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Google is adding live TV listings to search results

Say goodbye to long, fruitless searches for a reliable TV guide.

On Apr 21, 2016 by Mike Wehner

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The trouble with censoring Kiddle, the new ‘Google for kids’

How much are we really protecting children by withholding basic information from them?

On Mar 4, 2016 by Elizabeth King

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Google autocomplete reveals exactly what people think of your state

You gotta feel for Rhode Island.

On Feb 8, 2016 by Elijah Watson

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This is Facebook’s answer to Yelp

You can search for businesses and services on Facebook—but will you?

On Dec 15, 2015 by Selena Larson

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Most search results that Google deletes under European law are for social networks

What social network is the most targeted for removal from search results? We bet you can guess.

On Nov 25, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Google says bug caused search results to push down competitors

Google says the unfair search results were unintentional.

On Nov 24, 2015 by Selena Larson

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Google’s latest ‘Star Wars’ Easter egg is all about that opening crawl

It's as iconic as the music that plays alongside it.

On Nov 24, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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Goole, England, unveils own search engine to counter Google confusion

This town was tired of being mistaken for Google so they built their own search engine.

On Nov 23, 2015 by David Britton

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Google’s search algorithm now understands more complex questions

It can now give out more complex answers.

On Nov 17, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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America’s most shameful Google searches, state by state

Was that the best you could do, Florida?

On Aug 26, 2015 by Josh Katzowitz

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The clever way a blogger uncovered the location of Russia’s online troll factories

You wouldn't think it would be this easy to find Putin's troll hordes on Google Maps.

On Aug 20, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Google accidentally leaked its ‘right to be forgotten’ data

Less than 5 percent of requests relate to public figures.

On Jul 14, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Google under mounting pressure to give U.S. users the ‘right to be forgotten’

A consumer-rights group says it's the right thing to do.

On Jul 7, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Google Maps thinks Reddit’s HQ is at the Westboro Baptist Church

There is some irony here.

On Jun 11, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

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Help Michael Tweedie find his birth parents on Facebook

Tweedie says he's made more progress in one week on Facebook than since he started searching in 1998.

On May 1, 2015 by Marisa Kabas