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September 23, 2016

Big email hack doesn't exactly send the message Yahoo needed

Yahoo has been struggling for years to keep people coming back to its digital services such as email. That challenge just got ...

September 21, 2016

Google's Allo chat app is clever _ just not all that smart

Google wants to add a middleman to your mobile chats — a personal virtual assistant who's not shy about interjecting itself ...

September 13, 2016

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

App Store Official Charts for the week ending September 11, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang ...

September 06, 2016

LG unveils the first phone to ship with Google's new Android

LG is unveiling the first phone to ship with Google's new Android Nougat software, in hopes of appealing to people who like ...

September 01, 2016

Have phone, will travel to Silicon Valley's tech touchstones

There's a quirky twist on tourism emerging amid the Silicon Valley whirlwind of innovation that has tethered everyone to ...

August 30, 2016

Google to expand Waze carpooling service in San Francisco

Google is preparing to expand a San Francisco carpooling program in a move that could that could set up a showdown with its ...

August 22, 2016

Google rolling out latest Android system to Nexus phones

Google is ready to start sending out the latest version of its Android operating system to a handful of devices. The release ...

August 16, 2016

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

App Store Official Charts for the week ending August 14, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2.

August 16, 2016

Ford says it will have a fully autonomous car by 2021

Ford Motor Co. intends to have a fully driverless vehicle — no steering wheel, no pedals — on the road within five years.

August 16, 2016

Google's search engine directs voters to the ballot box

Google is pulling another lever on its influential search engine in an effort to boost voter turnout in November's U.S.

August 16, 2016

Google's Duo app joins crowded field of video calling

Knock, knock, Google's video chatting app has arrived. The app, dubbed Duo, represents Google's response to other popular ...

August 05, 2016

Exec who helped steer Google's self-driving cars steps down

An executive who has been helping steer Google's efforts to build self-driving cars is leaving the project after more than ...

August 03, 2016

In a sign of broader ambitions, Facebook opens hardware lab

Facebook built its fortune on the internet, that non-physical space where people share updates and digital videos with ...

July 28, 2016

Alphabet's 2Q earns soar despite rising 'moonshot' losses

Business is booming at Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., even as it loses billions of dollars on kooky-sounding ...

July 28, 2016

Alphabet tops Street 2Q forecasts

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $4.88 billion. The Mountain View, California-based ...

July 25, 2016

Verizon could boost Yahoo ad targeting, but challenges ahead

Verizon's deal for Yahoo could give the phone company a stronger foothold in digital advertising as it takes what it knows ...

July 25, 2016

Seeking wider digital audience, Verizon buys Yahoo for $4.8B

Seeking a wider digital audience, Verizon is buying Yahoo for $4.83 billion in a deal that marks the end of an era for a ...

July 22, 2016

How 'Pokemon Go' went from prank to phenomenon

The origin of "Pokemon Go" is as peculiar as any of the Voltorbs or Snorlaxes that players track and capture in the surprise ...

July 14, 2016

The Latest: 'Pokemon Go' players arrested at Ohio zoo

The Latest on the "Pokemon Go" smartphone game craze (all times EDT): 5:25 p.m. Police say two "Pokemon Go" players in Ohio ...