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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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The 12 best apps of 2017

Our favorite downloads from 2017.

12/17/2017

By Karissa Bell

Google Chrome now lets you mute those annoying autoplay videos

Hallelujah.

12/15/2017

By Monica Chin

Google Chrome now lets you mute those annoying autoplay videos

Google Chrome now lets you mute those annoying autoplay videos

You'll never get lost in an airport again with Apple Maps' indoor mapping

Indoor mapping is the next hot thing for map apps.

12/15/2017

By Raymond Wong

Google just helped NASA find an alien planet thousands of light-years from Earth

Alien worlds galore.

12/14/2017

By Miriam Kramer

Amazon to sell Apple TV, Google Chromecast after two-year ban

An olive branch from Jeff Bezos.

12/14/2017

By Kerry Flynn

Google is geeking out over the new 'Star Wars' just as much as you are

AR stickers are here!

12/14/2017

By Tara Flanigan

Google is geeking out over the new 'Star Wars' just as much as you are

Google is geeking out over the new 'Star Wars' just as much as you are

Google finally gives more Android phones their own Assistant

Assistant is making its way to more Android users.

12/14/2017

By Brett Williams

This Chrome extension will save you from 'The Last Jedi' spoilers

Star Wars diehards, listen up.

12/13/2017

By Monica Chin

Google's AR Stickers are here, and photos will never be the same again

This is just the beginning.

12/11/2017

By Raymond Wong

Nvidia just released the most insanely powerful graphics processor ever made

This is not a drill.

12/08/2017

By Monica Chin

Million-strong crab migration gets the Google Street View treatment

Christmas Island's annual red crab migration is coming to Street View.

12/08/2017

By Johnny Lieu

Google is adding vertical videos recorded by celebrities to search results

Google is taking another step toward making search more fun.

12/07/2017

By Karissa Bell

LAPD warns that navigation apps are steering people to neighborhoods on fire

Roaring fires continue to blaze across Southern California.

12/07/2017

By Keith Wagstaff

LAPD warns that navigation apps are steering people to neighborhoods on fire

LAPD warns that navigation apps are steering people to neighborhoods on fire

The best tech of 2017

Here's Mashable's picks for the 25 best gadgets of the year.

12/06/2017

By Raymond Wong

The best tech of 2017

The best tech of 2017

Android Oreo 8.1 is here, and it's boring but important

We promise, you'll notice the improvement.

12/06/2017

By Monica Chin

Android Oreo 8.1 is here, and it's boring but important

Android Oreo 8.1 is here, and it's boring but important

Dad says Google Home helped his son with language deficits to say his first word

Patrick Crispen posts heartwarming video of his child saying his first word "Google."

12/06/2017

By Gianluca Mezzofiore

Google just launched a new version of Android for low-budget phones

India, get ready for Android.

12/05/2017

By Monica Chin

Hack Google Photos like a pro

6 hidden Google Photos tricks only pros know about.

12/05/2017

By Jessica Leibowitz

Hack Google Photos like a pro

Hack Google Photos like a pro

Google's Pixel Buds are no match for professional interpreters

Google is no match for humans.

12/05/2017

By Raymond Wong

Google Maps launches support for two-wheel vehicles, starting with India

More back alleys you can take, with more accurate navigation times.

12/05/2017

By Victoria Ho

Google Maps launches support for two-wheel vehicles, starting with India

Google Maps launches support for two-wheel vehicles, starting with India

Google debuts Google Go, its lightweight search for slow connections

It's small, zippy, and targeted at the emerging markets.

12/05/2017

By Victoria Ho

Australia launches inquiry into how Google and Facebook affect local media

Print ads are down, Google searches are way up.

12/05/2017

By Shannon Connellan

Australia launches inquiry into how Google and Facebook affect local media

Australia launches inquiry into how Google and Facebook affect local media

Smart Google Doodle puts coding in everyone's hands

Code this bunny.

12/04/2017

By Lance Ulanoff

Smart Google Doodle puts coding in everyone's hands

Smart Google Doodle puts coding in everyone's hands

Can the Google Pixel Buds translate faster than expert interpreters?

Better luck next time.

12/04/2017

By Michelle Yan

Can the Google Pixel Buds translate faster than expert interpreters?

Can the Google Pixel Buds translate faster than expert interpreters?

Google's top Android apps of 2017 might surprise you

Google's picks for the best Android apps of the year are here

12/01/2017

By Karissa Bell