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google street view of possible crime
Technology

Google Street View helps catch suspect of a grisly crime

By Mack DeGeurin

Professor Jade Morton (co-author) posing with a phone and a monitoring station at the University of Colorado, Boulder. A monitoring station has a large and expensive antenna. Phones have smaller antennas, which leads to noisier measurements, but phones are present in more parts of the world.
Technology

Google used millions of Android phones to map the worst enemy of GPS

By Mack DeGeurin

An architect's rendering of what Kairos' first demonstration mini nuclear reactor will look like when it's completed.
Environment

Google bets big on ‘mini’ nuclear reactors to feed its AI demands

By Mack DeGeurin

Human playing against Google DeepMind ping pong robot
AI

Watch Google’s ping pong robot beat humans at their own game

By Andrew Paul

blue shield with G on it along with other security icons like a lock, cursor and gear
DIY

Google is making dark web reports free for everyone. Here’s how they work.

By David Nield

Orlando, FL/USA-7/19/20: A bin of Elmers Glue in the school supply aisle at a Walmart in Orlando, Florida.
AI

Google’s AI Overview tells you to eat glue. (Don’t.)

By Andrew Paul

Close-up of Gmail homepage on a monitor screen.
Technology

Gmail debuted on April Fool’s Day 20 years ago. The joke is still on us.

By Andrew Paul

Tiger walking across snow
Environment

NASA and Google Earth Engine team up with researchers to help save tigers

By Andrew Paul

remote accessing email
DIY

How to download all of your Gmail emails to your computer

By David Nield

MethaneSAT concept art above Earth
Technology

A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution

By Andrew Paul

Google chrome web browser incognito mode, selective focus
Technology

Google clarifies Chrome’s ‘Incognito Mode’ isn’t as private as you might think

By Andrew Paul

Screenshot from Gemini-powered Bard demonstration video
Technology

Google announces Gemini, its ‘multimodal’ answer to ChatGPT

By Andrew Paul

Google and Fervo's geothermal power plant in Nevada at dusk
Technology

Geothermal energy now helps power Google’s desert data centers

By Andrew Paul

Closeup of female hands is holding cellphone outdoors on the street in evening lights.
Technology

Log into your abandoned Google account now

By Andrew Paul

Person sitting outside of a coffee house on a sunny day, drinking from a green cup and reading from an open MacBook.
DIY

All the ways you can use your phone as a mobile hotspot

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person holding a phone in a very dark room, with Google Bard on the screen, and the Google Bard logo illuminated in the background.
DIY

How to use Bard AI for Gmail, YouTube, Google Flights, and more

By David Nield

A man and a woman sitting next to each other playing games on their phones.
Gear

The best Android games for unlocking new worlds

By John Alexander

Person sat on a wooden desk working on a open Chromebook laptop
DIY

You should learn how to take screenshots on a Chromebook (and edit them)

By David Nield

Screen showing an appointment booking confirmation notification on google calendar
DIY

Google Calendar now lets everyone line up their schedules perfectly

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person's hand selecting options of iPad apps in Apple's App store.
DIY

The best iPad apps for making the most of your device

By Stacey L. Nash