How we fight fake business profiles on Google Maps
Google Maps helps people explore, navigate and get things done—and increasingly people are using Google Maps to find local businesses. Over the years, we’ve added more...
Leonard Cohen in Love
We’ve thought a lot about Leonard Cohen over the years. We’re perhaps, uh, not the only ones. Recently, Cohen’s love letters to Marianne Ihlen sold for...
Slack’s Direct Listing Makes Uber and Lyft Look Like Absolute Chumps
In its first day on the New York Stock Exchange, workplace messaging company Slack leapt over 50-percent above its reference price of $26 per share despite...
I Reset the Dumb GE Smart Lightbulb
I’ve spent most of my day thinking about the video going around describing the absurd, 12-part process that’s required to reset GE C-Life smart bulbs. So...
One of NASA’s robotic astronaut helpers just flew on its own in space for the first time
NASA’s very own free-floating Companion Cube equivalent took its own first tentative “steps” in space today, demonstrating its ability to rotate on its own in zero...
Women TV writers to be required for ITV sitcoms, comedy programs
Led by Comedy Controller Saskia Schuster and the Comedy 50:50 initiative, the requirement aims to eventually bring a gender balance to writing rooms. ITV is the...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ will return to theaters with bonus content, Stan Lee tribute
According to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, this rerelease will be here as early as next week. The return would preface the release of Marvel’s next...
New York to pull back on electric scooter restrictions
As part of the recent pull backs, scooter-share companies can now operate in New York City and other parts of the state. However, e-scooter related injuries...
Slack’s value rockets as stock closes up 48.5% in public debut
It was a historic day for Slack (NYSE: WORK). The workplace communication software juggernaut debuted on the New York Stock Exchange up 48% at $38.50 per...
Google founder absent from shareholder meeting despite protests
Larry Page, who’s also the CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, has not attended the annual meeting since 2017. During the meeting, shareholders attempted to pass...
