Why do you see ads for stuff you’ve already bought?
Right now, you’re probably seeing ads for all the stuff you already bought for Christmas. Curious why that happens? We did some digging to find out.
Bored? Compose your own inspiring ‘blob opera’ in seconds.
After an exhausting year, we’re now in the doldrums of 2020. The holidays are somehow here, and whether you’re off work, stuck inside after a snowstorm, or just stuck inside,…
A running list of American antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook
Christmas has come, like, a week early for anyone who cares about the American government enforcing its antitrust laws. In the last quarter of 2020, states and the federal government…
Gmail experiencing disruption globally, Google confirms
No, it’s not just you. Google has confirmed that Gmail is currently experiencing issues, with users around the world affected.
Google hit with another antitrust lawsuit
When it rains, it pours. Big tech antitrust lawsuits, that is. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that the state is filing a lawsuit against Google for monopolistic business…
How to share your screen on Google Meet
By Amy-Mae Turner2020-12-14 11:00:00 UTC One of Google Meet’s niftiest features is the ability to share your screen with others when you’re on a video call. Google calls this “Presenting.”…
YouTube and Gmail are down, time to panic (or grab a coffee)
Several major Google services are currently unavailable. At the time of writing, Gmail and YouTube are returning an error message on access. We’ve tried the services from several geographic locations…
Google’s library of AR animals grows, welcoming zebras, giraffes, chow chows, and more
Android users may miss out on Apple’s “animoji” but they do get to enjoy Google’s ever-growing zoo of augmented reality animals. It started in mid-2019, when Google searches for a…
Google’s Year in Search was as bleak as 2020
It’s no secret 2020 was an awful year. The gruesome pandemic, the maddening isolation, and, in the U.S., a presidential election that dragged on while the loser (outgoing President Donald…
Google fired a prominent AI ethicist, and her former colleagues are up in arms
Google just can’t help alienating large swaths of its employee base. More than 1,530 (and counting) Google employees have signed an open letter decrying the company’s summary firing of the…