WikiLeaks has demanded answers from Google about why the company took two and a half years to notify three WikiLeaks staffers that…
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Searching for balance: An afternoon with Google’s European privacy roadshow
When it comes to dealing with European privacy law, there are no easy answers for Google nor its advisers -- but the outcome of this complex debate will have implications for many people.…
Read MoreAmazon and rise of mobile challenge Google’s search position, says chairman
Are EU regulators over-estimating Google's influence? Chairman Eric Schmidt pointed to new competitive threats, including Amazon, in a speech in Berlin.…
Read MoreWell done, Google: Company’s new stats give good insight into “right to be forgotten” complexity
Google's new European transparency report gives everyone a much clearer picture of how the company is handling requests for privacy-based de-linking -- and how complex the whole situation is.…
Read MoreWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange talks about Bitcoin, Google, ISIS and censorship
As part of a publicity campaign for his book, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange did one of Reddit's "Ask Me Anything" group interviews, and talked about Bitcoin, Google and its chairman Eric Schmidt, and what the U.S. should do about the terrorist group ISIS…
Read MoreGoodbye, Google Enterprise; hello, Google for Work
The Google rebranding is meant to advance the notion that users use the same tools at home and on the job. But another factor could be that Microsoft still reigns supreme in "enterprise" accounts.…
Read MoreAxel Springer invests in privacy-friendly search startup Qwant
The investment in the Parisian outfit may help the German publishing giant "see how search works", it says.…
Read MoreBlue River and its farm robots harvest another $10M
Robotics, machine learning, computer vision and precision agriculture are the hot trends behind this startup's weed-killing robots and their latest funding round.…
Read MoreA long-lasting battery from startup Amprius is slowly making its way to your cell phone
Amprius' lithium ion batteries can deliver gadgets that last 25 percent longer between charges. The company is now working on commercializing those batteries and even looking at using them for electric cars.…
Read MoreGoogle engineers curse out NSA over data center intrusion
Google employees are raining f-bombs -- and interesting observations -- about how they see the NSA's decision to break into the company's private databases.…
Read MoreGoogle’s Schmidt blasts NSA over fiber-optic snooping
Google's chairman says the NSA's tapping of its and Yahoo's fiber-optic cable data traffic probably violates the law.…
Read MoreThe internet is good for the planet, and let’s keep it that way
There's a growing amount of research that says the Internet has a greater net positive effect on the environment than a negative one. But the research is still new and the question is very complex.…
Read MoreAmprius has built a lithium ion battery that can last 25% longer than today’s batteries
Venture capital-backed lithium ion battery startup Amprius is finally moving into commercial production, with an announcement that it has OEM partners in place, and will start making its second-gen batteries later this year.…
Read MoreIs sensor journalism feasible, or even ethical? Columbia’s Tow Center hopes to find out
Journalists and organizations now have the ability to use sensors to collect their own real-time data and report on it. The practice raises both practical and ethical questions, Columbia's Emily Bell said Thursday.…
Read MoreFor traditional TV, it’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times
Viewing habits are changing, inexorably. Insofar as the networks' business model remains premised on traditional linear TV viewing, they are vulnerable to disruption. But vulnerable doesn't necessarily mean doomed.…
Read MoreNorth Korea asked for Android — Google chairman on good tech and bad governments
Smartphones are part of a revolution that is connecting and giving a voice to people for the first time. Google's chairman, Eric Schmidt, warned on Friday that the revolution has a dark side too.…
Read MoreSuperstar investors give Upstart $5.9M for its first birthday
Khosla Ventures, Eric Schmidt, Marc Benioff and Scott Banister pony up for Series A round as Jessica Jackley and Bob Kerrey join board of startup that matches college grads with backers.…
Read MoreAndroid on track for 1B total activations later this year, Google chairman says
Eric Schmidt also suggested the Android OS and the Chrome OS won't be merging: "Don't confuse organization design and product design."…
Read MoreWhere in Asia is Google’s Eric Schmidt?
Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has earned a lot of Google air milage points recently, touting technology in stops across Asia. Take a look at where he's gone and what he's been up to along the way.…
Read MoreGoogle chairman being coy about whether Google Now is ready for iOS
At the Google Big Tent Summit in India, Eric Schmidt wouldn't give a straight answer about whether his company's well-received contextual search app for Android would be coming to iOS soon.…
Read MoreIn settlement with French publishers, Google promises $82 million fund and advertising help
Google has come to an agreement with the French publishers who wanted it to pay them for linking to their news content. Google agreed to create a €60 million "Digital Publishing Innovation Fund" and will also help the publishers with ad strategy.…
Read MoreGoogle should be ashamed for paying carriers to handle its traffic
It turns out that Google, the great proponent of net neutrality, is paying Orange to handle its traffic on the carrier's mobile networks. That's an unwelcome development, and here's why.…
Read MoreAmerica has plenty of wireless spectrum — we just need a new way to allocate it
The conventional wisdom is that we have a radio spectrum shortage. That's not the case, according to President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. What we need is a much more efficient way to allocate what we have, and that includes a plan for shared use.…
Read MorePeek lets amateur tour guides plan a “perfect day” in their city of choice
Peek, the San Francisco-based travel site that gives users a curated list of options in individual cities, is expanding its "Perfect Day" feature on Tuesday, allowing anyone -- not just celebrities like Jack Dorsey and Tory Burch -- give their opinions on the best way to spend time.…
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