Jun 21 Google to remove ‘revenge porn’ from search results By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Google said Friday that the company will begin allowing users to request that nude or sexually explicit images posted without their consent be removed from Google search results. Continue reading
May 28 Swedish design student wants to diversify the ‘World White Web’ By Aisha Jama One student's final project, World White Web, is disrupting the white default found in Google Image searches… Continue reading
May 05 Nellie Bly honored in Karen O penned-Google doodle By Colleen Shalby One hundred and fifty-one years after her birth, Google is honoring American reporter Nellie Bly in an original ditty of a doodle penned by singer-songwriter Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Continue reading
Apr 26 This is how Internet speed and price in the U.S. compares to the rest of the world By Hannah Yi Even though the Internet was invented in the United States, Americans pay the most in the world for broadband access. And it’s not exactly blazing fast. So why are Americans paying more for slower service?… Continue reading
Apr 25 Here’s how you can see and delete your entire Google search history By Triana Kalmanoff Google now allows you to download an archived list of everything you have ever searched for. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 7:38 How New York is bringing Internet-deprived homes out of the digital dark By PBS News Hour There are more than 730,000 homes in New York City without broadband access. And because the Internet today is the gateway to everything from education to the economy, the city is trying to bring those families out of the digital… Continue watching
Apr 20 Could doctors donning Google Glass reduce ER wait times? By Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News Imagine walking into an emergency room with an awful rash and waiting hours to see a doctor until, finally, a physician who doesn’t have specific knowledge of your condition gives you an ointment and a referral to a dermatologist. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:39 Is Google’s search engine dominance hurting EU consumers? By PBS News Hour In response to the EU’s charges that Google uses its search engine dominance to favor Google Shopping, the company said shopping results have not harmed the competition nor innovation. Gwen Ifill talks to the European Union’s Commissioner for Competition Margrethe… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 1:43 EU says Google favors its shopping service in user searches By PBS News Hour After a five-year investigation, the European Union charged Google with using its Internet search dominance to favor its own shopping platform. The EU is also looking into Google’s Android mobile system, accusing the company of illegally obstructing rival systems and… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: EU charges Google for violating anti-monopoly laws By PBS News Hour Continue watching