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Dirty downside to driverless cars
Driverless cars better be able to refuel themselves because they'll consume more energy than cars with drivers.

The implications of Google ranking sites based on accuracy
A team of Google researchers recently published a paper documenting their attempts to evaluate vast numbers of Web sites based upon their accuracy.

Can Google tell which 'facts' on the Net are true?
A team of computer scientists at Google has proposed a way to rank search results by their factual accuracy.

Overseas profit stockpiles grow
Eight of the biggest United States technology companies added a combined US$69 billion ($91.35 billion) to their stockpiled overseas profits over the past year, even as some corporations in other....

It's official: Google wants to offer cellular service
A top Google exec has confirmed that the search giant wants to start offering wireless service.

Apple boss says he understands privacy angst
Apple boss Tim Cook's been on tour - saying he too is worried about online privacy.

Google threatens to expose security flaws
Who made Google the official referee of exposing tech vulnerabilities?

Google gets serious in taking on the telcos
First it conquered search. Then it was online video and advertising. Now Google is turning its attention toward telecommunications.

Kiwi who said 'no' to Google
In 1999, when Craig Nevill-Manning was approached by Larry Page to join the new web phenomenon called Google, "of course the answer was no", he says.

Most Googled terms 2014
Google has revealed the top ten most searched terms by Kiwis this year, as well as the most searched "how to".

Google says shift to cloud accelerating
Google predicts the best days are still ahead for cloud computing.

Google faces breakup call as EU patience wanes
A European Parliament bid for legislation splitting up Google may send a message that's too loud to ignore.

Google's moonshot that missed
Google no longer plans to release its smart glasses to the public in 2014, and now has no official timetable for a launch.

Super Fund backs US investment
A Silicon Valley fuel cell company which has received $125 million in capital from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund is dismissing criticism its technology amounts to greenwashing.

Why tech giants are buying up wind energy
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are part of a growing number of firms that are entering into power purchase agreements with wind farms.

Where are the women?
Fewer women than men choose to go into tech-intensive fields and if they do, are significantly more likely to leave the tech industry.

Meet Google's police princess
She is Google's secret weapon, charged with guarding the world's most valuable brand.

'Streisand Effect' spectre in Google privacy case
Google's efforts to stoke a European debate on Internet privacy may be overshadowed by a cameo appearance by Barbra Streisand.

It's 3D Hill thanks to Google
Los Angeles, London, Paris, Rome, now Auckland. Google yesterday has added the city to the list of locations with 3D maps allowing users 'virtual travel'.

Juha Saarinen: My password is... and Spark revisited
If you haven’t changed your passwords for a while, or use the same one across several services, now’s a good time to fix that, writes Juha Saarinen.

Kym Niblock: Online TV a galloping force to take seriously
The article by Liam Dann in the Herald on August 25, "TV war not so fierce in real world", caught my eye.

Google scans emails to catch child abusers
Google has begun scouring the email accounts of its users so it can warn the police of child abusers.

Max Mosley sues Google over his orgy
Former motorsport boss Max Mosley may serve an injunction on Google over the continued publication of images of him taken at an orgy.