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Google Chrome is About to Get Prettier

Google Chrome is About to Get Prettier

Google is planning a Material Design 2 overhaul for the UI of its desktop web…

Google is Bringing Podcast Support to its Entire Ecosystem

Google is Bringing Podcast Support to its Entire Ecosystem

To date, Google's podcast strategy has amounted to adding podcast support to Google Play Music.…

Alphabet Earnings: Google's Hardware, Services Business See Little Growth
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Alphabet Earnings: Google’s Hardware, Services Business See Little Growth (Premium)

Google's "other revenues" business, which includes G Suite, Pixel, Home, and Nest, barely grew-year over-year.

Chrome 66 Arrives, Mutes Auto-Play Videos

Chrome 66 Arrives, Mutes Auto-Play Videos

This week, Google announced the public release of Chrome 66, which adds a crucial new…

Ask Paul: April 13
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Ask Paul: April 13 (Premium)

Another week, another set of excellent questions from readers.

Google to Introduce Much-Needed Gmail Redesign in the Coming Weeks

Google is working on a big new redesign for Gmail, coming soon as a beta.

Google Finally Has a True Chromebook Competitor to the Surface Pro

HP introduces the world's first detachable Chromebook competitor, comes with support for Android apps. Available…

Microsoft's Role in the Next Wave
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Microsoft’s Role in the Next Wave (Premium)

Ambient computing is the "next wave" of personal computing. But what role can Microsoft play…

No, Google isn't running its operations on 100 percent renewable energy. But the firm has reached a major milestone in renewable energy purchasing. "Google’s total purchase of energy from sources like wind and solar [in 2017] exceeded the amount of electricity used by our operations around the world, including offices and data centers," Google's Urs Hölzle writes. "For every kilowatt hour of electricity we consumed, we purchased a kilowatt hour of renewable energy from a wind or solar farm that was built specifically for Google. This makes us the first public Cloud, and company of our size, to have achieved this feat." To be clear, Google has not powered its operations solely with 100 percent renewable energy: Such a feat, it says, is impossible. Instead, it is matching its energy consumption with purchased renewable energy which it returns to a power grid somewhere. "That renewable energy may be produced in a different place, or at a different time, from where we’re running our data centers and offices," Hölzle claims. "What’s important to us is that we are adding new clean energy sources to the electrical system, and that we’re buying that renewable energy in the same amount as what we’re consuming, globally and on an annual basis." Google began purchasing renewable energy in 2010. And in December 2016, the firm announced that it intended to achieve 100 percent renewable energy matching for its global operations in 2017. This achievement is impressive, and it dwarfs similar efforts by companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook, each of which also maintains massive datacenters around the globe. Microsoft, in particular, has improved its consumption of renewable energy over the past year, but it still trails Amazon and isn't in the same league as Google.

Google Hits a Major Renewable Energy Milestone

No, Google isn't running its operations on 100 percent renewable energy. But the firm has…

Google Introduces Improved Search for Movies

Google's new movie search results makes it dead-easy to plan a movie night.

You Can Now Connect to All Bluetooth Speakers With Google Home

Google now lets users of its Home smart speakers to connect to all Bluetooth speakers…

The First Wear OS Developer Preview Is All About Battery Life

The first Wear OS developer preview from Google is here, and it introduces some interesting…

Google Acquires GIF Platform Tenor

Alphabet's Google is acquiring GIF platform Tenor, will let the firm continue to operate as…

You Can Now Send Money Using Google Assistant

Google is bringing the ability to send payments to Assistant on the phone in the…

Thinking About Google's "Big Bet" on Games
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Thinking About Google’s “Big Bet” on Games (Premium)

Google this week is touting its "big bet" on games and its efforts to transform…

Suddenly, Amazon is Number Two
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Suddenly, Amazon is Number Two (Premium)

Amazon.com this week surpassed Alphabet/Google to become the world's second-largest corporation by market capitalization.

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