Heart of Blandness: A Walking Tour of Silicon Valley
Ken Layne · 02/28/14 05:19PMWalking is the only pleasant form of traveling by land. You need no special equipment, training, money, e-tickets, antidepressants, or Twitter followers. Whatever clothes you're wearing will do fine; a hat and shoes are optional. When I've got a few days to spend somewhere, I spend them walking around. So I spent a few days walking around Silicon Valley.
Conservative "News" Site Battles Google for Its Right to Be Racist
Adam Weinstein · 02/18/14 03:21PMThis Is What It Would Look Like If Google Were Just Some Poor Guy
Neetzan Zimmerman · 01/14/14 09:50AMAdam Weinstein · 12/18/13 11:49AM
More People Searched for a Movie Star Than Nelson Mandela in 2013
Max Read · 12/17/13 10:28AMGoogle has released its top searches of 2013—and guess whose obituary is most searched-for?
Man Says Google's Autocomplete Feature Destroyed His Life
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/11/13 04:27PMThere Is a Miley Cyrus Road in Guyana, According to Google Maps
Adam Weinstein · 12/02/13 01:47PMAlleged Bank Robbers Google "What happens if you rob a bank"
Sarah Hedgecock · 10/15/13 04:06PMStartup Patents Eugenics Tool to Build Your Best Baby
Nitasha Tiku · 10/03/13 02:45PMThe genetics testing company 23andme was recently awarded a patent it applied for five years ago. According to PandoDaily, the patent covers a "calculator" that lets "people to pick and choose traits of their future child." Anne Wojcicki, the CEO of 23andme and wife of Google founder Sergey Brin, is listed as the lead inventor.
Today's "Google Doodle" Accidentally Mourns Closing of National Parks
Ken Layne · 10/01/13 01:30PMYou Will Never Send Google Talk Messages Again After This
Max Read · 09/26/13 10:53AMCrucial Google Servers Cripple Web Connections; Here's How to Fix It
Cord Jefferson · 08/15/13 02:07PMGoogle Is Now Mapping Google Mapping Google
Camille Dodero · 06/21/13 02:00PMCord Jefferson · 06/20/13 10:37AM
Tech Companies Admit to Helping Government Spy on Citizens
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 06/08/13 09:25AMZuckerberg Releases Statement Calling PRISM Charges "Outrageous"
Cord Jefferson · 06/07/13 07:57PMMark Zuckerberg took to his personal Facebook account today to address charges that his company has cooperated with a secret NSA program called PRISM that monitors private citizens' internet activities. Zuckerberg called the press reports about PRISM "outrageous," and said Facebook has never given the U.S. government direct access to its servers (though, as Buzzfeed's John Herrman notes, "a lack of 'direct access' does not preclude the type of sweeping surveillance described in the leaks").
Which Gawker Advertisers Are "Sensitive" About the NSA's Panopticon?
John Cook · 06/07/13 12:14PMBack Door Access? Tech Giants Deny Knowledge of PRISM Spy Operation
Max Read · 06/07/13 07:15AMGoogle Wallet Will Soon Allow You to Send Money as a Gmail Attachment
Cord Jefferson · 05/15/13 08:58PMGoogle 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 its way, you'll soon be able to send and receive money via your Gmail account in the length of time it takes to send any other email.