January 28, 2016 Google program beats human at ancient Go game, in AI milestone In a historic first for artificial intelligence, a computer program developed by Google DeepMind has successfully beaten a professional human player at the ancient game of Go.
January 27, 2016 Google donates Chromebooks to refugee aid groups The grant will provide Chromebooks to nonprofits working with evacuees in Germany.
January 21, 2016 Google Cardboard redefines class trips with VR 'Expeditions' Permission slips for class trips might become a thing of the past if Google has its way.
January 16, 2016 Simple ways to save big money on a smartphone and cellular plan Buying a new smartphone or cellular plan is a major headache, with smartphones released monthly and carriers continually adjusting their plans to entice consumers.
January 15, 2016 IBM keeps top spot as US patent leader, study says IBM has maintained its position as the U.S. patent leader, according to an annual survey conducted by IFI Claims Patent Services.
January 15, 2016 Amazon's and Google's plans for managing drone traffic Differing approaches to drone regulation
January 14, 2016 Google Cardboard gets 'spatial audio' support Today's updates allow Cardboard VR apps to "produce sound the same way humans actually hear it."
January 8, 2016 Smartphone industry embraces anti-theft measures, but some lawmakers say it’s not enough Pretty much all the leading smartphone makers have signed a pledge to pre-load anti-theft software – or have it ready to be downloaded – onto their mobile devices from July next year. Similar software is already offered by some manufacturers, including Apple with its Find My iPhone app.
January 6, 2016 Google Translate 'technical error' labels Russia as evil kingdom of 'Mordor' Russia is home to the Lord of the Rings’ fiery, evil kingdom of Mordor, and its foreign minister is a “sad little horse,” according to a Google Translate “technical error” that left the search giant scrambling.
December 30, 2015 The weirdest tech stories of 2015 In 2015, we were never in short supply of the odd, astonishing, and just plain weird tech stories.