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Is Google Destroying the Environment?
An article published Sunday in The Times of London made the dramatic claim that two Google searches emit the same amount of CO2 as boiling a kettle of tea. But flaws in the widely-cited story have put the paper in, er, hot water. The Harvard physicist quoted in the article said he never singled out Google. And the search giant countered by saying... -
Google Goggles, YouTube Snobs, and xkcd, Oh My!
First webcomic xkcd tossed off a funny about a virus forcing YouTube commenters to listen to their comments out loud before posting them. (Apparently there are those who believe hearing oneself sound ridiculous will stop one from using asinine words—clearly not true.) Then YouTube actually debuted something similar: Audio Preview, a non-mandatory feature that might make comments more coherent. Still, there's no guarantee. Annoyed... -
Google Earth Adds Ocean View
It's not all bad news from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) this week. Today the group, in partnership with Google, launched an interactive marine layer for Google Earth. Users will be able to explore all of the world's most sensitive ocean areas, as well as upload their own photos and information to the map. Check it out here. I haven't gotten... -
Palin Proposes “Google For Government,” Unaware Obama Already Created It
CNN has a lesson for Sarah Palin: "We're going to do a few new things also," she said at a... -
Teh Google
TEH GOOGLE....Peter Wallsten of the LA Times talks to a GOP strategist about how deeply the McCain campaign vetted Sarah Palin before announcing her to the world last Friday:According to this Republican, who would discuss internal campaign strategizing only on... -
Google to Set a Porn King Free, In Court?
A novel defense in an obscenity case, down in Florida: Judges and jurors who must decide whether sexually explicit material... -
Google to Launch Storm Surge Maps
Google is partnering with the National Hurricane Center to create a searchable map of areas at risk of storm surges during hurricanes. Users can plug in their address and determine how threatened (if at all) their homes are by surges of water that accompany hurricanes—surges that proved deadly during Hurricane Katrina. Google hopes to have the application online by June 1, just in time... -
Google Earth Lands in Hot Water in (Surprise) the Middle East
Reports Monday described how the Israeli town of Kiryat Yam is suing Google for slander after a Google Earth user... -
Google Earth: The Ultimate NIMBY Tool
The EPA has harnessed Google Earth to give us the most detailed picture of point-source pollution ever: a Google Earth map showing every major power plant, oil field, petroleum refinery, chemical factory, cement manufacturer and paper mill in America. In short, it's a NIMBY dream. From the comfort of your home you can pull up the biggest smokestacks in the hood and imagine precise... -
Google Reveals Everything Important About America
For the first time since February, Google has updated its Google Trends database, allowing me to give you an up-to-date... -
Google Trying to Get Bigger — and More Evil?
When Google announced a $3.1 billion acquisition of online advertising company DoubleClick, European Union officials and internet privacy advocates warned... -
Copyright? Right, Right, Viacom and Google Are Both Bullies
We won't bore you with another news article about Viacom lunging at Google's YouTube jugular. But there's oh so much... -
Bush Uses “the Google”
Take a look at the video of Bush being interviewed on CNBC and saying that "one of the things I've... -
Google Knows More About You Than the NSA. Should You Be Worried?
Internet privacy? Google already knows more about you than the National Security Agency ever will. And don?t assume for a minute it can keep a secret. YouTube fans -- and everybody else -- beware. -
Google refusing to hand over records to White House
The Bush administration, in an attempt to revive an Internet child protection law struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court,... -
DOGE’s Cuts to HUD Will Only Make the Housing Crisis Worse
But resistance is building. -
Trump Allies Are Deploying This “Book-Banning Pastor” to Local School Districts
With backing from Turning Point USA, John Amanchukwu has created a ruckus in at least 18 states. -
Trump’s NIH Pick Advised South African Group That Claimed There Was No Covid Pandemic
Jay Bhattacharya helped legitimize a skeptic who pushed a conspiracy theory about the disease. -
Donald Trump Does Not Have a “Mandate” for Any of This
He's hardly the first president to claim he represents the people's will—or God's. But he might be the most brazen. -
A Right-Wing Group Accused NASCAR of Discrimination Against White Dudes. It’s a Blueprint for Trump.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has new priorities: protecting white, American-born, heterosexual men and women.
