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November 3, 2015

The insane predictions of Google's new guy, Ray Kurzweil

Google's new director of engineering, Ray Kurzweil, is equal parts brilliant and insane: The pioneer in speech recognition technology also thinks he will live forever via computers.

November 3, 2015

iPhone users welcome return of Google Maps

Consumers welcomed the return of a Google Maps app to its iPhones yesterday — after enduring three months of bad directions from Apple’s lousy replacement

November 3, 2015

Google blocks access to anti-Islam film in protesting countries

An anti-Islamic film that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world has now been banned in Malaysia, upon the request of local Internet regulators.

November 3, 2015

Google says its drone delivery service could take flight in 2017

Look skywards in 2017 and you might catch sight of a package-carrying Google drone as it buzzes its way to a delivery address.

November 3, 2015

Google expands into high end of laptop market with Chrome machine that responds to touch

Google is adding a new touch to its line of Chrome laptops in an attempt to outshine personal computers running on software made by rivals Microsoft and Apple.

November 3, 2015

You can now go on a Kenyan safari thanks to Street View

If you've ever fancied going on a safari in Africa but discovered that funding it would mean robbing a bank, then here's the good news: Google has just rolled out Street View imagery for Kenya's Samburu National Reserve.

November 3, 2015

What's in a name? Google's Alphabet and the quirky science of corporate naming

What's in a name? Most corporate naming experts say Google's decision to reorganize its businesses under a new holding company called "Alphabet" is close to letter perfect.

November 3, 2015

Google apologizes for misidentifying a black couple as gorillas in Photos app

As impressive as facial recognition software is, it isn't perfect, and sometimes algorithm errors can lead to unintended consequences.

November 3, 2015

Google set to battle Apple with new Android Pay

Google started the mobile payments movement with a bang back in 2011 with Google Wallet.

November 3, 2015

Google Translate plans to take on Skype with real-time translation feature

While Google Translate may not be the kind of app you find yourself launching every day, the fact that it has 500 million monthly active users means plenty of people find it a useful tool for understanding other languages.