considerable outside resources to operate. Bristol Robotics Laboratory […]
Google Employment Perks Entice Some Medical Students From Continuing Their Education
Some experts in the medical field are joining forces with Google in order to take advantage of the perks of the company. Google is known for providing its employees high salaries, delicious free food and […]
Google’s Take It Or Leave It Deal Over Youtube Red Doesn’t Sit Well With Indie Music Labels
Google’s intentions to force video creators to sign up for its new pay-to-view YouTube Red service or be pulled from its public YouTube display has drawn criticism from Indie music labels. YouTube Red is the […]
Google Continues To Be Renewable Energy Champion With New Investment In Africa’s Largest Wind Farm
In recent years, Google has earned a reputation for being a large investor in the development and sustainability of renewable energy. This morning, Google further enhanced its reputation by announcing its newest investment in a […]
Yahoo Reaches Advertising Deal With Google In Attempts To Turn Around Profits
On Tuesday, Yahoo announced that it had reached a search advertising deal with Google – a deal that hopes to give a much needed boost to CEO Marissa Mayer’s attempts to “fix” the company that […]
The New York Times And Google Team Up To Launch Virtual Reality Platform
The New York Times is the latest company to jump on the virtual reality bandwagon, as the newspaper has worked in conjunction with Google in order to develop the NYT VR app. The NYT VR […]
People Conduct Fewer Mobile Google Searches Than You Might Think
Charles Arthur has made some interesting and unexpected conclusions regarding how Google users search – or how much users search to be more exact. With respect to mobile phones, Arthur concludes that the average person’s […]
Google Makes Its First Chinese Investment Since It Pulled Out Of The Country In 2010
One of Google’s most notable moves occurred when it pulled most of its business out of China in 2010 over censorship issues. Since then, it mostly has remained out of the country – until now […]
Court Rules In Favor Of Google Scanning Copyrighted Books After Nearly Decade Long Battle
The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has ruled that scanning books is legal, even if the person or company that is scanning the books does not own the copyright. The ruling […]
Europe Is Building An IT Infrastructure Free From Google And NSA
Europe is working to construct an information technology infrastructure that is free of American influence, as the recent collapse of the Safe Harbor Agreement is having devastating effects on American technology companies. Meanwhile, European information […]
Google Works With NASA and FAA To Bring Delivery Drones Testing To The United States
Last year, Google announced its plans to get in the drone delivery game and joined the likes of Amazon in the quest to make such drones a reality. Google has been testing its Project Wing […]