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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, 2018January 16, 2019 at 8:57 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

Google doubles down on massive Seattle campus with another new building in Amazon’s backyard

by Nat Levy on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 at 10:09 pmComment

Google’s huge Seattle campus being built on Amazon’s backyard of South Lake Union is about to get a lot bigger. Paul Allen’s Vulcan Real Estate said today it is developing… Read More

As it awaits the close of the Microsoft deal, GitHub strikes partnership deal with Google Cloud

by Tom Krazit on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 at 10:20 amComment

GitHub tried to put worries about its independence under Microsoft to rest Thursday, announcing a partnership with Google Cloud that will make it easier for developers to use a new… Read More

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TLDR: Facebook misses revenue expectations, new Gmail coming to businesses, AI-powered robotic hand wins Microsoft competition

by Starla Sampaco on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 5:00 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Facebook shares sink 8% as Q2 revenue and user growth misses analyst estimates Google rolls out Gmail redesign to G Suite customers, plus new Google Voice beta… Read More

Google rolls out Gmail redesign to G Suite customers, plus new Google Voice beta

by Tom Krazit on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 10:37 amComment

A few months after unveiling a new design for Gmail, Google is ready to roll that out to G Suite business customers alongside some new features for Google Voice and… Read More

Google adds machine-learning capabilities to its BigQuery cloud data warehouse

by Tom Krazit on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 8:56 amComment

Google’s history of machine-learning research increasingly informs its cloud product development strategy, and it introduced a preview of machine-learning capabilities for its BigQuery data warehouse Wednesday at Google Cloud Next… Read More

How Google is turning its own difficult security lessons into tools for its cloud customers

by Tom Krazit on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 11:26 amComment

If you have been one of the biggest tech companies on the planet for over a decade, a lot of people have tried to hack your network. Google now plans… Read More

Google bolsters edge computing strategy with new version of its TPU AI chips for edge devices

by Tom Krazit on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 9:19 amComment

Now that the internet of things is really a thing, Google plans to release a version of its machine-learning chips designed for the tight spaces and power constraints of edge… Read More

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Google doubles down on the service mesh and hybrid cloud as it kicks off its big cloud event

by Tom Krazit on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 10:14 amComment

As Google has committed itself to becoming an enterprise technology vendor, it has followed a path it knows very well in pitching big open-source projects as the solution to the… Read More

Google introduces new security tool for G Suite customers that helps identify internal threats

by Tom Krazit on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 10:21 amComment

Customers of Google’s G Suite office productivity software will soon be able to access an investigative tool that lets them identify problematic users without having to sort through traffic logs,… Read More

Google CEO confirms Target as big cloud customer, continuing retail moves toward AWS competitors

by Nat Levy on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 at 8:05 pmComment

Target is one of Google Cloud’s newest big customers, furthering a trend of major retailers opting to join up with Amazon Web Services’ cloud rivals as they do battle with… Read More

Google nearly doubles spending on capital projects as it continues major cloud investment

by Nat Levy on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 at 2:58 pmComment

Google parent Alphabet spent a whopping $5.5 billion on capital expenditures in the most recent quarter, nearly doubling that output from a year ago as the company continues to expand… Read More

Google fined $5 billion by EU for abusing Android’s dominance to restrict competition

by Nat Levy on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 at 8:35 amComment

The European Union has hit Google with a $5 billion fine (€4.3 billion Euro) for forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and other apps on Android devices, a move regulators… Read More

Spotify, Snapchat taken offline by networking problems at Google Cloud

by Tom Krazit on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 2:51 pmComment

Google took a turn in the cloud doghouse Tuesday afternoon, after several issues forced popular consumer sites like Spotify, Snapchat, and Pokemon Go offline for about 40 minutes. Users started… Read More

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Grappling with Google Duplex: What happens when our AI assistants suddenly seem more human

by Corey Nachreiner on July 6, 2018July 7, 2018 at 6:57 amComment

When I first saw Google’s new Duplex technology, it was simultaneously thrilling and horrifying. It’s the kind of technological evolution that you initially see as furthering humanity and having the… Read More

A passing front? Diane Bryant out as Google Cloud COO after 7 months

by Tom Krazit on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 at 8:54 am1 Comment

Former Intel executive Diane Bryant, who joined Google Cloud just last November to give some executive support to Diane Greene, is leaving the company. Business Insider reported Tuesday that Bryant… Read More

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