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select all Aug. 28, 2018

Trump Calls Google Results ‘RIGGED’Another supposed case of tech bias.

By Brian Feldman

cyber security Aug. 26, 2018

Inside the Midterm Campaigns’ Fight to Stop Cyber Attacks — Before It’s Too LateEven if campaigns internalize 2016’s lessons — and have yet to be targeted — it’s likely they’re still behind on preempting the next round of threats.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

select all Aug. 17, 2018

Google Tells Employees the Chinese Search Engine Is ‘Exploratory’CEO Sundar Pichai pledged more transparency.

By Brian Feldman

select all Aug. 14, 2018

SEO Is Back. Thank God.Facebook says the traffic is gone and it’s not coming back.

By Brian Feldman

select all Aug. 13, 2018

Google Tracks and Stores Your Location Even With Location History Turned OffEven if you’ve taken steps to limit the company’s location-data collection, they can create a timeline of your activity based on your location.

By Mack DeGeurin

select all Aug. 1, 2018

Google Is Planning to Bring Its Search Engine to ChinaA custom app could breach the Great Firewall.

By Brian Feldman

select all July 18, 2018

Google Hit With $5 Billion Fine From E.U. Over Android BundlingIt hearkens back to the old Microsoft antitrust case.

By Brian Feldman

select all June 27, 2018

Google’s Phone Robot Is ‘Not Trying to Trick People’The company is starting to test its AI calling system, Duplex, with limited users and businesses this summer.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all June 7, 2018

Google Will Continue Defense Work, But Not on ‘Technologies That Cause Harm’The company won’t use AI to violate human rights, which is the least we can ask.

By Brian Feldman

select all June 1, 2018

Google Says It Won’t Renew Military ContractsThe controversial drone AI program made numerous employees resign.

By Brian Feldman

select all May 29, 2018

Google Maps … Please ChillI don’t need to save five minutes.

By Brian Feldman

select all May 25, 2018

Google, Facebook Already Facing Lawsuits Under New European Privacy LawThe E.U.’s new data-privacy law went into effect today — and Google and Facebook are already facing legal complaints.

By Jake Swearingen

select all May 17, 2018

Google’s Sleight of Hand Does Duplex No FavorsFor questionable tech, transparency is the best policy.

By Brian Feldman

select all May 10, 2018

Google Duplex Makes Your Life Easier by Making It More Difficult for OthersA system designed to mask interacting with a computer should be scrutinized, not celebrated.

By Brian Feldman

select all May 8, 2018

Here Are the Biggest Announcements From Google I/OA lot of AI stuff.

By Brian Feldman

select all Apr. 30, 2018

I Had to Teach My Alexa That Eggplants Were FruitEgg-plant, egg-plahnt. Let’s call the whole thing off.

By Renée Reizman

select all Apr. 25, 2018

Gmail Gets a Major Face-lift and Productivity Boost, Starting TodayIt’s the first major redesign since 2012 to the world’s most popular email service.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Mar. 29, 2018

When Facebook ‘Disrupts’ Journalism, It Degrades Our DemocracyJournalists don’t cover Facebook harshly because it threatens their jobs — they do so because it threatens our republic (and, also, their jobs).

By Eric Levitz

select all Mar. 16, 2018

Why Wikipedia WorksIt could have gone horribly wrong, but Wikipedia is still one of the most trusted sites on the web.

By Brian Feldman

select all Mar. 9, 2018

Waymo Begins Self-Driving Truck Test in AtlantaKeep an eye out for the bright-blue tractor trailers.

By Brian Feldman

select all Mar. 8, 2018

This Is Why Alexa Is Laughing at YouYou’re powerless to stop her. She and her ilk grow in power with each passing day.

By Brian Feldman

select all Mar. 7, 2018

Google’s Plan to Transform Email Is Deeply FlawedGoogle wants to change how you read email. It’s a bad idea.

By Vijith Assar

select all Mar. 6, 2018

‘Liberal Internet Companies’ Are the New Liberal MediaBecause of free speech.

By Brian Feldman

select all Feb. 22, 2018

Lawsuit Says Google Employee Fired for Speaking Out Against RacismGoogle employees are claiming that they have been fired or reprimanded for speaking out against racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination.

By J. Clara Chan

select all Jan. 31, 2018

Google Says It Can Now Predict Flight Delays Before Airlines ThemselvesThanks to a bunch of historical data and machine learning.

By Brian Feldman

select all Jan. 26, 2018

What Did Google Do With All Those Fine-Art Selfies We Sent Them?An explanation for anybody who was a little weirded out by Google’s Arts and Culture app.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 26, 2018

Google Employees Say They’re Being Harassed for Discussing DiversitySeveral of them have been doxxed on 4chan.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 25, 2018

You’ll Be Able to Turn Off Those ‘Reminder Ads’ You See on Nearly Every WebsiteYou know how if you’ve considered buying a coat once online, you suddenly see it everywhere? You’ll be able to make that go away soon.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Jan. 15, 2018

How to Use That Google App to Find Out What Piece of Art You Look LikeBecause you always wanted to know if your face was more Baroque or impressionistic.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 12, 2018

Google’s Fix for Racist Algorithm Was to Just Eliminate Gorillas From SearchBack in 2015, a Google algorithm mistakenly auto-tagged black people as gorillas.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 8, 2018

Alex Jones Is Reportedly Banned From GoogleEx-Googler and anti-diversity-memo writer James Damore filed a class-action lawsuit today, and it is just full of fascinating tidbits.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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