Todd R. Weiss

Google’s experimental self-driving cars have been out on the streets since 2010, but they are now getting one of their toughest assignments: learning how to operate amid dense traffic, crowds of pedestrians and other hazards of inner-city driving. That’s the word from the Google self-driving car project, which explained how the self-driving vehicles are now […]

Google knows that Website design can make a huge difference in whether mobile customers will make a purchase on a company’s site or if they go somewhere else to buy. Now, Google aims to remind business leaders just how important those subtle site design factors can be for their Websites and their companies’ bottom lines. […]

Google Fiber ultra-high-speed Internet access may not be the only new technology service being considered by the company for some 34 U.S. cities. Google also may be considering bringing WiFi service to the cities on its list of areas being considered for Google Fiber. Google Fiber first raised that possibility back in February 2014 when […]

Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe will pay a total of $324 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged that the companies were illegally conspiring to control salaries by not recruiting employees who worked for rival companies. The settlement was reported April 24 in a story by Reuters, which added that the payment agreement comes […]

Google Cultural Institute Highlights an Opulent Paris Opera House by Todd R. Weiss Stage View Here is where it all happens, on the stage of the Palais Garnier, looking out over the grand Mezzanine and Orchestra sections, where adoring crowds have been watching performances for more than 139 years. Grand Foyer Here the Grand Foyer […]

LogMeIn is building on the growth of its Join.me online meeting and collaboration app by releasing a new version of Join.me that’s specifically targeted to enterprises, featuring deeper security, management and authentication tools. The new Join.me enterprise app service was announced by the company April 24 as a way for larger businesses to use the […]

Google is asking developers who build applications using Google APIs to update their apps to the latest OAuth 2.0 authorization protocol so that user log-ins will be as secure as possible in the future. The OAuth 2.0 update initiative was announced by Antonio Fuentes of the Google Identity Team in an April 23 post on […]

Google Street View is gaining the ability to allow users to see multiple images taken since 2007 of the same places so that online viewers can compare and see changes in the images over time. “If you’ve ever dreamt of being a time traveler like Doc Brown, now’s your chance,” wrote Vinay Shet, Google Street […]

Give credit to Google for giving Google Maps developers plenty of options for training and improving their skills so that they can build better online maps for users. In its latest training iteration, Google is offering a free online course through the Code School program to developers who want to update their skills using the […]

Google is again revving up its Google AdWords features and tools to help digital marketers get more out of their ad-based campaigns, especially those aimed at mobile users. The new features, which include easier customer conversion measurements, improved re-engagement paths to increase sales, and enterprise-class workflow, reporting and optimization tools, were unveiled by Jerry Dischler, […]