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Mar 24, 2016, 12:34 PM

Google reportedly working on Amazon Echo competitor amid slowdown in Nest division

The biggest surprise out of Amazon in recent years was the Amazon Echo, a smart Bluetooth speaker powered by Alexa, an AI… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 8:54 AM

President Obama says Google has a deal to deliver broadband to Cuba. Many Americans can only look on with envy

Apparently, citizens of a long-time pariah state and communist dictatorship — a country where only five percent of homes are… Read More

Mar 18, 2016, 8:52 AM

Google’s intention to sell Boston Dynamics could be opportunity for Amazon Robotics

If Google is frightened of robots that could one day take jobs away from humans, Amazon certainly hasn’t shown the… Read More

Mar 18, 2016, 5:36 AM

Google mulls cloud acquisitions, playing catch-up with Amazon and Microsoft in the enterprise, report says

Tech news site Re/Code says it has learned the names of some of the firms that Google is considering acquiring to… Read More

Mar 17, 2016, 11:47 AM

Google wins patent for ‘bus detection,’ less than a month after its self-driving car hit a bus

Oh, the irony. Just a few weeks after Google’s self-driving car hit a bus in its hometown, the search giant… Read More

Mar 17, 2016, 10:54 AM

Amazon puzzled by leak claiming Apple is moving to Google Cloud Platform

Yesterday, a report from tech news publication CRN alleged that Apple is moving some of its cloud spending from Amazon Web… Read More

Mar 17, 2016, 10:29 AM

From Tennessee to SF Bay Area, hopes crushed for expanding broadband competition

The past week has been full of setbacks for those striving to boost competition among broadband suppliers and provide consumers… Read More

Mar 17, 2016, 7:12 AM

T-Mobile adds YouTube as ‘Binge On’ partner, overcoming objections with changes to controversial program

Post updated at 7:30 a.m. with comment from YouTube. T-Mobile says it has added YouTube as an official partner for the… Read More

Mar 16, 2016, 4:36 PM

Report: Apple spending up to $600M on Google Cloud Platform, moving away from Amazon Web Services

Apple is stuck between two major competitors when it comes to obtaining cloud space. Historically, the iPhone maker has used… Read More

Mar 16, 2016, 10:21 AM

Waze adds new ‘Planned Drives’ feature to iOS app, telling users when to leave

Calculating when you need to leave for an appointment isn’t just a matter of looking at the distance between your… Read More

Mar 16, 2016, 6:47 AM

Geek trash talk: Facebook AI chief disses Google’s AlphaGo victory over Lee Sedol

As Google’s DeepMind team bathed in the accolades that came with building an artificial intelligence machine that decisively kicked the… Read More

Mar 15, 2016, 5:39 AM

Man vs. Machine: Google’s AlphaGo leaves little doubt as to better Go player in tournament’s final match

Maybe Lee Sedol can take comfort in the fact that even as machines outperform humans in a growing number of tasks, they… Read More

Mar 7, 2016, 8:53 AM

Tech giants scale back on acquisitions — with the exception of Microsoft

Most of the heavyweights in tech pulled back from mergers and acquisitions in 2015, with one striking exception: Microsoft. Five of 8 tech giants decreased… Read More

Mar 7, 2016, 5:53 AM

Seattle is one of the hotspots to troll for cloud-computing talent, says NY Times

Because cloud computing is hot, because Seattle is home to some of the most advanced cloud-computing services, and because companies… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 12:32 AM

Google’s self-driving car hits bus; company says it bears ‘some responsibility’

Google’s self-driving car hit a public bus on a busy street last month in the company’s hometown of Mountain View, Calif.… Read More

Feb 26, 2016, 10:27 AM

Amazon prepares to join Microsoft, other tech giants backing Apple in FBI encryption fight

After initially offering support through press releases and a smattering of tweets, some of the nation’s largest tech companies are now… Read More

Feb 25, 2016, 2:37 PM

Google’s robot brain can tell where pictures were taken just by looking at them — no metadata required

Guessing where a photo was taken can be a fun game. In fact, it is a game. But computers have… Read More

Feb 25, 2016, 9:32 AM

Google remembers information wants freedom, reverses decision to force 9to5google.com to change name

Hypocrisy. Google managers should have expected to see that word used a lot to describe their actions had they not… Read More

Feb 23, 2016, 3:16 PM

Google wins Spotify’s cloud-computing business in a big victory over Amazon

You may not be storing much music on your computer or phone anymore, but it’s still taking up a lot disk… Read More

Feb 16, 2016, 1:55 PM

Inside Google’s expanded Kirkland campus: ‘Like a Willy Wonka chocolate factory’ for technology

Google ranks among the best when it comes to tech companies that build workspaces to encourage productivity and comfort. Its expanded campus… Read More

Feb 9, 2016, 2:23 PM

Google patents self-driving delivery trucks to bring packages where drones can’t fly

Drone deliveries and self-driving cars are both right around the corner. Amazon showed off functioning, autonomous Prime Air drones last… Read More

Feb 6, 2016, 10:52 AM

Google set to open Kirkland campus expansion with ‘human-sized nest’ and ‘hideaway caves’

Crepe-making rooms, hideaway “cave” areas, human-sized nests, and more — you’ll find them at Google’s new Kirkland offices. The tech… Read More

Feb 3, 2016, 8:00 AM

Google brings self-driving cars to Seattle area, plans to conduct regular road tests in Kirkland

You may notice a peculiar-looking Lexus SUV driving in the Seattle region — one that is laden with cameras, sensors, and perhaps… Read More

Feb 3, 2016, 6:15 AM

Why Microsoft, not Google, is positioned to win the market for ‘smart glasses’

While the initial rollout of Google Glass may have been a disaster, with much of the focus centering on Glassholes… Read More

Feb 1, 2016, 1:19 PM

Google parent company Alphabet now valued higher than Apple after beating Q4 earnings expectations

Google parent company Alphabet beat analyst expectations for its Q4 earnings report as its stock was up nearly 9 percent in… Read More

Jan 29, 2016, 12:10 PM

Google reveals how much it paid to man who briefly owned Google.com

For all the times you’ve typed “google.com” into a web browser, you probably never stopped to think about what it… Read More

Jan 27, 2016, 1:00 PM

Google brings mobile commenting to Docs, Slides and Sheets, beefing up Office 365 competitor

Google Drive’s productivity offerings have long stood as a free alternative to Microsoft’s Office suite. However, Microsoft has often offered more control… Read More

Jan 26, 2016, 9:23 AM

Google brings quick answers to Inbox by Gmail search

If you’ve used Google lately, you’ve noticed those little information-packed card that show up at the top of some search results,… Read More

Jan 26, 2016, 7:14 AM

No other tech company spends more on lobbying than Google, new stats show

Google spent $16.6 million on lobbying in the United States, far outspending any other tech company, according to research from… Read More

Jan 25, 2016, 5:40 AM

Microsoft pulls support for watchdog group FairSearch, report says

Microsoft no longer provides financial support to FairSearch, the consumer advocacy group that appeared to have no other mission other… Read More