Google 885 Stories

Google's ambitions were so big it had to create Alphabet inc. to hold them all. From AI to self-driving cars to the secretive X lab, its interests cover just about everything from A to Z.

Silicon Valley

YouTube has nearly halved the number of conspiracy theory videos it recommends

by Charlotte Jee
2020-03-03T07:25:58-05:00

Computing

Inside the race to build the best quantum computer on Earth

IBM thinks quantum supremacy is not the milestone we should care about.

by Gideon Lichfield
2020-02-26T07:00:00-05:00

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Humans and Technology

The “manosphere” is getting more toxic as angry men join the incels

Men from the less extreme end of the misogynistic spectrum are drifting toward groups that espouse violence against women, a new study suggests.

by Tanya Basu
2020-02-07T05:00:30-05:00

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Humans and Technology

Google’s new idea to get you off your phone? Seal it in an envelope.

by Tanya Basu
2020-01-22T10:49:30-05:00

A woman using a smart thermostat in her home

Smart Cities

Amazon, Apple and Google joining forces could be what makes smart homes happen

by Charlotte Jee
2019-12-19T07:24:29-05:00

Alphabet X's recycling robot

Artificial Intelligence

Alphabet X’s “Everyday Robot” project is making machines that learn as they go

by Charlotte Jee
2019-11-22T05:01:26-05:00

Silicon Valley

Google is going to deploy Loon balloons in rural Peru

by Neel V. Patel
2019-11-21T15:14:27-05:00

An image of a smartphone with the Google Pay application open on the screen, sitting next to a laptop computer.

Silicon Valley

Now Google wants to get into banking too

by Mike Orcutt
2019-11-13T14:07:37-05:00

Doctors discussing data on an iPad

Silicon Valley

Google is to get access to millions of Americans’ personal health data

by Charlotte Jee
2019-11-12T07:58:59-05:00

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Humans and Technology

Google’s big plan to fight tech addiction: A piece of paper

Paper Phone is not a joke—it’s part of the company’s “digital well-being experiments.” Digital detox experts aren’t having it.

by Tanya Basu
2019-11-01T14:50:03-04:00

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