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Tess Townsend

Tess Townsend

Associate Editor

    Latest articles by Tess Townsend

    Technology
    YouTube’s employee ranks now number almost a third womenYouTube’s employee ranks now number almost a third women
    Technology

    The company has made gains since Susan Wojcicki joined as CEO.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Tech employees rallied Tuesday to urge their employers to get wokeTech employees rallied Tuesday to urge their employers to get woke
    Technology

    A number of attendees said tech companies should pay more attention to the space between the coasts.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google’s share of the search ad market is expected to growGoogle’s share of the search ad market is expected to grow
    Technology

    This is bad news for Yelp, Microsoft and AOL.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google’s Allo app can reveal to your friends what you’ve searchedGoogle’s Allo app can reveal to your friends what you’ve searched
    Technology

    The mobile messaging app lets you include Google Assistant in conversations.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Now that Android is getting Google Assistant, here’s how it worksNow that Android is getting Google Assistant, here’s how it works
    Technology

    Here’s what you can actually do with it.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    The head of Alphabet’s ‘Project Loon’ balloon-internet project has stepped down after only six monthsThe head of Alphabet’s ‘Project Loon’ balloon-internet project has stepped down after only six months
    Technology

    Tom Moore will stay on in an advisory role.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google’s new version of Hangouts looks a lot like SlackGoogle’s new version of Hangouts looks a lot like Slack
    Technology

    The new tool features “rooms” and threaded conversations.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Resistbot helps voters oppose Trump by faxing their text messages to Congressional repsResistbot helps voters oppose Trump by faxing their text messages to Congressional reps
    Technology
    Eric Schmidt: ‘Big data is so powerful, nation states will fight’ over itEric Schmidt: ‘Big data is so powerful, nation states will fight’ over it
    Technology

    Google grabbed five major clients for its cloud business.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google is hiring a head of Republican political advertisingGoogle is hiring a head of Republican political advertising
    Technology

    The new posting follows one from last year for a “conservative outreach” manager.

    By Tess Townsend

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