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Facebook, Google settle Washington state lawsuits over political ad disclosures for combined $455K

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 at 2:07 pm1 Comment

Facebook and Google have settled dual lawsuits with the Washington attorney general over alleged violations of the state’s political advertisement disclosure laws Tuesday, court documents revealed. Each company agreed to pay… Read More

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Crashing KubeCon: Has Istio become the new cloud-native darling?

by Tom Krazit on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 at 12:36 amComment

What a difference a year makes. Kubernetes has been one of the most prominent open-source projects in cloud computing over the last several years, sparking its own conference that more… Read More

The new word processor wars: A fresh crop of productivity apps are trying to reinvent our workday

by Tony Lystra on December 2, 2018December 3, 2018 at 6:52 pm 15 Comments

Microsoft, more than any other institution on earth, has shaped how we work and how we think about it. If you spend your days in an office (and often if… Read More

Washington state affirms rule requiring Facebook and Google to make political ad disclosures

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 at 2:43 pm 4 Comments

Washington state officials doubled down on rules requiring companies like Facebook to disclose information about the political ads they sell, according to The Stranger. The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission… Read More

Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene stepping down, to be replaced by former Oracle cloud exec Thomas Kurian

by Tom Krazit on November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 at 10:47 am1 Comment

Three eventful years after veteran tech executive and longtime Google board member Diane Greene was brought in to run the company’s cloud business, she announced plans to step down from… Read More

Google plans to double NYC workforce to 14K, vying for talent against Amazon’s new headquarters site

by Nat Levy on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 at 8:05 am1 Comment

Amazon isn’t the only tech giant doubling down on the Big Apple. RELATED: Amazon announces HQ2 cities, splitting second headquarters as extraordinary contest concludes Google plans to double its workforce in… Read More

Google wants to make it easier for cloud customers to find AI tools that fit their needs

by Tom Krazit on November 8, 2018November 7, 2018 at 5:01 pmComment

Google plans to introduce a central repository for machine-learning tools Thursday, with the aim of making it easier for companies new to artificial intelligence to get up and running. AI… Read More

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‘Time is up at Google’: Tech giant’s Seattle workers join walkout to combat sexual misconduct policies

by Kurt Schlosser on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 at 3:33 pmComment

Hundreds of Google employees at the tech giant’s offices in Seattle walked off the job on Thursday as part of a worldwide, coordinated effort to show unity and demand accountability… Read More

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Google employees worldwide walk out to protest company’s handling of sexual harassment claims

by Nat Levy on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 at 3:33 pmComment

Google employees worldwide have begun a series of walkouts protesting how the company has dealt with sexual harassment cases. The “Google Walkout” is taking place today at “nearly two-thirds of… Read More

The cost of the cloud: Amazon takes a breath, while Microsoft and Google plunge ahead

by Tom Krazit on October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 at 11:18 amComment

Building and maintaining a modern cloud computing service requires billions of dollars in capital expenditures every quarter. Microsoft and Google continued to increase their investments in servers and data centers… Read More

Google turns on integrations with popular services like Box, Dropbox, and others in Gmail

by Tom Krazit on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 at 10:20 amComment

Google has made a lot of improvements to Gmail this year as it continues to build out its G Suite office productivity service, and rolled out new integrations Thursday that… Read More

Updated: YouTube back online after outage that lasted more than an hour

by Tom Krazit on October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 at 8:05 pmComment

It’s not just you: YouTube was inaccessible for an extended period of time Tuesday evening, across both apps and its regular desktop site. The Google-owned dystopian video service acknowledged the… Read More

As storms gather over upcoming Saudi tech conference, Google says Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene will no longer attend

by Tom Krazit on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 at 1:47 pmComment

Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene joined the increasing list of prominent U.S. technology and business executives distancing themselves from the Saudi Arabian government’s Future Investment Initiative, an event that has… Read More

After killing the consumer version, Google will try to turn Google+ into a real enterprise tool

by Tom Krazit on October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 at 9:58 am 2 Comments

Google+ was one of the search giant’s notable failures along its road to becoming one of the most powerful companies in technology, but it might find new life as an… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft and Google stocks hammered in historically rough trading day

by Nat Levy on October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 at 10:38 am1 Comment

Tech stocks had their worst day in years, as a mass sell-off caused major drops for some of the world’s most valuable companies. Per Yahoo Finance, Amazon stock tumbled 6.15… Read More

Google appeals record $5B EU antitrust fine over pre-installing Google Search on Android devices

by Nat Levy on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 at 1:02 pmComment

Google has appealed a $5 billion fine (€4.3 billion) from the European Union for forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and other apps on Android devices, which regulators argue juices its… Read More

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Watch: Google announces smart home-focused Home Hub, Pixel tablet and next-gen Pixel phone

by Nat Levy on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 at 10:51 amComment

Google unveiled a new series of devices at an event New York City Tuesday, including the widely reported next generation of the Pixel smartphone, as well as a smart home… Read More

Google Cloud drops out of the running for the Pentagon’s $10B cloud contract

by Tom Krazit on October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 at 2:54 pm1 Comment

Google’s decision to articulate a set of principles around its use of artificial intelligence has officially cost it business. EARLIER: Interview: How Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene is navigating the… Read More

Sneak peek: Latest addition to Google’s future Seattle campus revealed in new renderings

by Nat Levy on October 4, 2018October 5, 2018 at 10:09 am1 Comment

Google’s newest Seattle office building, an expansion of the already enormous campus under construction in the South Lake Union neighborhood, is beginning to take shape. The team developing the building… Read More

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The story behind Nest’s gamble on health tech

by Clare McGrane on September 22, 2018September 22, 2018 at 9:44 amComment

Last year, Google quietly acquired a digital health startup spun out of the University of Washington — but, more than a year after the deal took place, GeekWire uncovered new information… Read More

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TLDR: Nest secretly buys digital health startup

by Starla Sampaco on September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 at 4:47 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis Backed by Seattle firm, Canadian pot company Tilray sees value soar to $20… Read More

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Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis

by Nat Levy & Todd Bishop on September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 at 4:50 pm1 Comment

Google-owned Nest has been secretly laying the groundwork for a move into digital health products, a potential new line of business for a company that made its mark in smart… Read More

Carnegie Mellon’s Andrew Moore to join Google Cloud as new head of AI later this year

by Tom Krazit on September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 at 8:57 am1 Comment

After an interesting year for Google Cloud’s artificial intelligence group, Andrew Moore, dean of computer science at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, will become head of the division at the end… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon stock hits $2K, Microsoft’s new parental leave policy, Google debunks Trump video

by Starla Sampaco on August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 at 3:42 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Amazon stock hits $2,000, and why one analyst thinks it is on the road to a $2.5 trillion valuation Microsoft contractors to get 12 weeks of paid… Read More

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TLDR: Trump vs. Google, minority students in AP computer science, rare computer headed to auction

by Starla Sampaco on August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 at 4:02 pm1 Comment

Today’s featured stories President Trump wakes up, Googles himself and threatens to look into search giant’s ‘rigged’ results Women and minorities make one more giant leap for AP computer science… Read More

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President Trump wakes up, Googles himself and threatens to look into search giant’s ‘rigged’ results

by Kurt Schlosser on August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 at 3:59 pm 26 Comments

Update, 1 p.m. PT: Trump threatened Google, Facebook, and Twitter in comments to reporters Tuesday afternoon. TRUMP: "I think Google is taking advantage of a lot of people. I think… Read More

Google doubles down on Seattle region with giant new office leases

by Nat Levy on August 24, 2018August 25, 2018 at 10:04 amComment

Google has reportedly inked a big lease in an office building in Bellevue, Wash., while at the same time embarking on a massive expansion of the huge campus under construction… Read More

Google is now using AI to keep its data centers cool and save energy

by Tom Krazit on August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 at 12:35 pmComment

Google is practicing what it preaches, handing control of one of the most vital components of its data center operation over to its machine-learning algorithms during the past few months.… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon wants to expand presence in movie biz, Boring Co. plans high-speed transit under Dodger Stadium, Toronto’s innovation district

by Starla Sampaco on August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 at 5:15 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Amazon movie theaters? Tech giant vying to acquire Landmark chain, report says Elon Musk’s Boring Company takes a swing at building Dugout Loop to Dodger Stadium Alphabet’s… Read More

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TLDR: Real estate market slows, HQ2 cities that Seattleites are most interested in, Google’s massive Seattle campus

by Starla Sampaco on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 at 4:48 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Redfin CEO warns of slowing national real estate market, as frustrated buyers are sitting out Seattleites are most likely to move to these Amazon HQ2 cities —… Read More

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Crashing KubeCon: Has Istio become the new cloud-native darling?

The new word processor wars: A fresh crop of productivity apps are trying to reinvent our workday

Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene stepping down, to be replaced by former Oracle cloud exec Thomas Kurian

Google plans to double NYC workforce to 14K, vying for talent against Amazon’s new headquarters site

Google wants to make it easier for cloud customers to find AI tools that fit their needs

‘Time is up at Google’: Tech giant’s Seattle workers join walkout to combat sexual misconduct policies

Google employees worldwide walk out to protest company’s handling of sexual harassment claims

The cost of the cloud: Amazon takes a breath, while Microsoft and Google plunge ahead

Google turns on integrations with popular services like Box, Dropbox, and others in Gmail

Updated: YouTube back online after outage that lasted more than an hour

As storms gather over upcoming Saudi tech conference, Google says Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene will no longer attend

After killing the consumer version, Google will try to turn Google+ into a real enterprise tool

Amazon, Microsoft and Google stocks hammered in historically rough trading day

Google appeals record $5B EU antitrust fine over pre-installing Google Search on Android devices

Watch: Google announces smart home-focused Home Hub, Pixel tablet and next-gen Pixel phone

Google Cloud drops out of the running for the Pentagon’s $10B cloud contract

Sneak peek: Latest addition to Google’s future Seattle campus revealed in new renderings

The story behind Nest’s gamble on health tech

TLDR: Nest secretly buys digital health startup

Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis

Carnegie Mellon’s Andrew Moore to join Google Cloud as new head of AI later this year

TLDR: Amazon stock hits $2K, Microsoft’s new parental leave policy, Google debunks Trump video

TLDR: Trump vs. Google, minority students in AP computer science, rare computer headed to auction

President Trump wakes up, Googles himself and threatens to look into search giant’s ‘rigged’ results

Google doubles down on Seattle region with giant new office leases

Google is now using AI to keep its data centers cool and save energy

TLDR: Amazon wants to expand presence in movie biz, Boring Co. plans high-speed transit under Dodger Stadium, Toronto’s innovation district

TLDR: Real estate market slows, HQ2 cities that Seattleites are most interested in, Google’s massive Seattle campus

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