Uber, the king of taxi apps, faces a new challenger that could toss it from the throne, Google.
At its hidden research centre, Google X laboratories is creating a wristband to identify and prevent cancer.
Google is giving away Google Earth Pro for free, which used to cost $399 a year. Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information software, originally developed by Keyhole, Inc.
Google Now will be integrated with 40 new third-party apps, allowing users of service like AirBnB, Pandora, and Lyft to view contextually relevant data right into the Now, the company announced in a blog post.
Reddit - an entertainment, social networking service and news website - released its first ever transparency report. According to the report, Reddit refused to comply with 42 percent of government and civil requests last year.
Google is being pressurized to turn off a feature on its Waze traffic app that warns users when police is nearby. According to officials, the feature on the mobile app could put officers' lives in danger.
Wikileaks is seeking explanations after it has come to light that Google gave the FBI emails and other related data belonging to three WikiLeaks staff members, in March 2012.
Anton Burkov was startled to find Internet advertisements referring to content in his mails, and decided to file a lawsuit against Google.
Blame Apple because it bought the best fingerprint scanner in the industry and the plan to include fingerprint scanner in Nexus 6 had to be scrapped.
The high-speed Internet by Google, Google Fiber might be announced later this week for North Carolina, according to reports. The search giant is holding events in Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte next week according to WRAL Techwire which would possibly be related to Google Fiber.
Google does it again, and this time to Apple. Google Project Zero - the Google's security team detecting bugs and flaws on the Internet - has published details about three security flaws in Apple's OS X operating system.
Google is planning to sell wireless service directly to consumers after striking deals with Sprint and T-Mobile, according to a report from WSJ.
Google has updated Chrome for iOS. The new update has the new look with Material Design "bringing bold graphics, fluid motion and tactile surfaces." The new Chrome now supports iOS handoff feature - pick up where you left off on your other devices.
After rumors floated for a week regarding Google investing in SpaceX, the information has become official. Google and Fidelity investment are investing $1 billion in SpaceX, the company announced Tuesday.
Facebook is on a hiring spree and there could be many reasons. Virtual reality job openings are listed on Facebook's career page site and the company recently hired much of the design team from Teehan + Lax, the firm behind the blogging platform Medium.
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