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• President Biden to sign executive order targeting internet service providers, Big Tech

  July 9, 2021 1:01 PM

  Before the close of Friday, President Joe Biden intends to sign an executive order that will directly impact internet service providers and Silicon Valley, CNN reports. Aimed at fostering competition among broadband service providers, the executive order will encourage the Federal Communications Commission to reintroduce a so-called "nutrition label"... more »

• Supreme Court hands Google victory in multibillion-dollar case against Oracle

  April 5, 2021 12:01 PM

  The Supreme Court sided with Google after examining a case involving allegations made against the tech giant by Oracle. The Supreme Court ultimately decided that Google did not commit copyright infringement against Oracle when it copied snippets of programming language to build its Android operating system, CNN reports. ... more »

• Louisiana one of 11 states to support Justice Department's lawsuit against Google

  October 20, 2020 9:24 AM

  According to CNN , the Trump administration is poised to sue Google on Tuesday, according to two people familiar with the matter, in what is the largest antitrust case against a tech company in more than twenty years. The Justice Department (DOJ) is expected to outline a list of... more »

• Louisiana teen highlights kindness while becoming finalist in Google Doodle contest

  August 18, 2020 8:54 AM

  During a global health crisis, survival becomes the ultimate goal. And as people simply try to survive they often forget to put into practice a vital quality that makes survival not only worthwhile, but easier- kindness. Morrah Burton-Edwards, an observant Louisiana teen, who also happens to be an impressive... more »

• Google will require employees to work from home until summer of 2021

  July 27, 2020 10:17 AM

  With the spread of novel coronavirus continuing to impact the global community's health and economic situations, many companies are extending the amount of time employees are expected to 'show up' at their 9 to 5 via a virtual workstation. CNN is reporting that Google is the latest organization to... more »

• Google Street View car seen taking pictures in Baton Rouge lately

  March 12, 2019 1:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Google appears to be updating the Street View images of Baton Rouge. At least one roving vehicle with the now iconic camera fixed to a pole sticking from its roof has been seen around the Mid City area. First, last week then again on Tuesday. ... more »

• Massive Google health study seeks volunteers to give up medical secrets

  April 19, 2017 2:56 PM

  Google's health spinout, Verily, is asking 10,000 Americans for intimate knowledge about their bodies. On Wednesday, Verily published a website announcing the launch of the Baseline Project, a multi-year study expected to cost more than $100 million. Verily says the project will search for clues to predicting heart disease... more »

• What Louisiana Googled more than any other state in 2016 is...

  December 30, 2016 7:04 PM

  What Louisianians Googled more than any other state in 2016 is the "Beyonce Halftime Show" when she performed at the Superbowl. The housing app, Estately, compared what citizens in each state were Googling more than others this year. It is not to be mistaken for the most Googled... more »

• Study finds out what each state Googles more than any other

  May 26, 2016 11:45 AM

  What’s on the minds of Louisiana residents when they go to Google the questions that really matter in life? German suplexes and Jim Ross apparently. It seems Louisianians love their pro wrestling, but they're also interested in scientology while being terrified of hurricanes (with good reason). Estately.com completed... more »

• Google launches new Gboard app

  May 13, 2016 5:18 PM

  Google has launched a new app called Gboard, that integrates Google Search into the iPhone’s keyboard. Once the app is installed on to Apple’s iPhone, a small icon will appear on the device’s keyboard and when tapped users can conduct Google searches without leaving the app they are in. The... more »

• Google wants new emojis to represent professional women

  May 12, 2016 9:35 AM

  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.- Google wants professional women to be better represented in emoji form. In a proposal to the Unicode Consortium, which controls specifications for emojis, Google says it wants to create a new set "with a goal of highlighting the diversity of women's careers and empowering girls everywhere."... more »

• Google sets sights on injecting mechanical 'cyborg' lenses into eyeballs

  May 4, 2016 3:25 PM

  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google has patented a new technology that could allow the company to inject a computerized lens directly into your eyeball. While the public seemed to reject Google’s smart glasses based on “creepy factor” alone, somehow the web giant believes consumers will be more likely to... more »

• Google unveils new logo

  September 1, 2015 12:37 PM

  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The familiar primary colored logo you stare at more time than you can count most days has a new look as Google unveiled a new logo Tuesday. Only a month after the tech giant announced a major restructuring of their operations, the new logo emphasizes... more »