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Public health experts say smartphone apps could augment the time-consuming work of tracking down people who have been exposed to the coronavirus.

Health & Safety

Getting Back To Normal: Big Tech's Solution Depends On Public Trust

1:33pm April 15, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Apple and Google are developing a tool that relies on Bluetooth signals, sent by smartphones, to let people know if they may have been exposed to the coronavirus.

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Amazon is among the companies telling workers in the Seattle area to stay home as the coronavirus outbreak spreads.

Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Tell Seattle Workers To Stay Home

2:05pm March 05, 2020

by Shannon Bond

U.S. companies are trying to limit disruption from the coronavirus outbreak by curtailing travel and telling some employees to work from home. Several major tech firms are among the latest to act.

Travel restrictions, canceled events and work from home policies are becoming the new normal at companies as coronavirus fears mount.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus Cancellations And Travel Bans: Google Is Latest

8:32pm March 03, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Companies are curbing employee travel and canceling major events as they try to minimize disruption from the growing coronavirus outbreak.

Google co-founders Sergey Brin (left) and Larry Page announced Tuesday they are stepping down from their leadership roles but will remain board members of Alphabet, Google's parent company.

Google Founders Sergey Brin And Larry Page Step Down From Top Roles

8:11pm December 03, 2019

by Avie Schneider

Ending an era at the Internet's biggest search company, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page end their leadership roles. Sundar Pichai will become CEO of Google and its parent, Alphabet.

Fitbit, a pioneer in wearable fitness trackers, is being acquired by Google for $2.1 billion.

Health & Safety

Google Buys Fitbit For $2.1 Billion, Pledges To Protect Health Data

4:20pm November 01, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

In a Friday announcement, the two companies told wary customers that fitness-tracker data would not be used to target ads at customers.

Google is being sued by the Australian consumer watchdog agency, which accuses the tech giant of breaking a consumer protection law.

World News

Australia Accuses Google Of Misleading Consumers Over Location Data

5:15pm October 29, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said that Google purposefully misled Android users into thinking their personal data were not being collected.

Google's processor, Sycamore, performed a truly random-number generation in 200 seconds. The achievement marks a major breakthrough in the decadeslong quest to use quantum mechanics to solve computational problems. Above, a Google sign at the company's ca

Science

Google Claims To Achieve Quantum Supremacy — IBM Pushes Back

5:10pm October 23, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

Google employees say they have built a computer capable of solving problems that current technology practically cannot.

Taken in aggregate, the billions of online searches we make every day say a lot about our most private thoughts and biases.

Science

I, Robot: Our Changing Relationship With Technology

5:00pm October 03, 2019

Do you ever catch yourself yelling at your Alexa? Or typing questions into Google that you would never ask aloud? This week, we explore our changing relationship with technology.

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Tawanda Kanhema in 2018 wearing Google Street View camera gear at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

World News

He's Trying To Fill In The Gaps On Google Street View — Starting With Zimbabwe

1:58pm September 23, 2019

by Chloee Weiner

Not every corner of the world is yet on Google Street View. Tawanda Kanhema sees these gaps as a kind of digital divide, so he volunteers to photograph and upload some of the places left off the map.

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A new study found that investors were significantly more likely to bet a company's stock price was going to increase if the company had more women on staff compared with other companies.

Economy

Investors May Prefer Companies With More Women In The Workforce

5:00am September 20, 2019

by Peter Talbot

A new study found investors were significantly more likely to bet a company's stock price was going to increase if the company had more women on staff compared with other companies.