Which Gawker Advertisers Are "Sensitive" About the NSA's Panopticon?
The PRISM revelations continue to reverberate throughout the online world, reaching down into the bowels of Gawker Media's ad-slingers.
Back Door Access? Tech Giants Deny Knowledge of PRISM Spy Operation
As the dust settles on yesterday evening's revelation that the U.S. government has been mining data from most of Silicon Valley's largest companies in a program called "PRISM," one question stands out: How did the NSA get access?
Google Wallet Will Soon Allow You to Send Money as a Gmail Attachment
Google has been trying to get its electronic payment service, Google Wallet, off the ground for years now, but as the months dragged on Wallet was getting about as much traction as its sister service Google Plus. That all might change with Wallet's latest development, introduced today in the video above. If Google has…
Where on Google Street View Can I Find This Wonderful Half Cat?
This cat was, apparently, cut in half by Google Street View cameras. But the blog from which the image comes—Google Street View World—doesn't provide the coordinates that would allow us to see half cat in his (her?) natural Street View habitat. Where can I find half cat?
Crashing Through Manhattan In The Fake Google Driverless Car
Google's driverless car is still in the early stages of development, but the unit spotted tooling around Manhattan this month was in rough shape even for a beta test. One particularly noticeable bug was the passenger hanging out the window in an Osama bin Laden mask. In another glitch, the car hit a cyclist in Soho,…
Google Made Sweden Delete the Word ‘Ungoogleable’ from Its Language
Every December, the Swedish Language Council (a government-funded group that regulates the Swedish language) releases a list of new words that have entered everyday speech but do not appear in any dictionary.
Google Maps Now Lets You Explore Everest, Kilimanjaro; Or You Could Just Look at a Pile of Sand
Google Maps has sent some explorer scrambling up to a few of the highest peaks on the seven continents to showcase views of the Aconcagua in South America, Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Elbrus in Europe, and Everest Base Camp in Asia.
Google just announced that it is killing Google Reader, effective July 1. And the internet had a collective freakout.
If You Wear Google's New Glasses You Are An Asshole
Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has developed a brilliantly concise definition of an asshole: "A person who demands that all social interaction happen on their terms." He was inspired by the assholes who talk in Amtrak's quiet car, but this reasoning also perfectly explains why those who use Google's new wearable…
Anyone wanting to own Google glasses first will have to write an essay about why Google should sell them to you. Yeesh.
In about an hour, President Obama will be holding a Google Hangout. You can watch it here.
Great Movies, as Seen Through Google Street View
This Google Street View of "113 Suttand Place, Lawrence" seems familiar, doesn't it? That guy is almost recognizable, isn't he? Is it near somewhere you lived? A place you've driven by?
Google's Moving Tribute Video to the Past Year, as Told by Our Searches
Today, Google released its "Zeitgeist 2012," which tracks the year's top searches in several categories. It was accompanied by this moving video showing the year's biggest people and stories — as told from the point of view of our search engines. What could make you prouder of humanity, than a video like this?…
The Perils of Fake Press Releases, and How to Avoid Them
This morning, a press release hit the wires of PRWeb, a paid press release distribution site, saying that Google would be acquiring the tiny company ICOA Wireless for $400 million. ICOA's stock, which trades at fractions of a penny, briefly quadrupled in price after the press release hit. Media outlets (including our…
China's government has once again shut down Google+ (all Google sites) as it meets to choose new government leadership.
'Paul Ryan Shirtless' Is Googled 9 Times More Often Than 'Paul Ryan Budget' & Other Election-Related Google Facts
A recent post on the New York Times Campaign Stops blog discusses all sorts of Google search-related political factoids. The point of the analysis is, for the Times' purpose, to act as a predictor (or, the article's title puts it, a "crystal ball") for the election. But it also offers up important information about…
Rogue Printer Dooms Google
Google is one of the largest and most powerful corporations in the world, but on Thursday the tech giant was brought to its knees by a printer malfunction. Well, that and the fact that the company's net income in this year's third quarter fell 20 percent to $2.18 billion (... and cue the violins). It was an all-around …
Google's Underwater Street View Will Show You The Way to Fish Clubs, Mermaid Graveyards, Whale Parks, Etc.
Apple may still be struggling to iron out the kinks in its new Google-free mapping service (failing to locate emergency rooms, directing people to parks that don't exist, generally provoking nightmares), but Google is so relaxed that it's started mapping things that don't even need mapping, just for the fuck of it.
When DMX is made to Google himself he flies into a tizzy, mostly over the concept of Googling. That tizzy, broken down.
New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Is Pregnant
Not only is glamourous Google VP Marissa Mayer the new CEO of Yahoo, she's pregnant and expecting a boy in October, reports Fortune. Mayer is married to venture capitalist Zachary Brogue. TechCrunch suggests Mayer may be the first pregnant CEO of a Fortune 500 company ever.
