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Conversation with Alyssa Rosenberg
Posting is going to continue to be light because of Netroots Nation, but that doesn’t mean we’re content-free. Today I had the honor of being the first guest in an interview series Think Progress is doing with Google. Alyssa Rosenberg and I chatted about pop culture, and because it’s the…
Internet adds trillions of new IP addresses
A new Internet standard giving the global network more room to grow came into effect Wednesday, a move that users probably won’t notice. The switch occurred at 0001 GMT Wednesday, when Internet operators switched to a new standard called IPv6 that allows for trillions of “IP” numbers or addresses, up…
Google warns of state-sponsored hacking
Internet users targeted by state-sponsored hackers are to be alerted under a new system introduced by Google. The search giant has said will warn its Gmail users when it believes they are under attack from state forces. The move is significant as Google’s web services are used by millions of…
Google faces massive antitrust suit over search dominance
Europe’s antitrust chief has given Google until 2 July to offer changes in its search results and advertising rules or face the threat of being taken to court and potentially huge fines. Joaquin Almunia, the head of competition policy, has set out in a private letter the European commission’s concerns…
Google+ adds Zagat restaurant reviews
Google on Wednesday added the Zagat restaurant review content to its Google+ social network, as it rolled out a new local search feature that takes on services such as Yelp. The Internet giant added a “Local” tab to its Google+ social network to allow users to search for specific places or browse for…
Samsung releases Chrome desktop computer
SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung on Tuesday released the first Chrome desktop computer that essentially shifts work into Internet “cloud” using a version of the Google Web browser as its operating system. Staunch Google partner Samsung unveiled Series 3 Chromebox along with a beefed-up Series 5 Chromebook that is the latest…
Google faced with a million requests a month to remove copyrighted material from search
Figures from Google’s transparency report reveal huge increase on 2009 as growth comes from rise in ‘enforcement vendors’ Google is receiving more than a million requests a month from copyright owners seeking to pull their content from the company’s search results, the web giant has revealed. The number requests has…
French group asks Google to stop suggesting ‘Jew’ in name searches
A French judge on Wednesday asked a mediator to resolve a dispute pitting Internet giant Google against anti-racism groups who object to the search engine suggesting users add “Jew” to name searches. The conflict stems from Google’s autocomplete feature that suggests what search people might want based on algorithms of…
Jury finds Google innocent of Java patent infringement
A jury on Wednesday declared Google innocent of infringing on Java patents in a high-stakes court battle pitting the business software titan Oracle against the Internet giant. In a unanimous decision, ten jurors agreed that Oracle had not proven any of its claims that Google infringed on Java patents in…
Judge scolds attorneys in Oracle vs. Google patent trial
SAN FRANCISCO — The judge presiding over a patent trial pitting Oracle against Google scolded rival attorneys on Monday as deliberating jurors grappled with subtleties of references in computer software code. US District Court Judge William Alsup’s patience was tried as Oracle and Google lawyers argued opposite responses to jury…
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