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Decades-old missing person case solved with Google Earth photos

Google added some new features to Photos today that make it even easier to revisit your past photos, regardless of which version of Android or iOS youre on. And if you find nostalgia striking you especially hard, you can print pictures to local retailers dire…

The latest fine against the company Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google has agreed to pay a nearly $550 million fine to settle an investigation in France over its tax practices, Reuters reports. Google reaps tax benefits from operating in I…

Google’s failed online shopping service Google Express is closing in a few weeks, as its features will be merged into a revamped version of Google Shopping, Google says in an email sent to its customers this week. The company had already announced its plans t…

One of the most frustrating things about Google Docs is having to manually access the menu every time you need to check if you've finally hit that essay's elusive word count. The tech giant is finally fixing that by giving you the ability to display a documen…

I dont have a new Chromebook, but I wish I did; not because my laptop needs an upgrade (its fine), but because then I could take advantage of even more free offers from Google that my current Chromebook is too old to enjoy. If you bought a Chromebook at any…

In an internal document obtained by Recode, 45 employees say they were demoted, pushed out or placed on less desirable projects after they filed complaints with human resources. Employees told Recode that Google continues to conceal, rather than address, issu…

Google has made its search feature intrinsic to using the internet, to some extent. Its so much a part of how most of us use the web that switching to another search engine, even if we deeply want to, can be a bit complicated. DuckDuckSometimes is a Chrome e…

In the ongoing war for control of the digital space that is the modern car, Google just conquered a major swath of territory. This week, it and General Motors announced that the tech giants Android operating system will underpin the infotainment systems in GM…

This doesn't mean the DOJ expects to find wrongdoing. The review is largely intended to reexamine tech companies' dominance in light of evolving market conditions. It comes just days after a reported plan for a multi-state antitrust investigation, though, and…