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Google plans to offer a managed version of Microsoft’s SQL Server database

Google is expanding the quiet relationship it has with Microsoft’s commercial software division, with plans to offer a managed version… Read More

Interview: Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on open source, AWS, and working with the military

New Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian has a lot of work to do. The company that basically invented the concept… Read More

Google Cloud introduces Anthos, a hybrid cloud management product based on Kubernetes

Invoking the mythical tech promise of “write once, run anywhere,” Google Cloud announced a new product Tuesday that customers running… Read More

How Dropbox’s partnerships with Microsoft, and now Google, have shaped its SaaS approach

Dropbox’s decision to partner with Microsoft five years ago has paid off handsomely for the company. Tuesday it plans to… Read More

Google Cloud makes a big open-source move: Managed databases from Redis Labs, MongoDB, and Elastic coming soon

Google plans to raise the stakes Tuesday in the ongoing debate over open-source software in a cloudy world with the… Read More

Cloud Run: How Google Cloud plans to bring serverless computing to containerized applications

One downside of paying a cloud computing vendor to manage a lot of your computing infrastructure is that if you… Read More

Microsoft launches first preview builds of Chromium-powered Edge browser for Windows 10

Microsoft gave a first look at the next evolution of its Edge web browser built on Chromium, the open-source browser… Read More

Shwetak Patel, UW computer scientist and prolific inventor, wins prestigious ACM Prize at age 37

Shwetak Patel has made a habit of pushing the ordinary stuff around us to do things far beyond the original… Read More

Walmart and Google team up for new voice-powered shopping experience in battle against Amazon

Walmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration… Read More

Google will open new Seattle campus this summer, just across the street from Amazon’s headquarters

The Seattle neighborhood populated by thousands of Amazonians everyday will soon see a major influx of Googlers. Starting in the… Read More

Game over for game consoles? Google leaves key question of price unanswered in Stadia unveiling

Google’s new game platform, Stadia, promises to eliminate the need to buy a console by making games playable through streaming… Read More

Google’s Stadia leverages tech advances to bring the lucrative video-game market into the cloud

After spending billions over the last few years to upgrade its cloud computing infrastructure, Google thinks it is ready to… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Politics and big tech, history of filmmaking, and a blockchain conference

The massive power of technology companies has been a hot topic among politicians. The most recent example was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s… Read More

Google acquires data migration startup Alooma in hopes of easing customers into its cloud

It’s easier to win cloud business when it’s easier for potential customers to move their data into your cloud, and… Read More

Amazon maintains big lead in smart speaker market over Google and Apple, new survey estimates

There’s been some buzz about Google’s smart speakers catching up to Amazon’s market-leading offerings in recent months, but a new… Read More

Google boosts capital expenditures in Q4 by 80 percent to $6.8B as it chases cloud rivals

Google continued to plow the profits from its search advertising business into cloud computing capacity and headcount during the fourth… Read More

Google hikes G Suite prices for the first time, Business edition now $12 per user per month

Google’s quest to find revenue from something other than search advertising has led it in some interesting directions. G Suite… Read More

Amazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant, Round 2: Digital assistants duke it out in the desert

LAS VEGAS — Sin City has served as the backdrop to some of the most famous bouts and rematches in… Read More

Google aims to get digital brain in simple, inexpensive devices with new Assistant Connect platform

LAS VEGAS — The Google Assistant now lives in more than 1 billion devices, but the company wants to put… Read More

Video: Inside Google’s wacky, Tunnel of Love-esque rollercoaster ride at CES

LAS VEGAS — What the heck just happened? I just got off the “Google Assistant Ride” a 4-minute rollercoaster tour… Read More

This voice-activated alarm clock from Lenovo is Google’s answer to Amazon’s Echo Spot

It’s the Echo Spot vs. Lenovo Smart Clock. Google today at CES unveiled a new nightstand alarm clock built in… Read More

Google Assistant’s new ‘Interpreter Mode’ serves as real-time translator for hotel guests

LAS VEGAS — A guest shows up at a hotel but doesn’t speak English. What ensues is a long and… Read More

Do a majority of Google developers use Visual Studio Code? Microsoft declines to back up its top marketing exec’s claim

There’s little debate that Microsoft has become a company willing to work across competitive boundaries over the last few years,… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: CES set to exhibit the latest on 5G, AI and more

Don’t look now, but 2019 is almost here. Hope you had a refreshing break, because the new year, as it… Read More

Google Assistant comes in first and Cortana finishes last in smart speaker Q&A test

The Google Assistant finished tops among the digital brains that power smart speakers in an extensive Q&A test, answering nearly… Read More

Facebook, Google settle Washington state lawsuits over political ad disclosures for combined $455K

Facebook and Google have settled dual lawsuits with the Washington attorney general over alleged violations of the state’s political advertisement disclosure… Read More

Crashing KubeCon: Has Istio become the new cloud-native darling?

What a difference a year makes. Kubernetes has been one of the most prominent open-source projects in cloud computing over… Read More

The new word processor wars: A fresh crop of productivity apps are trying to reinvent our workday

Microsoft, more than any other institution on earth, has shaped how we work and how we think about it. If… Read More

Washington state affirms rule requiring Facebook and Google to make political ad disclosures

Washington state officials doubled down on rules requiring companies like Facebook to disclose information about the political ads they sell,… Read More

Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene stepping down, to be replaced by former Oracle cloud exec Thomas Kurian

Three eventful years after veteran tech executive and longtime Google board member Diane Greene was brought in to run the… Read More