How much would you pay to live longer? What if Google were making the pill to do it? On Tuesday, Calico, the medical research company Google incubated in 2013, announced it had cut a deal for access to genetic information from Ancestry, the largest family tree website. It’s among the first public moves from Calico,...Read More
How much do mobile users hate interstitial screens blocking their mobile browsing by urging them to down the native app instead? An overwhelming amount, judging by a study conducted by Google in July last year. Well, that and common sense when you think about the contrast between the aim of mobile computing (speed, convenience) and the point of interstitials (slow, distract). The ad...Read More
With “Your Timeline,†Google Maps will let you look back on specific days to see where you were. Google If you don’t like to broadcast where you’ve been by “checking in†on social media but still want to remember the places you’ve visited, Google Maps can now help. The company announced this week that it will...Read More
If you’re all-in on Google services — say, if you use Google Now on your smartphone — you’re likely aware of the fact that Google tracks your location to serve you useful information. What you might not realize is just how much location data Google has on you. Surprisingly enough, the company has just turned...Read More
AP Q: Can I still profit from Google? A: Google makes big money selling your personal information. But you can make money off Google, too. Investors who have endured the company’s lagging stock performance and worse-than-expected results were rewarded Friday. A huge stock rally created roughly $50 billion in paper wealth – the biggest one-day...Read More
Google is preparing to stomp into yet another market: Home services. To do so, the search giant is scooping up the technical team behind Homejoy, the startup that connected online users with professional cleaners. As Re/code reported today, Homejoy will cease operations at the end of the month in the wake of multiple employee reclassification lawsuits. Around 20 members of Homejoy’s...Read More
“Not that many big brands have very publicly supported and endorsed the transgender community. It’s a role we want to play as a brand,” says Google’s vice president of marketing Arjan Dijk.(Photo: Google) SAN FRANCISCO — Google aired a powerful commercial on national television about the emotional journey of a transgender man moments before Caitlyn...Read More
Google Inc. is slowing down as it grows up. With revenue growth ebbing, profit margins shrinking and shares flat, Google is curbing hiring and seeking ways to run its sprawling empire more efficiently, according to recruiters, venture capitalists and others familiar with the matter. New Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat, who joined the company in...Read More
The latest update to Google Maps on Android is one of those things that honestly should have happened a long time ago, but surprisingly didn’t until recently: Now you can send destination info directly to your mobile device from the desktop. Just like on iOS. And as Android Police points out, it all sounds pretty...Read More
A consumer advocacy group is urging the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate why Google has not given American internet users the “right to be forgotten.†In 2014, a European court mandated that Google remove search results from individuals when asked, if the results are irrelevant, outdated, or otherwise inappropriate. In a letter sent today...Read More
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