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Google Inc. () is an American multinational Internet and software corporation specialized in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. It hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program. The company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, often dubbed the "Google Guys", while the two were attending Stanford University as PhD candidates.

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Google contractors sacked after vandalizing OpenStreetMap | The Verge

Google contractors sacked after vandalizing OpenStreetMap | The Verge

4 months ago
OpenStreetMap (OSM) representatives reported yesterday that miscreants originating from a Google IP address in India had extensively vandalized OSM — a Google spokesperson has since informed us...
Science Fiction | TechCrunch

Science Fiction | TechCrunch

1 month ago
Devin Coldewey is a Seattle-based writer and photographer. He has written for the TechCrunch network since 2007. Some posts he’d like you to read: The Dangers of Externalizing Knowledge | Generation i | Surveillant Society | Choose Two | Frame Wars | The User’s Manifesto | Our Great Sin His personal website is coldewey...
Steve Jobs personally asked Eric Schmidt to stop poaching employees, and other unredacted statements in a Silicon Valley...

Steve Jobs personally asked Eric Schmidt to stop poaching employees, and other unredacted statements in a Silicon Valley...

4 months ago
Last week, we got our first glimpse at the (heavily redacted) evidence behind a Silicon Valley scandal dating back to 2005 — Apple, Google, Adobe, Intel, Intuit and other tech firms, it was...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin spotted wearing Project Glass prototype IRL -- Engadget

Google co-founder Sergey Brin spotted wearing Project Glass prototype IRL -- Engadget

1 month ago
Wondering what it might be like to sport Google's Project Glass augmented reality HUD in your daily life? It would appear company co-founder Sergey Brin
Suddenly Microsoft is the Hippest Tech Company Around - Technology - The Atlantic Wire

Suddenly Microsoft is the Hippest Tech Company Around - Technology - The Atlantic Wire

2 months ago
While Apple and Google are busy getting bad press for their privacy issues, labor practices and general big-evil-company wrongdoings, Microsoft has done some brand regeneration, making it look like the hippest tech company on the block these days.
TechCrunch Beirut Meetup This Friday #TCBeirut  | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Beirut Meetup This Friday #TCBeirut | TechCrunch

2 months ago
Mike Butcher is the European Editor for TechCrunch. A former grunge rock drummer, he became a long time journalist, and has since written for UK national newspapers and magazines including The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The New Statesman. Mike is also involved in a project to bring...
'Hunger Games' slaps 'Three Stooges' at box office

'Hunger Games' slaps 'Three Stooges' at box office

1 month ago
Movie fans have chosen real violence over the slapstick variety. "The Hunger Games," the blockbuster about teens competing in a televised fight to the death, remained the No. 1 movie for a fourth straight weekend with $...
Schmidt: Sun never told Google to license Java

Schmidt: Sun never told Google to license Java

22 days ago
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt testified that his company developed the Android operating system using the Java programming language after partnership talks with Sun Microsystems fell through and Sun made no demand for a...
Cloud storage Terms of Service comparison:  Avoid Google Drive | The Verge Forums

Cloud storage Terms of Service comparison: Avoid Google Drive | The Verge Forums

23 days ago
Chances are this will never be an issue, but the standard Google terms are particularly egregious in the context of personal cloud storage. Dropbox "By using our Services you provide us with...
The Best Gifts For Your Technophobic Friends And Family

The Best Gifts For Your Technophobic Friends And Family

5 months ago
Not everyone wants an iPad.
Google as Benevolent Dictator Yanks Smartphone Apps With Kill Switch: Tech - Bloomberg

Google as Benevolent Dictator Yanks Smartphone Apps With Kill Switch: Tech - Bloomberg

3 months ago
Finnish developer Janne Kytomaki said he knew something was amiss last year when he noticed dozens of best-selling applications on Google Inc.’s Android Market listing the same incorrect author.
The Google that never was: how the search giant killed a 2007 redesign  | The Verge

The Google that never was: how the search giant killed a 2007 redesign | The Verge

2 months ago
A group of Googlers showed off some never-before-seen design prototypes today at SXSW that showed a very different design direction from what was recently rolled out across the Google universe. While...
For DecorMyEyes, Bad Publicity Is a Good Thing - NYTimes.com

For DecorMyEyes, Bad Publicity Is a Good Thing - NYTimes.com

5 months ago
Vitaly Borker welcomes customer complaints, saying they vault his business higher in Internet search results.
Evernote's Phil Libin: Why You Shouldn't Become An Entrepreneur

Evernote's Phil Libin: Why You Shouldn't Become An Entrepreneur

20 days ago
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Google unveils 'Solve for X' website, hints at TED-like think tank | The Verge

Google unveils 'Solve for X' website, hints at TED-like think tank | The Verge

3 months ago
Google's just pulled the curtains off of its "Solve for X" website, and it appears that Google is nearing the creation of a TED-like think tank that will focus on talks about radical technological...
'Avengers' triumphs overseas

'Avengers' triumphs overseas

17 days ago
The superhero saga "The Avengers" lived up to its blockbuster buzz with $178.4 million in overseas ticket sales days before it opens in U.S. theaters. Domestic audiences generally passed on a bunch of new flicks as fans...
Steve Jobs’ “Stop Cold Calling” Forces Antitrust Case Against Apple, Google To Trial | TechCrunch

Steve Jobs’ “Stop Cold Calling” Forces Antitrust Case Against Apple, Google To Trial | TechCrunch

27 days ago
Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products. He is currently a writer for TechCrunch. Previously, Constine was the Lead Writer of Inside Facebook, where he covered Facebook product changes, privacy, the Ads API, Page management, ecommerce, virtual currency, and music technology...
Google TV 'big announcements' coming on Monday | The Verge

Google TV 'big announcements' coming on Monday | The Verge

3 months ago
Rumors have been flying about some big changes for Google TV, and now it looks like we're going to be hearing something official tomorrow — Google posted cryptically on the Google TV Facebook...
Google+: The Charge Of The Like Brigade | TechCrunch

Google+: The Charge Of The Like Brigade | TechCrunch

2 months ago
Devin Coldewey is a Seattle-based writer and photographer. He has written for the TechCrunch network since 2007. Some posts he’d like you to read: The Dangers of Externalizing Knowledge | Generation i | Surveillant Society | Choose Two | Frame Wars | The User’s Manifesto | Our Great Sin His personal website is coldewey...
Google to launch online storage service for consumers: source - Yahoo! News

Google to launch online storage service for consumers: source - Yahoo! News

23 days ago
From Yahoo! News: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is preparing to roll out a service to let consumers store photos and other content online, a source familiar with the matter said, pushing into a market now dominated by the likes of Dropbox and Box. The service, to be called Google Drive, could be announced as soon...
 
 

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