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Tess Townsend

Tess Townsend

Associate Editor

    Latest articles by Tess Townsend

    Technology
    Trump’s possible pick for FTC chair might have to recuse himself in cases involving Google, Facebook or MicrosoftTrump’s possible pick for FTC chair might have to recuse himself in cases involving Google, Facebook or Microsoft
    Technology

    The trio, along with other tech companies, have all donated to Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ campaigns.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    A longtime Google creative lead is heading to genomics startup ColorA longtime Google creative lead is heading to genomics startup Color
    Technology

    Michael Krantz was Google’s first consumer marketing writer 13 years ago.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    This AI startup wants to help robot assistants ask people the questionsThis AI startup wants to help robot assistants ask people the questions
    Technology

    Would that be considered a role reversal?

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    This is what Snap is paying Google $2 billion forThis is what Snap is paying Google $2 billion for
    Technology

    The social media company has a huge contract with Google Cloud Platform. But what does that mean?

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google wants businesses to text with its Android Messages serviceGoogle wants businesses to text with its Android Messages service
    Technology

    The company is continuing to expand the reach of its next-generation texting app.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google researchers have cracked a key internet security toolGoogle researchers have cracked a key internet security tool
    Technology

    But the tool remains in wide use.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    This bizarre image-translation tool turns drawings into photographsThis bizarre image-translation tool turns drawings into photographs
    Technology

    Or at least it tries to.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google and Intel had the most active corporate VC firms last yearGoogle and Intel had the most active corporate VC firms last year
    Technology

    GV’s biggest investments in 2016 were Oscar, Stripe and Grail.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google is auditing more YouTube ad metricsGoogle is auditing more YouTube ad metrics
    Technology

    The news comes within two weeks of Facebook’s own announcement of ad auditing.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    These University of Washington professors are teaching a course on bullshitThese University of Washington professors are teaching a course on bullshit
    Technology

    Watch out, Big Data.

    By Tess Townsend

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