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Big Tech Archive

Archives for June 2014

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Inside the Google World Cup War Room (Video)Inside the Google World Cup War Room (Video)
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Team Google keeps an eye on the matches and a finger on the pulse of search and social media.

By Ina Fried
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How Much Would You Pay to Watch a YouTube Video?How Much Would You Pay to Watch a YouTube Video?
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The world’s biggest video site is 100 percent free. Some people -- including the ones who run YouTube -- think you may want to pay for some of it.

By Peter Kafka
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Google Brings the “Epic Shit”: 3-D Scanning, Modular Phones and Digital StorytellingGoogle Brings the “Epic Shit”: 3-D Scanning, Modular Phones and Digital Storytelling
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Saving the best for last.

By Liz Gannes
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Google Standing Down in DARPA Robotics ChallengeGoogle Standing Down in DARPA Robotics Challenge
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The finals will be held in California next summer, with more teams and harder tasks than previously planned.

By James Temple
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Code/red: New From Google -- Google Memory LossCode/red: New From Google -- Google Memory Loss
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Plus, Google I/O detritus and another weird Jeff Bezos story.

By John Paczkowski
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Microsoft Veteran Bob Muglia Tapped to Run Enterprise Computing StartupMicrosoft Veteran Bob Muglia Tapped to Run Enterprise Computing Startup
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Snowflake Computing aims to rethink data warehousing for the cloud computing era.

By Ina Fried
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Tasty Funding: Tastemade Raises $25 Million More from Scripps and Moves to AndroidTasty Funding: Tastemade Raises $25 Million More from Scripps and Moves to Android
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Now, everyone’s a critic in the app-happy world we have baked.

By Kara Swisher
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Google Puts the Phone at the Center of Its Multiscreen UniverseGoogle Puts the Phone at the Center of Its Multiscreen Universe
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Cars, watches and TVs working in concert. Everything but the Android phone is optional.

By Liz Gannes
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Google I/O, by the NumbersGoogle I/O, by the Numbers
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The Android platform now boasts a billion monthly active users.

By Noah Kulwin
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Facebook’s First Diversity Report: Just About as Bad as Yahoo’s and Google’sFacebook’s First Diversity Report: Just About as Bad as Yahoo’s and Google’s
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Bad to very bad, but social network says it is committed to improvement.

By Jason Del Rey
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Google Courts Businesses With Android for Work InitiativeGoogle Courts Businesses With Android for Work Initiative
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The smartphone giant is folding its Knox work into the broader push to make Android more corporate-friendly.

By Ina Fried
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Google Takes Baby Steps Back to HealthGoogle Takes Baby Steps Back to Health
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The platform allows developers to take advantage of more data -- but reactions are mixed.

By James Temple
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Don’t Worry, Xbox and PlayStation -- Gaming Is Just a Bonus on Android TVDon’t Worry, Xbox and PlayStation -- Gaming Is Just a Bonus on Android TV
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Google’s new Android TV can play -- but that’s clearly not the focus.

By Eric Johnson
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Google Buys Mobile App Testing Firm Appurify, Will Maintain Support for iOSGoogle Buys Mobile App Testing Firm Appurify, Will Maintain Support for iOS
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Some Google Android Apps Will Run on ChromebooksSome Google Android Apps Will Run on Chromebooks
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More convergence of desktop and mobile apps, from Google’s annual software conference.

By Lauren Goode