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Alexis Ohanian offered colorful opinions on net neutrality on Thursday morning at an event in New York. Read more »
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MoreAlexis Ohanian offered colorful opinions on net neutrality on Thursday morning at an event in New York. Read more »
Google’s unbundling SMS messages from Hangouts, including a new, simpler SMS app on Android Lollipop. Read more »
Google is telling affected customers to start moving their workloads to a shiny new European zone and promises new automation tools to help in similar tasks early next year. Read more »
Ford’s connected car chief Don Butler will be at Gigaom’s Structure Connect conference next week to talk about the future networked vehicle. As a preview to his talk he discussed where… Read more »
Search engines are making it harder to see the difference between regular results and paid ads. Does the FTC have the power to do something? Or can consumers figure it out… Read more »
Google disclosed a bit of information about its Austin launch. For folks in southeast and south Austin, gigabit networks will start launching in time for the holidays. Read more »
Google’s new Nexus devices, the first to run Android Lollipop, will go on sale in the next two months. In a change from previous years, carriers will sell the Nexus 6… Read more »
Google will make the very first Android TV-powered set-top box available for pre-order at the end of this week. Read more »
When it comes to dealing with European privacy law, there are no easy answers for Google nor its advisers — but the outcome of this complex debate will have implications for… Read more »
The enterprise market for wearable devices may be even more promising than the consumer market. But gadgets like connected eyewear and smartwatches can also be perilous for businesses that don’t leverage… Read more »