Tech Companies Are Reconsidering an Old Enemy
As the midterm election season kicks into high gear, platforms across the web will begin rolling out enhanced protections to guard against digital threats to the democratic process. While every…
Google Pays Billions to Maintain Top Search Engine Spot, Says US DOJ
Google reportedly paid billions of dollars to telecom giants like Apple, Samsung, and more to “illegally” remain the default search engine on their products, according to US Department of Justice…
Google Search Is Quietly Damaging Democracy
Google’s aesthetic has always been rooted in a clean appearance—a homepage free of advertising and pop-up clutter, adorned only with a signature “doodle” decorating its name. Part of why many…
Travel Back in Time With Street View and Map Archives
The tools and tech used to map our world are improving all the time, and we take it for granted that we can see any part of the globe in…
The End of Infinite Data Storage Can Set You Free
In early January, Google sent an email notifying me that I’d used up 76 percent of my account’s free storage space—the 15 gigabytes shared across Gmail, Google Photos, and Google…