Google search turns 15, gets a makeover
(CNN) -- With Google Glass, a new quest to cure death and driverless cars, it can be easy to forget what Google's primary business is: search.The largest search engine in the world is getting a few updates, the company announced on Thursday.
(CNN) -- With Google Glass, a new quest to cure death and driverless cars, it can be easy to forget what Google's primary business is: search.The largest search engine in the world is getting a few updates, the company announced on Thursday.
Google adds personalized voice searches
(CNN) -- Next time you wonder, "What am I doing today?" just ask Google.The all-knowing search engine is introducing new voice searches that let you ask questions about ...
(CNN) -- Next time you wonder, "What am I doing today?" just ask Google.The all-knowing search engine is introducing new voice searches that let you ask questions about ...
Google to make Starbucks Wi-Fi 10 times faster
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google is teaming up with Starbucks to make Wi-Fi at its coffee shops 10 times faster.Over the next 18 months, Google will be upgrading all 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations in the United States.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google is teaming up with Starbucks to make Wi-Fi at its coffee shops 10 times faster.Over the next 18 months, Google will be upgrading all 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations in the United States.
Google introduces $35 device that streams video to your TV
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- Google has a simple and inexpensive new way to stream Internet videos on your TV.The company on Wednesday introduced Chromecast, a small device that lets you stream content to your television over a WI-Fi network, using your computer, phone or tablet as a remote control.
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- Google has a simple and inexpensive new way to stream Internet videos on your TV.The company on Wednesday introduced Chromecast, a small device that lets you stream content to your television over a WI-Fi network, using your computer, phone or tablet as a remote control.
Google spending $7M to wipe photos of child sexual abuse from Web
(CNN) -- Google says it will spend $5 million on an effort to wipe pictures of child sexual abuse from the Web and another $2 million to research more effective ways to find, report and eradicate the images."The Internet has been a tremendous force for good -- increasing access to information, improving people's ability to communicate and driving economic growth," Jacqueline Fuller, the director of Google Giving, said in a blog post. "But like the physical world, there are dark corners on the web where criminal behavior exists."Part of the $5 million will go to established child-protection groups that have been partnering with Google to fight the problem.
(CNN) -- Google says it will spend $5 million on an effort to wipe pictures of child sexual abuse from the Web and another $2 million to research more effective ways to find, report and eradicate the images."The Internet has been a tremendous force for good -- increasing access to information, improving people's ability to communicate and driving economic growth," Jacqueline Fuller, the director of Google Giving, said in a blog post. "But like the physical world, there are dark corners on the web where criminal behavior exists."Part of the $5 million will go to established child-protection groups that have been partnering with Google to fight the problem.
Google buys social mapping service Waze
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google announced Tuesday that it has acquired Waze, a highly sought-after social mapping service.Rumors have persisted for months that Waze was going to be bought by a major tech company.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google announced Tuesday that it has acquired Waze, a highly sought-after social mapping service.Rumors have persisted for months that Waze was going to be bought by a major tech company.
Google CEO, Facebook's Zuckerberg deny giving access to NSA program
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Two of the biggest names in the tech world responded publicly Friday, June 7th, to reports that the government has been given direct access to their companies' servers as part of a sweeping surveillance program.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Larry Page penned blog posts in response to reports from The Guardian and The Washington Post that a secret National Security Agency program known as PRISM allows the government to monitor emails, photos, search histories and other data from some of America's biggest Internet companies.According to the newspapers, a top-secret government document describing the program says it uses "collection directly from the servers" of Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube and Apple.Zuckerberg called the reports "outrageous," saying Facebook "is not and has never been part of any program to give the US or any other government direct access to our servers."Writing along with Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond in a blog post titled "What the ...?", Page said reports "that suggest that Google is providing open-ended access to our users' data are false, period."The other tech companies named in the reports have also denied having knowledge of PRISM or giving the government direct access to their servers.The reports come on the heels of a revelation earlier this week by the Guardian of a top-secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over "metadata" from phone conversations to the government on a daily basis.Zuckerberg said Facebook has "never received a blanket request or court order from any government agency asking for information or metadata in bulk, like the one Verizon reportedly received." Both he and the Google executives said their companies review every data request they get from the government to ensure legality.Analysts are puzzling over the apparent conflict between the newspaper reports and the tech companies' denials.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Two of the biggest names in the tech world responded publicly Friday, June 7th, to reports that the government has been given direct access to their companies' servers as part of a sweeping surveillance program.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Larry Page penned blog posts in response to reports from The Guardian and The Washington Post that a secret National Security Agency program known as PRISM allows the government to monitor emails, photos, search histories and other data from some of America's biggest Internet companies.According to the newspapers, a top-secret government document describing the program says it uses "collection directly from the servers" of Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube and Apple.Zuckerberg called the reports "outrageous," saying Facebook "is not and has never been part of any program to give the US or any other government direct access to our servers."Writing along with Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond in a blog post titled "What the ...?", Page said reports "that suggest that Google is providing open-ended access to our users' data are false, period."The other tech companies named in the reports have also denied having knowledge of PRISM or giving the government direct access to their servers.The reports come on the heels of a revelation earlier this week by the Guardian of a top-secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over "metadata" from phone conversations to the government on a daily basis.Zuckerberg said Facebook has "never received a blanket request or court order from any government agency asking for information or metadata in bulk, like the one Verizon reportedly received." Both he and the Google executives said their companies review every data request they get from the government to ensure legality.Analysts are puzzling over the apparent conflict between the newspaper reports and the tech companies' denials.
Forget .com: Get ready for .google and .apple
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The largest-ever expansion of the Internet's naming system, beyond trusty old .com and .org, is almost here: Hundreds of dot-anything websites are slated to roll out this year, starting as early as this summer.The list of proposed new domains includes .google, .apple, .nyc and .book.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The largest-ever expansion of the Internet's naming system, beyond trusty old .com and .org, is almost here: Hundreds of dot-anything websites are slated to roll out this year, starting as early as this summer.The list of proposed new domains includes .google, .apple, .nyc and .book.
INTERACTIVE: View before and after satellite images of Moore, OK
MOORE, Okla. (WITI) -- Take a look at new before and after satellite images of the area affected by the Moore, Oklahoma tornado.The images come from a new map Google Crisis Response has released detailing damage from the Moore tornado.HOW IT WORKS: Just slide the bar from side-to-side to see the before and after photo from Plaza Towers Elementary School.
MOORE, Okla. (WITI) -- Take a look at new before and after satellite images of the area affected by the Moore, Oklahoma tornado.The images come from a new map Google Crisis Response has released detailing damage from the Moore tornado.HOW IT WORKS: Just slide the bar from side-to-side to see the before and after photo from Plaza Towers Elementary School.
Privacy concerns surrounding Google Glass growing rampant
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Privacy concerns surrounding Google Glass are growing rampant.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Privacy concerns surrounding Google Glass are growing rampant.
Google Maps to roll out redesign with better navigation tools
(CNN) -- Google Maps are getting personal.
(CNN) -- Google Maps are getting personal.
Google search gets smarter, goes hands-free
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- How would you like to do a search without touching a computer or phone?
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- How would you like to do a search without touching a computer or phone?
Google stock breaks $800 barrier
(FOX) -- It's a good day for Google and its stock which broke the $800 barrier.The milestone comes more than five years after Google initially hit $700 per share.
(FOX) -- It's a good day for Google and its stock which broke the $800 barrier.The milestone comes more than five years after Google initially hit $700 per share.
Google Maps once again available on iPhone
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google's maps app is once again on the iPhone.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google's maps app is once again on the iPhone.
Google error cancels Christmas (and all of December)
(CNN) -- Is Google in a hurry to get 2012 over with?
(CNN) -- Is Google in a hurry to get 2012 over with?
Google's stock falls 9% after grim earnings come out early
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google accidentally announced its third-quarter earnings about four hours early, and it wasn't good news.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google accidentally announced its third-quarter earnings about four hours early, and it wasn't good news.
"Google doodle" commemorates 107th anniversary of "Little Nemo" comic
(CNN) -- Web users awoke Monday, October 15th to find an animated doodle atop Google's search page that commemorates the 107th anniversary of "Little Nemo in Slumberland," a pioneering comic strip by illustrator Winsor McCay. (Again, that's "Little Nemo," kids, not "Finding Nemo.")
(CNN) -- Web users awoke Monday, October 15th to find an animated doodle atop Google's search page that commemorates the 107th anniversary of "Little Nemo in Slumberland," a pioneering comic strip by illustrator Winsor McCay. (Again, that's "Little Nemo," kids, not "Finding Nemo.")
Google awards $60,000 prize for Chrome hack
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google is one of a growing number of companies to offer a "bug bounty" to hackers who can find security issues in its products -- and on Wednesday, October 10th -- a teenager scored the top $60,000 prize for uncovering a vulnerability in the Chrome browser.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google is one of a growing number of companies to offer a "bug bounty" to hackers who can find security issues in its products -- and on Wednesday, October 10th -- a teenager scored the top $60,000 prize for uncovering a vulnerability in the Chrome browser.
Google strikes deal with publishers over universal library
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A seven-year battle between Google and the publishing industry is drawing to an end.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A seven-year battle between Google and the publishing industry is drawing to an end.
Self-driving cars now legal in California
(CNN) -- California is the latest state to allow testing of Google's self-driving cars on the roads, though only with a human passenger along as a safety measure.
(CNN) -- California is the latest state to allow testing of Google's self-driving cars on the roads, though only with a human passenger along as a safety measure.