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Google halts tablet production in the face of competition from Microsoft, Apple and others

by Nat Levy on June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 at 1:26 pm1 Comment

Google will stop producing its own tablets, according to a report from Computerworld, pulling back from a competitive and stagnant market that includes more prominent players like Apple and Microsoft.… Read More

Google acquires Looker for $2.6 billion to add its business intelligence software to Google Cloud

by Tom Krazit on June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 at 10:52 amComment

Google is getting deeper into enterprise software with the $2.6 billion acquisition of Looker, which makes business-intelligence software for data analysis, the company announced Thursday. The all-cash deal will blend… Read More

Amazon and Google stocks tumble as tech world braces for increased antitrust scrutiny

by Nat Levy on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 at 10:07 pm1 Comment

Shares in Amazon and Google are diving Monday morning on reports that U.S. regulators are gearing up to take a hard look at the tech giants. The Washington Post reported… Read More

Networking issues take down Google Cloud in parts of the U.S. and Europe, YouTube and Snapchat also affected

by Tom Krazit on June 2, 2019June 4, 2019 at 10:38 amComment

Update 6:13pm PT: Google sounded the all-clear at 5:09 pm PT, saying that all service had been restored. Our original story follows below. Six weeks after Google dubiously claimed it… Read More

Google Glass takes on Microsoft HoloLens with new augmented reality eyewear for businesses

by Nat Levy on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 at 8:03 am 4 Comments

Google is challenging Microsoft’s HoloLens with a new version of its Glass augmented reality eyewear targeted at businesses, continuing a transition started two years ago for the device. Google today… Read More

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Which tech giant do you trust? How Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are doing privacy

by Todd Bishop & Monica Nickelsburg on May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 at 9:31 am 7 Comments

There’s a common theme running through the spring season of developer conferences and tech events: trust and privacy. With the tech industry facing a backlash from consumers and regulators, tech… Read More

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Geared Up: Google Pixel 3a Thoughts, iOS 13 Leaked Features, & Google Duplex on the Web

by Andru Edwards on May 11, 2019June 1, 2019 at 12:25 pmComment

The Google I/O 2019 keynote took place this week, and I bring you a recap of the news, including my thoughts on the newly announced Google Pixel 3a and Pixel… Read More

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Google says its AI can spot early-stage lung cancer, in some cases better than doctors can

by James Thorne on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 at 1:18 pmComment

What if deep learning models could detect early-stage cancer more accurately than a veteran radiologist? Google is showing that day might be close, based on the results of a study… Read More

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Google unveils Nest Hub Max with 10-inch display, escalating rivalry with Amazon Alexa and Echo

by Todd Bishop on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 at 11:58 amComment

Google showed a new device called Nest Hub Max, with a 10-inch display and a built-in camera, stepping up its efforts to give Google Assistant and other services a place… Read More

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Does Google really run the most reliable cloud service? Even its own sources are skeptical

by Tom Krazit on May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 at 10:27 amComment

The slide whizzed by during a Google Cloud Next keynote address last month in San Francisco, perhaps a little too quickly for the more than 30,000 in attendance to process… Read More

Former Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene and longtime Google CEO Eric Schmidt leaving Alphabet’s board of directors

by Tom Krazit on April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 at 2:12 pmComment

Two long-serving members of Alphabet’s board of directors who also played prominent roles as executives at the company plan to leave its board in June, Alphabet announced Tuesday. The board… Read More

Deadly crane incident at future Google Cloud campus in Seattle leaves project in flux

by Nat Levy & Tom Krazit on April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 at 4:04 pmComment

The centerpiece of Google’s Seattle expansion is in flux after a construction crane for the tech giant’s new campus in Amazon’s backyard toppled over the weekend, killing four people and… Read More

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How multiyear contracts with big business are changing the economics of the cloud

by Tom Krazit on April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 at 1:58 pm1 Comment

As it scaled its way to unicorn status and beyond over the last few years, Pinterest was more focused on adding features to its image-sharing social media site and ensuring… Read More

Google Seattle building loses power as ‘blown breaker’ prompts large emergency response

by Kurt Schlosser on April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 at 1:16 pmComment

The Seattle Fire Department responded to reports of a possible explosion and smoke at Google’s offices in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood Thursday morning. Firefighters arrived to find a power outage and… Read More

Amazon and Google make peace: YouTube to return to Fire TV and Prime Video coming to Chromecast

by Nat Levy on April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 at 11:51 am 3 Comments

Amazon and Google have resolved a long-running feud that kept YouTube off Fire TV devices for more than a year. The two companies said “in the coming months,” they will… Read More

Hear speakers from Slack, Icertis, Solo.io, and SendGrid at the 2019 GeekWire Cloud Summit

by Tom Krazit on April 11, 2019May 8, 2019 at 5:58 pmComment

It might be spring break in Seattle, but plans for the 2019 GeekWire Cloud Summit, presented by F5, are in full swing. We are excited to announce four new speakers… Read More

Google hopes Cloud Code encourages developers to deploy their apps to Kubernetes

by Tom Krazit on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 at 9:51 amComment

Kubernetes is as much of a north star as anything for Google’s cloud computing efforts, and it thinks software developers need more help getting their applications deployed on the popular… Read More

Google takes aim at Amazon Web Services with Google Cloud for Retail

by Tom Krazit on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 at 9:52 am1 Comment

Google plans to launch one of its first vertical-market cloud services packages introduced under new CEO Thomas Kurian Wednesday at Google Cloud Next 2019 with its top cloud rival squarely… Read More

Google Assistant now works with your G Suite work calendar

by Tom Krazit on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 at 9:53 amComment

Voice assistants are moving into the office, prompting Google to integrate its Google Assistant technology with G Suite customer calendars. That’s just one of several updates to G Suite, Google’s… Read More

Google renews its cloud security pitch: If it’s good enough for Google, it’s good enough for you

by Tom Krazit on April 10, 2019April 9, 2019 at 11:57 pmComment

As one of the most prominent tech companies of the last 25 years — and the victim of a sophisticated 2010 hack that made it re-evaluate its entire security protocol… Read More

Google plans to offer a managed version of Microsoft’s SQL Server database

by Tom Krazit on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 at 9:59 amComment

Google is expanding the quiet relationship it has with Microsoft’s commercial software division, with plans to offer a managed version of the venerable SQL Server relational database on its public… Read More

Interview: Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on open source, AWS, and working with the military

by Tom Krazit on April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 at 10:28 amComment

New Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian has a lot of work to do. The company that basically invented the concept of hyperscale distributed computing has notably failed to capitalize on… Read More

Google Cloud introduces Anthos, a hybrid cloud management product based on Kubernetes

by Tom Krazit on April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 at 10:28 amComment

Invoking the mythical tech promise of “write once, run anywhere,” Google Cloud announced a new product Tuesday that customers running its managed container services can use to manage multiple cloud… Read More

How Dropbox’s partnerships with Microsoft, and now Google, have shaped its SaaS approach

by Tom Krazit on April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 at 3:43 pmComment

Dropbox’s decision to partner with Microsoft five years ago has paid off handsomely for the company. Tuesday it plans to unveil an important step in its evolving partnership with Google,… Read More

Google Cloud makes a big open-source move: Managed databases from Redis Labs, MongoDB, and Elastic coming soon

by Tom Krazit on April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 at 2:16 pmComment

Google plans to raise the stakes Tuesday in the ongoing debate over open-source software in a cloudy world with the announcement of commercial managed-service deals with seven key open-source data-oriented… Read More

Cloud Run: How Google Cloud plans to bring serverless computing to containerized applications

by Tom Krazit on April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 at 10:14 amComment

One downside of paying a cloud computing vendor to manage a lot of your computing infrastructure is that if you ever want to switch providers, it promises to be painful.… Read More

Microsoft launches first preview builds of Chromium-powered Edge browser for Windows 10

by Nat Levy on April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 at 10:48 am 3 Comments

Microsoft gave a first look at the next evolution of its Edge web browser built on Chromium, the open-source browser that also powers Google Chrome. Microsoft launched the first preview… Read More

Shwetak Patel, UW computer scientist and prolific inventor, wins prestigious ACM Prize at age 37

by Todd Bishop on April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 at 10:50 am1 Comment

Shwetak Patel has made a habit of pushing the ordinary stuff around us to do things far beyond the original intent — using the standard wiring inside a home as… Read More

Walmart and Google team up for new voice-powered shopping experience in battle against Amazon

by Nat Levy on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 at 9:43 amComment

Walmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration between the two companies as they both battle Amazon. Under… Read More

Google will open new Seattle campus this summer, just across the street from Amazon’s headquarters

by Nat Levy on March 21, 2019March 22, 2019 at 10:06 am 6 Comments

The Seattle neighborhood populated by thousands of Amazonians everyday will soon see a major influx of Googlers. Starting in the mid-to-late summer, Google will begin moving into its massive campus… Read More

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Google halts tablet production in the face of competition from Microsoft, Apple and others

Google acquires Looker for $2.6 billion to add its business intelligence software to Google Cloud

Amazon and Google stocks tumble as tech world braces for increased antitrust scrutiny

Networking issues take down Google Cloud in parts of the U.S. and Europe, YouTube and Snapchat also affected

Google Glass takes on Microsoft HoloLens with new augmented reality eyewear for businesses

Which tech giant do you trust? How Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are doing privacy

Geared Up: Google Pixel 3a Thoughts, iOS 13 Leaked Features, & Google Duplex on the Web

Google says its AI can spot early-stage lung cancer, in some cases better than doctors can

Google unveils Nest Hub Max with 10-inch display, escalating rivalry with Amazon Alexa and Echo

Does Google really run the most reliable cloud service? Even its own sources are skeptical

Former Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene and longtime Google CEO Eric Schmidt leaving Alphabet’s board of directors

Deadly crane incident at future Google Cloud campus in Seattle leaves project in flux

How multiyear contracts with big business are changing the economics of the cloud

Google Seattle building loses power as ‘blown breaker’ prompts large emergency response

Amazon and Google make peace: YouTube to return to Fire TV and Prime Video coming to Chromecast

Hear speakers from Slack, Icertis, Solo.io, and SendGrid at the 2019 GeekWire Cloud Summit

Google takes aim at Amazon Web Services with Google Cloud for Retail

Google Assistant now works with your G Suite work calendar

Google renews its cloud security pitch: If it’s good enough for Google, it’s good enough for you

Google plans to offer a managed version of Microsoft’s SQL Server database

Interview: Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on open source, AWS, and working with the military

Google Cloud introduces Anthos, a hybrid cloud management product based on Kubernetes

How Dropbox’s partnerships with Microsoft, and now Google, have shaped its SaaS approach

Google Cloud makes a big open-source move: Managed databases from Redis Labs, MongoDB, and Elastic coming soon

Microsoft launches first preview builds of Chromium-powered Edge browser for Windows 10

Shwetak Patel, UW computer scientist and prolific inventor, wins prestigious ACM Prize at age 37

Walmart and Google team up for new voice-powered shopping experience in battle against Amazon

Google will open new Seattle campus this summer, just across the street from Amazon’s headquarters

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