By 2029, computers will be able to understand our language, learn from experience and outsmart even the most intelligent humans, according to Google's director of engineering Ray Kurzweil.

If you're a Google Glass early adopter then smile politely when you receive a quizzical look.

A British technology start-up has been bought by Google, as the American web giant looks to improve its capabilities in artificial intelligence.

Finance Minister Bill English says he wants Google, Apple and Starbucks and other multinationals to pay more tax and hopes the issue will be raised at economic talks this week.

A young Kiwi is to get a taste of what it's like to work for one of the coolest companies on the planet.

We've unearthed a bunch of gadgets to help take the grief out of roadtrips.

A San Francisco Bay Area man wants Google Maps to remove a satellite image that shows the body of his 14-year-old son, who was shot and killed in 2009.

Google says it has developed new technology to block child porn from its search results, but campaigners say it'll affect a fraction of the 1.2 trillion Google searches each year.

In the latest NSA bombshell, the Washington Post reports the spy agency has secretly broken into the main communication links for Yahoo and Google.

Internet giant's plan to further dominate advertising brings privacy issues to fore, writes Rob Livingstone.

Up to 20 government departments will cut short leases for temporary accommodation taken after the Christchurch earthquakes and return to the CBD en masse in 2016.

Kiwi technology firm Booktrack is seeking to "ride the self-publishing wave" and has worked with Google to launch a web-based studio where users can add their own soundtrack to novels, short stories or even blog posts.

On the third anniversary of the massive jolt that sparked the two-year Canterbury quake sequence, Cantabrians can take a trip down memory lane on Google Maps Street View.

Google has chosen a brand-name candy for its new Android version expected to launch soon: Kit Kat.

If you're out tramping on one of New Zealand's Great Walks in the next wee while you might meet Matt Jenke. Be sure to wave "hello", because the world is watching.

Stephanie Heizmann Auerbach might just have set a new high for inflight bad behaviour.

In a classroom at Goffs School in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, neatly uniformed children are sitting in rows, gazing at the teacher.

Fraud police are investigating a New Zealand company calling itself GoogleDirectory.