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Google and the News, Part 2389: The Company Is Co-Hosting a Conference on … – The Atlantic

Google and the News, Part 2389: The Company Is Co-Hosting a Conference on …The AtlanticAnd then: Enter Google. The two — the former, the US's oldest investigative reporting nonprofit, and the latter, well, Google — are teaming up with the Public Insight Network to host a new conference: TechRaking 2012, a summit that will be [...]

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Wed, February 29 2012 » Google » No Comments

Google Wallet snafu won’t hurt adoption, Isis CEO says – CNET

BusinessNewsDaily Google Wallet snafu won't hurt adoption, Isis CEO saysCNETby Roger Cheng February 28, 2012 8:20 AM PST Follow @RogerWCheng Michael Abbott, who helms a rival digital-wallet service, said hiccups are bound to occur with new services, and applauded Google for quickly fixing security gaps.Isis gets Chase, Capital One, BarclayCard for its mobile walletComputerworldall 87 [...]

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Google celebrates Leap Year, ‘Barber of Seville’ – USA TODAY

The Guardian (blog) Google celebrates Leap Year, 'Barber of Seville'USA TODAYBy Brett Molina, USA TODAY Visit Google.com, and viewers will spot the latest Google doodle paying homage to two significant milestones. Let's start with the frogs, which Google uses to celebrate the Leap Year. The company created similar logos …Google Doodle hops into leap yearCNET [...]

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Google Web Grows in City – Wall Street Journal

Google Web Grows in CityWall Street JournalBy EMILY GLAZER Google Inc. has dramatically expanded its presence in Manhattan in the past year, adding roughly 750 people to its outpost in 2011 in the most prominent example of a technology company shifting its focus toward New York.and more »

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Google and super-powerful phones the stars of mobile show – CNN

AndroidGuys Google and super-powerful phones the stars of mobile showCNNLike last year, the show belongs to Google. Almost all of the hot smart phones announced here run Android, Google's phone operating system that is making a decent fist of competing with the other main player in this space, Apple's iPhone.Touring Google's Crazy MWC BoothPC MagazineGoogle [...]

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Google Offers $1 Million in Hacker Bounties for Exploits Against Chrome – Wired News (blog)

Wired News (blog) Google Offers $1 Million in Hacker Bounties for Exploits Against ChromeWired News (blog)Google announced on Monday that it would pay $1 million in cash awards to anyone who can hack its Chrome browser during its Pwnium security challenge next week in Vancouver at the CanSecWest conference. Google has pledged to pay multiple [...]

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Reef project takes Google Street View underwater – ABC Online

Practical Fishkeeping Reef project takes Google Street View underwaterABC OnlineBy Jemima Garrett for Radio Australia A new marine research project is aiming to create an underwater version of Google's street view, offering 360 degree views of parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The University of Queensland is teaming up with …Google's Newest Frontier: The OceanWall [...]

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Google seeks patent on device to bury fiberoptic wire – Kansas City Star

BBC News Google seeks patent on device to bury fiberoptic wireKansas City StarBy SCOTT CANON Google Inc. has filed for a patent for an edging device, similar to decorative wall molding, that could reduce digging as it works to run fiberoptic wire to homes in Kansas City. The patent application was obtained by online trade [...]

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How to prepare for Google’s privacy changes – CNN

New York Times How to prepare for Google's privacy changesCNNBy Doug Gross, CNN Under Google's new privacy policy, a single profile of users will be created across various products. (CNN) — On Thursday, Google's much-discussed new privacy policy goes into effect. To say that the change has stirred concern on …France Says Google Privacy Plan [...]

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Google’s Schmidt: Advances in technology are rapidly turning science fiction … – Washington Post

Computerworld Google's Schmidt: Advances in technology are rapidly turning science fiction …Washington PostBARCELONA, Spain — Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt predicted Tuesday that rapid advances in technology will soon transform science fiction into reality — meaning people will have driverless cars, small robots at their command and the ability …Google Head Warns Of 'Digital Caste [...]

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Google, Apple sued over Street View technology – CNET

Google, Apple sued over Street View technologyCNETby Josh Lowensohn February 27, 2012 2:37 PM PST Follow @Josh A lawsuit takes aim at Google's Street View feature and Apple devices that use it, claiming infringement of a patent held by a Florida company with no Web site.and more »

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Tue, February 28 2012 » Google » No Comments

Chinese Internet Users Flood Obama’s Google Plus Web Page – Voice of America

BBC News Chinese Internet Users Flood Obama's Google Plus Web PageVoice of AmericaMonday, 27 February 2012 Chinese Internet Users Flood Obama's Google Plus Web Page Stephanie Ho | Beijing Chinese language comments have flooded President Barack Obama's webpage on Google Plus, a social networking site that is usually inaccessible in …Chinese flood Barack Obama's Google [...]

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Google interest in Cambridge expansion surfaces at city council meeting – Boston.com

Google interest in Cambridge expansion surfaces at city council meetingBoston.comBy Brock Parker, Town Correspondent A development that would clear the way for a major expansion of Google offices in Kendall Square surfaced before the Cambridge City Council Monday night and was tabled amid questions by members of the public and city …Cambridge plan for Google [...]

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The Mounting Minuses at Google+ – Wall Street Journal

pnosker.com The Mounting Minuses at Google+Wall Street JournalBy AMIR EFRATI To hear Google Inc. Chief Executive Larry Page tell it, Google+ has become a robust competitor in the social networking space, with 90 million users registering since its June launch. But those numbers mask what's really going on at …Google+ a virtual ghost town, new [...]

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Google Fiber: Can ultra-fast internet change a city? – BBC News

BBC News Google Fiber: Can ultra-fast internet change a city?BBC NewsGoogle is installing super-fast fibre optic internet service in Kansas City. Will it usher in a new era in industry and society – or just enable faster web browsing and media downloads? For technology consultant Bret Rhodus, Google's newest venture is …The BBC doesn't know [...]

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