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Mark Bergen

Mark Bergen

Senior Editor, Search & Online Advertising

    Latest articles by Mark Bergen

    Technology
    Google Will Let Mobile Games Stream in Search So That Mobile Game Makers Will Buy Search AdsGoogle Will Let Mobile Games Stream in Search So That Mobile Game Makers Will Buy Search Ads
    Technology

    App streaming comes to Google’s cornerstone, search ads.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    A Month After Google’s Car Hit a Bus, Google Got a Patent for Robot Cars to Detect BusesA Month After Google’s Car Hit a Bus, Google Got a Patent for Robot Cars to Detect Buses
    Technology

    Now self-driving cars can see school buses better.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Meet Kyle Vogt, the ‘Robot Guru’ Who Just Sold His Second Billion-Dollar Startup in Two YearsMeet Kyle Vogt, the ‘Robot Guru’ Who Just Sold His Second Billion-Dollar Startup in Two Years
    Technology

    The Cruise CEO is Silicon Valley’s latest entrepreneur with the Midas touch.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    GM Spent Over $1 Billion on Self-Driving Startup to Keep Up With Google, AppleGM Spent Over $1 Billion on Self-Driving Startup to Keep Up With Google, Apple
    Technology

    A hefty sum for driverless tech.

    By Mark Bergen and Johana Bhuiyan
    Technology
    Guys Who Made Money Selling Mobile Ads Want to Make Money With Ads in Virtual RealityGuys Who Made Money Selling Mobile Ads Want to Make Money With Ads in Virtual Reality
    Technology

    The pre-roll ad for VR is here.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google Releases Its Newest Flavor of Android Early as It Clambers to Keep Up With AppleGoogle Releases Its Newest Flavor of Android Early as It Clambers to Keep Up With Apple
    Technology

    N still doesn’t have a name, though.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Samsung’s Media Struggles Continue: Its Milk Virtual Reality Boss Has LeftSamsung’s Media Struggles Continue: Its Milk Virtual Reality Boss Has Left
    Technology

    Samsung’s entertainment efforts aren’t going well.

    By Kurt Wagner and Mark Bergen
    Technology
    4Chan Founder Chris Poole Is Joining Google4Chan Founder Chris Poole Is Joining Google
    Technology

    The messaging board phenom comes to the Borg.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google Is Plotting Ways for Developers to Cash In on Virtual Reality CardboardGoogle Is Plotting Ways for Developers to Cash In on Virtual Reality Cardboard
    Technology

    Mobile’s big money maker may come to VR, but the how still remains.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google Fiber Has Only 54,000 TV Subscribers, and Sign-Ups Are SlowingGoogle Fiber Has Only 54,000 TV Subscribers, and Sign-Ups Are Slowing
    Technology

    Wall Street is starting to get antsy with Alphabet’s most expensive unit.

    By Mark Bergen