2017 was a hell of a year for a multitude of reasons. In tech, this was officially the year we saw artificial intelligence engines leading consumer product lines. Most notable was the role AI played ...

After jumping head first into the hardware game last year with the Pixel phones and Home smart speaker, Google seriously picked up the pace in 2017. Not only were there two awesome new Pixel phones, ...

As the world’s largest search engine and a digital advertising behemoth, Google has a lot to answer for when it comes to misleading or false information being spread using its platforms, both through ...

In 2017 Google removed apps that violated the Google Play policies because they were malicious, purposely copied a more popular app or served up inappropriate content. Google set the record straight ...

In 2017 alone, Google blocked over 700,000 problematic Android apps from being available to users via its Google Play app store. According to a Google blog post published on Tuesday, the 700,000 ...

Sales of Google Pixel devices are said to have doubled to 3.9 million units from 2016 to 2017. While a considerable percentage increase, this is still a small part of the overall smartphone market. In ...

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Google announces an awful lot of stuff. Between its annual I/O convention, its fall hardware event, and the beefy stew of blogs posted in between, the big G always ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. Google’s numerous safeguards designed to prevent ...

The number of ads Google took down last year for advertising policy violations nearly doubled from 2016, and cryptocurrency ads will soon join the list of forbidden ad types. Google says it removed ...

Matt Lauer. Bitcoin. DACA. Monkey selfies. Jeremy Lin's hair. Do-it-yourself eclipse glasses. Tom Petty's death. National anthem protests in the NFL. And "Cash Me Outside." These were some of the ...

The world was kind of a crappy place in 2017, especially online. Google, as a company, needs to do a better job dealing with that. Google is doing so much that it can be a little difficult for any one ...

Google's Play Store offers developers a faster, more open experience than Apple's version, which comes with lengthy reviews and seemingly random rejections. The Play Store has evolved over the years, ...