Mar 23 Judge Overturns Google Books Deal By Molly Finnegan In New York on Tuesday, federal Judge Danny Chin overturned a settlement between Google and the national trade organizations that represent American authors and publishers which dictates terms of a massive book digitalization project, led by Google. Continue reading
Mar 11 View Live Aftershock Activity in Japan By Travis Daub Aftershocks continue to rock cities across Japan after an 8.9-magnitude struck off the country's east coast. To see a live view of seismic activity in the region we created a Google Earth map, overlaid with… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch Obama Takes Messages of Innovation, Jobs to Silicon Valley Leaders Correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Silicon Valley on the response of business leaders and the high-tech community to President Obama's drive for innovation and the debate over how much the federal government should be involved in funding incentives for entrepreneurs… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch Egypt Mediator: U.S. Should Support Liberty, But Not Interfere Too Much An estimated 250,000 people gathered in Cairo after the release of a Google executive re-energized anti-government demonstrations. Margaret Warner speaks with Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American professor and Nobel laureate chemist, who is serving as an unofficial mediator between the government… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch News Wrap: Bombings Kill Dozens in Pakistan In other news Friday, suicide bombers targeted an office building in Pakistan, killing 62 people and wounding more than 110 others. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Silicon Valley Slump Shows Shift of U.S. Technology Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on how the economic downturn has hit Silicon Valley and what it means for the future of U.S. technological innovation. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Google-China Dispute Puts Internet Freedoms Back in the Spotlight Chinese officials were quick to condemn Google's decision to move its search engine from mainland of China because of censorship and deterioration of the relationship following hacking in January. Gwen Ifill gets two points of view on the deteriorating relationship… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Google’s China Exit Elicits Mixed Reactions Google announced Monday that it will move its search portal from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong because of dissatisfaction with censorship and Internet security. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching