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View ArticleEric Schmidt wants someone to build a hate speech spellchecker
The top dog at Alphabet Inc. (the parent company of Google and more) has come up with a plan on how to combat terrorism online in an op-ed piece he recently posted to the New York Times. With […]
View ArticleGoogle reportedly looking to sell off Boston Dynamics
Google acquired robotics firm Boston Dynamics in 2013 as part of a larger push into robotics, but the search giant is reportedly looking to refocus in the wake of the Alphabet reorganization. Sources […]
View ArticleAlphabet’s Schaft unveils a stair-climbing robot that can carry 60kg
It’s an uncertain time for the robotics teams sitting under the control of Google’s parent company Alphabet. That’s because Alphabet is evaluating all the companies under its umbrella and seeing which...
View ArticleAlphabet plans to build its own city for Project Sidewalk
What would it be like if you could build a new city with all the fancy futuristic technologies that are around the corner? Google parent company Alphabet isn’t entirely sure, but it wants […]
View ArticleWearable microscope looks inside your body to track health
Scientists have long used fluorescent markers to detect and track molecules in the lab, but tracking things in the human body is more challenging. The recent development of bio-compatible fluorescent...
View ArticleGoogle Fights Bad Bugs With Good Bugs in California
Bad bugs, bad bugs, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Mosquitoes are among the deadliest animals on Earth; the Aedes aegypti species carries diseases like dengue, Zika, yellow...
View ArticleApple, Samsung Join FDA’s Digital Health Software Program
Apple, Fitbit, and Samsung have joined the FDA’s pilot program to reform digital health regulation. Nine participating companies, including Alphabet’s life sciences unit Verily, will help “shape a...
View Article‘N is for Nintendo’ and Other Tech ABCs
Technology is about the new, the cutting edge. The best tech products rapidly push things into the future, in terms of both functionality and aesthetics. They drive culture, especially these days. But...
View ArticleAlphabet Launches Another Moonshot: Cybersecurity Firm Chronicle
Google parent company Alphabet this week launched a new cybersecurity firm. Chronicle, an independent business dedicated to helping organizations prevent cyber attacks, has graduated from the X...
View ArticleAlphabet Launches ‘Outline’ VPN Service For Journalists
Google has always been a friend to journalists. Now, the company is proving its loyalty with an open-source tool that grants news organizations safer access to the Internet. Developed by Alphabet-owned...
View ArticleWaymo, GM Lead Self-Driving Car Race
The self-driving vehicle race is on like Donkey Kong. But with so many firms vying for global attention (and the huge pile of money that comes with it), it’s difficult to know who […] The post Waymo,...
View ArticleGoogle Wing Delivers Food, Meds to Australians Via Drone
Wing launches commercial air delivery service in Canberra, Australia (via Project Wing) Google’s Project Wing drone delivery service will take to the skies over Australia’s capital “in the coming...
View ArticleGoogle Fiber Exits Louisville, Ky., With $3.8M Bill
Fiber has come and gone in Louisville, Ky. (via Google Fiber) Less than two years after Google Fiber lit up Louisville, the company has packed up and shipped out of Kentucky’s largest city. But not...
View ArticleNext-Gen Google Glass Wearable Ready For Business
Glass Enterprise Edition 2 with safety frames by Smith Optics (via Google) Google Glass may never become the ubiquitous computer it was originally designed to be. But by rebranding the wearable as a...
View ArticleGoogle Wing Drone Deliveries Coming Soon to Virginia Suburb
Google's Wing unveils plans for a first-of-its-kind trial with FedEx and Walgreens (via Wing) Alphabet’s Wing drone delivery service is taking off in the US. The Google subsidiary is launching a pilot...
View ArticleWaymo Teases ‘Completely Driverless’ Cars in Phoenix
Waymo One autonomous car (Photo Credit: Waymo) Waymo is reportedly ditching human safety drivers as it rolls out “completely driverless” cars in Arizona. The Alphabet-owned business this week notified...
View ArticleGoogle Chief Sundar Pichai’s New Side Hustle: Alphabet CEO
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet. (Photo Credit: Jeff Chiu / The Washington Post) Larry Page and Sergey Brin have grown Google from a PhD research project to a multinational technology...
View ArticleSundar Pichai: ‘No Question’ AI Needs to Be Regulated
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet. (Photo Credit: Jeff Chiu / The Washington Post) Google is making huge strides in the field of artificial intelligence: spotting breast cancer, forecasting...
View ArticleVerily Launches COVID-19 Screening Site for San Francisco Residents
COVID-19 (via Johns Hopkins Medicine) Alphabet Inc.’s research organization Verily launched a website to provide information about coronavirus screening in the San Francisco Bay Area. Starting today,...
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