Google (GOOG) News – Page 13 of 49

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Report: Google paid Apple $1B in 2014 for using its search engine on iPhone

Google paid Apple $1 billion in 2014 to use its search engine on the iPhone, according to court records dug up by… Read More

Apple will make it easier to switch from iPhone to Android, under pressure from European wireless carriers, report says

If transferring data from your iPhone is the biggest thing keeping you away from Android, European wireless carriers may be your… Read More

Lenovo teams up with Google to bring 3D-sensing Project Tango phone to consumers

Google and Lenovo are teaming up to bring powerful augmented reality to your next smartphone, using the search giant’s Project… Read More

Ford SYNC adds support for Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Concur, Glympse and more

LAS VEGAS — In what is expected to be a big week of automotive technology announcements for the automaker at… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Grading ‘Star Wars’, favorite stories of 2015, and New Year’s tech resolutions

How would you grade “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”? We offer our opinions of the blockbuster film in this special New Year’s… Read More

Google partnering with Ford to make self-driving cars

Perhaps one of the biggest questions in automotive land was exactly how far big tech companies were going to go in… Read More

Google beefs up Inbox’s trip-planning features just in time for holiday travel

There are plenty of ways to keep track of your trips. TripIt keeps robust itineraries with all your travel plans, or… Read More

Google updates Chromecast Audio with multi-room support, hi-res audio playback

Getting the same tunes pumping all around your house used to mean wiring up special speakers. Sonos solved some of that… Read More