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Google has a history of absorbing DeepMind's AI technology into its own projects. To protect the goldmine of AGI, DeepMind has safeguards in place.

There’s a Power Struggle Inside Google to Control Superhuman AI

By Dan Robitzski

Google has released a new app called Lookout that describes objects and reads text or currency for people with visual impairments.

New Google App Describes Objects to Blind People

By Kristin Houser

Google parent company Alphabet is preparing to launch what the Australian Broadcasting Corporation says is the first commercial drone delivery service.

Residents Are Furious About Google’s Drone Delivery Service

By Jon Christian

Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren announced a bold plan today to break up tech giants Amazon, Facebook, and Google.

Elizabeth Warren Shares Plan to Break up Facebook, Google, Amazon

By Jon Christian

A group of Google employees believe the company is still working on Dragonfly, a controversial project to build a search engine in China.

Google Is Still Working on Chinese Search Engine, Say Employees

By Kristin Houser

The European Commission just published a report saying that Facebook, Google, and Twitter have all been too lax on their pledge to fight fake news.

EU: Facebook, Google, Twitter Failed to Fight Fake News

By Dan Robitzski

In order to better understand how smartphone use correlates with mental health in adolescents, scientists want to access Google and Apple's data stashes.

Google and Apple Can Help Learn How Phones Affect Kids’ Brains

By Dan Robitzski

Earlier this month, Google inadvertently revealed that its home security device, Nest, contained a secret microphone. Now it says secrecy was a "mistake."

Google: Secret Nest Microphone “Never Intended to Be a Secret”

By Dan Robitzski

Google is letting a select few users test out a new AR navigation feature for its Maps app, providing a glimpse of the future of navigation.

Google Is Rolling out AR Navigation for Its Maps App

By Kristin Houser

Google Is Censoring Search Results to Hide Russian Corruption

Google Is Censoring Search Results to Hide Russian Corruption

By Dan Robitzski

"The NYPD will pursue all legal remedies to prevent the continued posting of this irresponsible and dangerous information."

NYPD Demands That Google Stop Flagging DWI Checkpoints on Waze

By Dan Robitzski

Google Brain Built a Translator so AI Can Explain Itself

Google Brain Built a Translator so AI Can Explain Itself

By Dan Robitzski

Kai-Fu Lee, a venture capitalist who used to develop AI for Google and Microsoft, predicts that AI will automate 40 percent of the world's jobs in 15 years.

Former Google Exec: AI Will Replace 40 Percent of Jobs in 15 Years

By Dan Robitzski

At CES 2019, Google debuted its Assistant's new Interpreter Mode, which translates conversations in 27 language in real-time.

Google Assistant Can Now Translate 27 Languages in Real-Time

By Kristin Houser

With FCC permission and Facebook stepping aside, Google is now allowed to develop more powerful radar tech for gesture-detecting wearables.

FCC Clears Google To Pursue “Minority Report”-Like Gesture System

By Dan Robitzski

Google won a key Illinois lawsuit that has long been a barrier to big tech companies' use of facial recognition software.

Google Wins Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Technology

In a hearing in front of a House Committee, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google had "no plans" to launch a search product in China.

Google CEO: “No Plans” To Launch Censored Chinese Search Engine

By Victor Tangermann

How Google Challenged Coders to Make AI More Culturally Aware

How Google Challenged Coders to Make AI More Culturally Aware

By Dan Robitzski

To Bolster Cybersecurity, France Gives Google the Guillotine

To Bolster Cybersecurity, France Gives Google the Guillotine

By Dan Robitzski

Google engineers trained a neural net on thousands of song lyrics and classic novels. It wrote some songs and we think they're fantastic.

Google Trained a Neural Net to Write Cringey Song Lyrics

By Dan Robitzski

Google Is Making An “AI-Powered Assistant for Nurses and Doctors”

Google Is Making An “AI-Powered Assistant for Nurses and Doctors”

By Kristin Houser

A Google AI team has created an AI capable of identifying new speakers in audio clips even if it's never heard the speakers before.

Google’s New AI Can Recognize Voices It’s Never Heard Before

By Kristin Houser

Google just announced a $25 million contest that asks people to develop AI systems that actually benefit society for a change.

Google Wants You to Build AI That Benefits Society

By Dan Robitzski

Google Adds AI Fairness Lessons to Its Machine Learning Crash Course

Google Adds AI Fairness Lessons to Its Machine Learning Crash Course

By Kristin Houser

Google Is Finally Ready to Talk About Its Chinese Search Engine

Google Is Finally Ready to Talk About Its Chinese Search Engine

By Kristin Houser

Laws outlining China's expectations for tech companies in a Muslim-heavy region add to the morally questionable nature of Google's Project Dragonfly.

China Wants Google’s Help Persecuting Muslims. Google Appears Ready to Give It.

By Kristin Houser

Google announced it found a privacy bug that allowed third-party developers to access private user data seven months ago. And that's far too late.

Google Didn’t Report Its Data Leak Till Months Later. Now It’ll Face the Consequences.

By Victor Tangermann

Google withdrew itself from the running for the Pentagon's JEDI contract, but the reasons it gave for the move are worth questioning.

Google Won’t Bid on Pentagon Contract, but Not Just Because Employees Wanted It To

By Kristin Houser

Google DeepMind built the largest-scale generative adversarial network to date. The algorithm can make photorealistic pictures of burgers and dogs.

Google Used Its Most Sophisticated AI yet to Create Pictures of Burgers

By Dan Robitzski

The World of the Future Will Have Two Separate Internets, Former Google CEO Predicts

The World of the Future Will Have Two Separate Internets, Former Google CEO Predicts

By Dan Robitzski

Here’s Why Google Built an AI-Powered Lion Statue That Spits out Poems

Here’s Why Google Built an AI-Powered Lion Statue That Spits out Poems

By Jon Christian

Google’s New Search Engine Could Solve a Major Problem in the Scientific Community

Google’s New Search Engine Could Solve a Major Problem in the Scientific Community

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created an AI that can predict the location of earthquake aftershocks far more accurately than the best available model.

Google’s AI Can Help Predict Where Earthquake Aftershocks Are Most Likely

By Kristin Houser

Google employees have once again sounded the ethics alarm over the company's actions, this time in reference to its planned Chinese search app.

Google Employees Have Become the Company’s Moral Compass

By Kristin Houser

An investigative report by the Associated Press reveals that turning off location tracking doesn't actually stop Google from recording your location.

Google May Still Be Tracking You, Even If You Opted Out

By Kristin Houser

Three Signs Google Is Turning to the Dark Side

Three Signs Google Is Turning to the Dark Side

By Kristin Houser

Google Maps Now (Accurately) Shows that Earth is Round

Google Maps Now (Accurately) Shows that Earth is Round

Leaked documents reveal Google's plan to launch a censored search engine in China, a nation that strictly monitors the content its citizens can access.

Google’s Censored Chinese Search Engine Shows It’s No Longer Afraid of U.S. Backlash

By Kristin Houser

Google unveiled the Enterprise Edition of Google Glass. Instead of unleashing it on the public, they think it will help factory workers.

Google Glass Is Back, And May Have Finally Found A Place It Belongs

By Dan Robitzski

Google agreed to work with UN Environment to create a platform that gives the world access to valuable environmental data.

Google and The UN Team Up To Study The Effects of Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

The EU just fined Google $5 billion for violating antitrust laws designed to prevent market leaders from stifling competition.

EU Fines Google $5 Billion for Stifling Android’s Competition

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: The Next Telemarketer You Hang up on Might Be Google’s Duplex AI

The Digest: The Next Telemarketer You Hang up on Might Be Google’s Duplex AI

By Kristin Houser

Google Is Investing in the Not-Quite-So-Smart Smartphone Market

Google Is Investing in the Not-Quite-So-Smart Smartphone Market

By Dan Robitzski

Yes, Google’s Phone-Calling AI Is Cool. But Why Does It Exist?

Yes, Google’s Phone-Calling AI Is Cool. But Why Does It Exist?

By Victor Tangermann

Google’s AI Can Predict When A Patient Will Die

Google’s AI Can Predict When A Patient Will Die

By Victor Tangermann

Google Created AI That Just Needs A Few Snapshots To Make 3D Models Of Its Surroundings

Google Created AI That Just Needs A Few Snapshots To Make 3D Models Of Its Surroundings

By Dan Robitzski

Google: JK, We’re Going To Keep Working With The Military After All

Google: JK, We’re Going To Keep Working With The Military After All

By Dan Robitzski

Washington State Is Suing Facebook And Google For Violating Election Advertisement Laws

Washington State Is Suing Facebook And Google For Violating Election Advertisement Laws

By Dan Robitzski

Google Ditches Department of Defense, Updates Its Code of Ethics

Google Ditches Department of Defense, Updates Its Code of Ethics

By Dan Robitzski

If DARPA Wants To Stop Deepfakes, They Should Talk To Facebook And Google

If DARPA Wants To Stop Deepfakes, They Should Talk To Facebook And Google

By Dan Robitzski

Google’s Call-Making AI Has Some Competition From Microsoft

Google’s Call-Making AI Has Some Competition From Microsoft

By Kristin Houser

Conspiracy Theory Alert: Google Might Have Faked That AI Demo Call

Conspiracy Theory Alert: Google Might Have Faked That AI Demo Call

By Kristin Houser

Internal, Speculative Google Video Shows How To Globally Model Human Behavior From User Data

Internal, Speculative Google Video Shows How To Globally Model Human Behavior From User Data

By Dan Robitzski

Everyone Is Flipping Out About Google’s AI Assistant That Just Booked A Haircut On The Phone

Everyone Is Flipping Out About Google’s AI Assistant That Just Booked A Haircut On The Phone

By Victor Tangermann

Google Street View Images Could Help Us Address a Public Health Crisis

Google Street View Images Could Help Us Address a Public Health Crisis

By Kristin Houser

Syphilis Google Searches Help Public Health Officials Predict New Cases

Syphilis Google Searches Help Public Health Officials Predict New Cases

By Dan Robitzski

Court Orders Google to Remove Results for Man’s Criminal Record Under “Right to be Forgotten”

Court Orders Google to Remove Results for Man’s Criminal Record Under “Right to be Forgotten”

By Dan Robitzski

Ungrateful Google Plebes Somehow Not Excited to Work on Military Industrial Complex Death Machines

Ungrateful Google Plebes Somehow Not Excited to Work on Military Industrial Complex Death Machines

By Victor Tangermann

Google Will Soon Bring a Blockchain-Like System to the Cloud

Google Will Soon Bring a Blockchain-Like System to the Cloud

By Kristin Houser

google cryptocurrency ads ad ban

Google Becomes Most Recent Platform to Prohibit Cryptocurrency Ads

3 Things You Need to Know About the Controversy Over Google’s Quick-Loading AMP Pages

3 Things You Need to Know About the Controversy Over Google’s Quick-Loading AMP Pages

Google Is Helping the Air Force Analyze Drone Footage With AI

Google Is Helping the Air Force Analyze Drone Footage With AI

Three Things You Need to Know About Google’s New Quantum Processor

Three Things You Need to Know About Google’s New Quantum Processor

China’s Google Equivalent Can Clone Voices After Seconds of Listening

China’s Google Equivalent Can Clone Voices After Seconds of Listening

By Patrick Caughill