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Google
Aug. 29, 2016
Google Created a Paintbrush That Allows You to Suck at Painting in 3-D
You won’t be the next Picasso, but you’ll probably have fun.
By
Christine Nguyen
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Cait Munro
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Aug. 23, 2016
Say Good-bye to the Email Interstitial
A popular inconvenience meets its match in Google.
By
Brian Feldman
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Aug. 1, 2016
Why You Should Sign Up for Project Fi, Unless You Hate Money and/or Yourself
Google’s play as a cell-phone carrier is stunningly good.
By
Jake Swearingen
June 29, 2016
Gmail Understood My Breakup Better Than I Did
How Google built an algorithm to peer into my soul.
By
Ben Crair
June 27, 2016
Is Google Actually Going to Release a Phone This Year?
A
Telegraph
report claims Google is developing a phone to release this year.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
June 24, 2016
‘What Happens if We Leave the EU’ Searches Spiked in U.K. After Vote
Hey, Google? Can you please tell me what the heck is happening in my country? Thanks!
By
Madison Malone Kircher
June 23, 2016
Google’s Newest Robot Will Give You a Heart Attack and Help Do the Dishes
2016 is terrifying, but efficient.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
June 16, 2016
This Jacket Is Made of Conductive Yarn So You Can Use It Like a Smartphone
Bringing new meaning to the concept of wearables.
By
Kenny Wassus
and
Cait Munro
June 10, 2016
If You Value Your Google Search History, Definitely Don’t Click This Link
We warned you.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
May 27, 2016
How to Get Off iCloud and Replace Apple’s Apps
Apple makes great phones, but its default apps can be frustrating. Here’s a comprehensive guide for replacement.
By
Dan Nosowitz
May 20, 2016
Why Is Oracle Suing Google and What’s at Stake?
An intricate court case has big implications.
By
Brian Feldman
May 19, 2016
Google Wants to Learn How You Speak. What Then?
It doesn’t want to help you; it wants to become you.
By
Brian Feldman
May 18, 2016
The Future of Tech Is Artificial Intelligence and That’s Just Fine for Google
Google might not be flashy, but it does one thing exceptionally well — and that thing’s the future of technology.
By
Brian Feldman
May 16, 2016
Google Is Hiring Drivers for Its Self-Driving Cars, So, Really, Just ‘Sitters’
The perfect summer job.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
May 11, 2016
Google Will Ban Payday Loan Advertisements Later This Year
The company takes a stand against predatory lenders.
By
Brian Feldman
Apr. 1, 2016
Google’s April Fools’ Day Joke Was So Bad They Had to Turn It Off
Google’s
Minions
prank backfired, as anything involving the Minions is wont to do.
By
Brian Feldman
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Mar. 17, 2016
Google Puts Terrifying Robot Future Company Up for Sale
Our robot overlords aren’t dead yet.
By
Brian Feldman
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Mar. 1, 2016
Spot the Bot: Watch Google Robot Play With a Dog
See Spot Run. See Spot Bark at Terrifying Robot Google Dog.
By
Sam Stecklow
Feb. 29, 2016
Google’s Self-Driving Car Crashes Into a Bus, Very, Very Slowly
Google says this is the first collision for which the car (and the company) bears any responsibility.
By
Samuel Lieberman
Feb. 29, 2016
Google’s Self-Driving Car Hit a Bus (and Is Still a Better Driver Than You)
According to a report filed with the California DMV, the Google car was attempting to avoid sandbags in the road.
By
Sam Stecklow
Feb. 25, 2016
Microsoft, Google, and Facebook Back Apple in Court
Apple’s tech peers will file a joint amicus brief.
By
Sam Stecklow
Feb. 19, 2016
So Much for ‘Don’t Be Evil’: Google Moved 11 Billion Euros to Tax-Free Bermuda
It’s sunny there.
By
Claire Landsbaum
Nov. 20, 2015
Goole, England, Is Tired of Being Mistaken for Google
The tiny port town launched its own search engine to combat SEO woes.
By
Kyle Chayka
Aug. 11, 2015
Why Google Isn’t the New Berkshire Hathaway
Google wants to be a 1960s-style conglomerate for the 21st century.
By
Annie Lowrey
no humans allowed
July 17, 2015
Terrible Human Drivers Can’t Stop Running Into Google’s Self-Driving Cars
This is the eleventh time someone has reportedly rear-ended the self-driving cars.
By
Jaime Fuller
augmented reality
Oct. 21, 2014
Google Just Invested Millions of Dollars in a Very Eccentric Man
Meet Rony Abovitz.
By
Kevin Roose
ad romance
Sept. 29, 2014
Facebook Wants to Help Pepsi Follow You Across the Internet
It’s taking on Google with a beefed-up ad platform.
By
Kevin Roose
the future is 5 to 10 years from now
Aug. 29, 2014
Google Reveals It’s Building a Fleet of Drones, Too
The project is more fun than Facebook’s, and more ambitious than Amazon’s.
By
Margaret Hartmann
barging in
Aug. 1, 2014
What Happened to the Glorious, Mysterious Google Barge?
It’s just … gone?
By
Kevin Roose
friends of the environment
July 16, 2014
Google Street View Cars Can Also Monitor All the Methane Leaks in Staten Island
Street View vehicles do more than view streets.
By
Adam K. Raymond
type talk
July 16, 2014
Google Is Designing the Font of the Future. Here’s How.
It’s called “Roboto,” and it works on everything.
By
Kevin Roose
manslaughter was the case
July 9, 2014
Sex Worker Arrested for Allegedly Killing Google Exec With Heroin
She shot him up and watched him die.
By
Adam K. Raymond
ion the prize
July 6, 2014
The Most Annoying Problem in Computing Is Still Unsolved
But Google is working on it.
By
Kevin Roose
technology
June 26, 2014
Google Is Removing Links for People Who Want Privacy (in Europe)
But only if they’re “inadequate” or “irrelevant.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
the future
May 28, 2014
Google Unveils Cutesy Little Self-Driving Car
No steering wheel, no brake pedal, no person.
By
Adam K. Raymond
technology
Apr. 5, 2014
Report: Google to Launch Android TV
To compete with Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon’s Android-based Fire TV.
By
Delia Paunescu
storage wars
Mar. 30, 2014
What Happens When Amazon and Google Go to War?
The next big battle in tech is over cloud computing.
By
Kevin Roose
scary internet things
Feb. 7, 2014
‘The Dread Obodai’: Content Farmer From Hell
You might call him a copyright troll.
By
Robert Kolker
nest buy
Jan. 13, 2014
Why Did Google Just Buy a Thermostat Company?
A few theories.
By
Kevin Roose
the internet
Jan. 4, 2014
Rap Genius Is Returning to Google
With an apology.
By
Caroline Bankoff
the internet
Dec. 27, 2013
Getting In Trouble With Google Hasn’t Been Very Good for Rap Genius’s Traffic
Can the site ever return to the top of the search results page?
By
Caroline Bankoff
false flags
Dec. 9, 2013
Internet Falls for Protester-Mocking Tirade by Fake Google Employee
He wasn’t a Google employee.
By
Kevin Roose
gmen in your gmail
Oct. 30, 2013
Will Silicon Valley Finally Get Mad About the NSA’s MUSCULAR Program?
If they weren’t pissed off about PRISM, maybe the latest Snowden docs will do the trick.
By
Kevin Roose
the sports section
Oct. 28, 2013
According to Google, the St. Louis Cardinals Are a ‘Gay Butt Sex Team’
This is awkward.
By
Dan Amira
oops
Oct. 1, 2013
National Park Google Doodle Is Just an ‘Unfortunate Coincidence’
Oops.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the internet
Aug. 17, 2013
Short Google Outage Proves That People Really Rely on Google
Friday’s little blackout caused a 40 percent drop in Internet traffic.
By
Delia Paunescu
terrorble
Aug. 1, 2013
‘Pressure Cooker’ Google Leads to FBI Visit?
One Long Island woman says it happened to her.
By
Joe Coscarelli
people who have more money than you
July 25, 2013
Inside Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s Lavish Sex Palace
Schmidt reportedly brings ladies back to this $15 million pad.
By
Dan Amira
tech disruption
July 8, 2013
Google Interns Are Terrorizing Their Neighbors at a San Jose Apartment Complex
All-night parties, loud singing, and other disruption from Google’s young turks.
By
Kevin Roose
waze of our lives
June 14, 2013
Did Google Just Buy a Dangerous Driving App?
Safety advocates are concerned about Waze.
By
Kevin Roose
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