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What is Google? Let me Google that for you. Google is a technology company that was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It was started as a search engine that ranked results based on the websites' relevance to the search query. Searching for something on Google became so ubiquitous that "google" is now listed as a verb in the dictionary. In addition to its search engine, Google products include, advertising through Google Ads, Gmail and Google drive cloud computing, and consumer products like the Google Pixel smartphone, Chromebook laptop, and Nest smart home system. Google, as well as other major tech companies like Facebook and Amazon have been criticized for violating antitrust laws and inhibiting business competition. Through its cloud services, search engine data, and consumer products, that all collect personal information, Google has also been the subject of privacy concerns. Today, Google is one of the biggest and most powerful tech companies in the world.

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Here are the April Fools' jokes big tech companies came up with in 2019

Tech companies tried to be funny again this year, with mixed results.

04/01/2019

By Alex Perry

Here are the April Fools' jokes big tech companies came up with in 2019

Here are the April Fools' jokes big tech companies came up with in 2019

Gmail upgrades Smart Compose feature, adds ability to schedule an email

Google is making Smart Compose a bit smarter and more useful to people without Pixel phones.

04/01/2019

By Alex Perry

Gmail upgrades Smart Compose feature, adds ability to schedule an email

Gmail upgrades Smart Compose feature, adds ability to schedule an email

Google says its Files app can now actually clean your phone's screen

No more dirt on your phone's screen!

04/01/2019

By Stan Schroeder

Google Home can now talk to your tulip

Ever wanted to talk to your tulip? Well, now you can, but the offer's only valid today.

04/01/2019

By Stan Schroeder

You can play 'Snake' in the Google Maps app

Finally, a good April Fools' feature.

03/31/2019

By Johnny Lieu

Twitter and Google now under scrutiny for housing discrimination

Tech platforms face a reckoning.

03/28/2019

By Jack Morse

Twitter and Google now under scrutiny for housing discrimination

Twitter and Google now under scrutiny for housing discrimination

Gmail for iOS finally gets customizable swipe actions

The Gmail iOS app is slightly better now.

03/28/2019

By Alex Perry

Gmail for iOS finally gets customizable swipe actions

Gmail for iOS finally gets customizable swipe actions

Google loses its Human Rights Campaign endorsement over anti-gay 'conversion therapy' app

“We have been urging Google to remove this app because it is life-threatening to LGBTQ youth."

03/28/2019

By Nandita Raghuram

How to listen to 2019 NCAA tournament games for free using Google Assistant

Don't miss any March Madness buzzer-beaters or upsets thanks to Google Assistant.

03/27/2019

By Alex Perry

How to listen to 2019 NCAA tournament games for free using Google Assistant

How to listen to 2019 NCAA tournament games for free using Google Assistant

Google Podcasts search might get a lot better soon

Google has started transcribing podcasts on its Podcasts app and making the text searchable.

03/27/2019

By Stan Schroeder

Gmail's new 'AMP for Email' will make messages more interactive

Some emails might be a little bit flashier in the future.

03/26/2019

By Alex Perry

Gmail's new 'AMP for Email' will make messages more interactive

Gmail's new 'AMP for Email' will make messages more interactive

Bad news for Gmail users: First Inbox, now this

Whhhhhyyyyy?

03/22/2019

By Alex Perry

Bad news for Gmail users: First Inbox, now this

Bad news for Gmail users: First Inbox, now this

Google fined $1.7 Billion by European Union for handicapping competitors

Woah! Will they pay up?

03/22/2019

By Danica D'Souza

Google fined $1.7 Billion by European Union for handicapping competitors

Google fined $1.7 Billion by European Union for handicapping competitors

Google unveils new gaming platform Stadia

Console and PC gamers beware!

03/20/2019

By Danica D'Souza

Google unveils new gaming platform Stadia

Google unveils new gaming platform Stadia

All the reasons Google Stadia could (and couldn't) be the next big thing for gaming

It's early days for Google Stadia, and there's still a lot we don't know. What we do know paints a complicated picture of the service's path forward.

03/20/2019

By Adam Rosenberg

All the reasons Google Stadia could (and couldn't) be the next big thing for gaming

All the reasons Google Stadia could (and couldn't) be the next big thing for gaming

Google hit with $1.7 billion fine for anticompetitive ad practices

The company has been fined around $9.3 billion by the EU since 2017.

03/20/2019

By Matt Binder

Google hit with $1.7 billion fine for anticompetitive ad practices

Google hit with $1.7 billion fine for anticompetitive ad practices

Google to start offering alternative browsers and search engines to Android users in the EU

Google has responded to the European Commission's record $5 billion fine.

03/20/2019

By Stan Schroeder

Google to start offering alternative browsers and search engines to Android users in the EU

Google to start offering alternative browsers and search engines to Android users in the EU

Stadia will make YouTube livestreamers a lot more valuable

Google Stadia will change YouTube.

03/20/2019

By Matt Binder

Stadia will make YouTube livestreamers a lot more valuable

Stadia will make YouTube livestreamers a lot more valuable

Google's grand entry into gaming turns Chrome into your console

Google's Stadia is the company's Chrome-centric first entry into mainstream, high-end gaming.

03/19/2019

By Adam Rosenberg

Cheaper Google Pixel phones might be on their way

New Pixels are (reportedly) coming!

03/19/2019

By Stan Schroeder

Here is the day Google's Inbox is going to die

Google doesn't want you using Inbox by Gmail anymore.

03/19/2019

By Alex Perry

The race to preserve (almost) everything on Google+ before it shuts down

Google will begin shutting down its failed social network on April 2.

03/18/2019

By Matt Binder

The race to preserve (almost) everything on Google+ before it shuts down

The race to preserve (almost) everything on Google+ before it shuts down

Google’s Emma Haruka Iwao breaks Pi world record

Yet we struggle with basic math. :(

03/15/2019

By Mashable Video

Google’s Emma Haruka Iwao breaks Pi world record

Google’s Emma Haruka Iwao breaks Pi world record

Google cracked down on 2.3 billion bad ads last year

That’s more than 6 million bad ads removed every day.

03/14/2019

By Matt Binder

Google cracked down on 2.3 billion bad ads last year

Google cracked down on 2.3 billion bad ads last year

Android Q has a trick to make Wi-Fi password sharing a whole lot simpler

Finally, no more digging through old papers to find your Wi-Fi password.

03/14/2019

By Stan Schroeder