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California's legislature passed SB 1298 in August 2012, legalizing Google's driverless-car tests on public roads — the first step toward autonomy.

September 4, 2012 · 2 min read

Google announced 4,000 job cuts at Motorola Mobility in August 2012 — about 20% of the unit — just months after completing its $12.5 billion acquisition.

August 13, 2012 · 1 min read

Critics argued Google's ad design profited from accidental mobile taps; Google pointed to its invalid-click filters. The debate over who audits the metrics.

June 25, 2012 · 1 min read

Google's Vic Gundotra shared the famous 'Icon Ambulance' story after Steve Jobs's 2011 resignation — a Sunday call about a yellow gradient, and a lesson in

September 1, 2011 · 2 min read

Google brought voice search to Chrome's address bar in 2011. Did talking to your browser ever catch on? Revisiting the feature that foreshadowed everything.

August 26, 2011 · 2 min read

Stephen Elop's leaked 'burning platform' memo of February 2011: the most brutally honest corporate memo ever, and the prelude to Nokia's Microsoft deal.

February 9, 2011 · 1 min read

Google Goggles 1.3 added instant barcode scanning, print-ad recognition, and a party trick: solving a Sudoku grid faster than a champion.

January 11, 2011 · 1 min read

In 2010 Google paid $1.9 billion for 111 Eighth Avenue in New York — a decade after its NYC team began as one person working from a Starbucks.

December 23, 2010 · 1 min read

Google is giving away its unbranded Cr-48 Chrome OS notebook to pilot testers. On the free laptop, the browser-only bet, and how to apply.

December 8, 2010 · 1 min read

Google's Hotpot brought friends' recommendations to local business ratings in November 2010. Another genuinely good Google social product that couldn't beat

November 16, 2010 · 1 min read

In 2011 Google acquired a face-recognition startup — and then refused to ship the technology. The story of the one product Google held back.

November 14, 2010 · 1 min read

In November 2010 Google blocked Facebook from importing Gmail contacts — the opening shot of the data-protectionist wars between the two giants.

November 10, 2010 · 2 min read

Google's Chrome team is footing the bill for free Gogo Wi-Fi on AirTran, Delta, and Virgin America flights from November 20 to January 2 — about 15 million

November 8, 2010 · 1 min read