Jaikumar Vijayan

Google has been granted a patent for a technology that would let an autonomous car notify pedestrians of the “intent” of the vehicle at crosswalks, stop signs and other such areas. For example, a self-driving car equipped with the technology might use an electronic sign, lights, a speaker, or robotic hands and eyes to inform […]

Google has released a new technical paper and reference implementation for organizations looking for help in extracting value from the voluminous log data generated by their cloud applications and services. Such log data can give companies valuable insights into not just how their applications might be performing but also how customers are interacting with them, […]

Google released Version 2.0 of its Android Studio integrated development environment (IDE) for developers of Android applications. The new tool is currently available in preview via the Canary Channel for Android Studio, which is the channel that Google uses to deliver the latest updates to the technology. Google introduced Android Studio in May 2013 as […]

Google has combined its Google for Work, Cloud Platform, Google Apps and other enterprise cloud businesses into an integrated unit headed by Diane Greene, founder and former CEO of VMware. The company has also acquired Bebop, an enterprise software development firm founded by Greene that was operating in stealth mode prior to Google’s purchase. Google […]

Google announced on Nov. 19 multiple technology updates and a new partnership with content distribution network provider Akamai, aimed at improving network performance and service quality for customers of its cloud platform technology. Two of the updates, a new Cloud Router capability and a new Subnetworks feature, are designed to give enterprises better network management […]

Business interested in moving the data from five or more servers to Google’s Cloud Platform can take advantage of an offer of free migration service from Google and its partner CloudEndure. The offer applies to servers running on any Windows or Linux environment and regardless of whether the server workloads are running on physical, virtual, […]

Google’s search engine has begun crawling and indexing Facebook’s mobile application under a surprising partnership between the Internet rivals. Individuals conducting searches from mobile devices using Google will get some content from Facebook, including public profile data, served up in the results. Users who click on the links in these listings will be taken directly […]

Users of Google’s app for Android and iOS devices can now ask more complex, natural language questions when using voice search. The company says it has figured out a way to break down queries so that that the Google App voice search tool can understand the semantics of each component to better comprehend the true […]

People searching for a plumber or a handyman for repairs around the house will soon be able to use Google Search to find local home services professionals and book appointments with them. In its continuing effort to be a little bit of everything to everybody, Google has teamed up with online home services marketplace HomeAdvisor […]

Yandex, Russia’s largest Internet search company, wants European Union antitrust authorities to investigate Google’s business practices with respect to its Android mobile operating system. The company is calling for Google to unbundle Google Search, Maps and other services from the software it requires Android phone makers to install on their devices, Bloomberg Business reported Friday. […]