Future Technology

Google's plans for satellite-based internet access just got a little more concrete. The Wall Street Journal hears that the search firm is preparing to build 180 "small, high capacity" satellites (not pictured here) that will go into low orbit and...

Google spits out about 4 million search results per minute (among many other duties), which consumes a lot of energy.

A while back Google said that it would stop letting Windows users install Chrome extensions that didn't come directly from the Web Store. The company ended up delaying the plan, but there is no more fighting it.

A new wave of services from Google and Microsoft promise to take care of your digital tasks before you even think of it. (Siri is just a gimmick.

Tate Britain launches major new Barbara Hepworth exhibition, which curators say could not have been made before the 'age of Google'

Google's only really dipping its toe in the fiber infrastucture racket at the moment, but plans are afoot to slowly expand its Fiber gigabit internet service elsewhere.

Google and Facebook already compete on PCs, mobile devices and recently their rivalry has moved to the skies, but a new report from The Information suggests it could move even further from land. Over the last year or so, both looked at drone maker...

A little, buried factoid in the hubbub over Google's little automatic bean-mobile, which drove the Internet crazy last night: It's being built here in the Motor City*. Now we need to know who's behind it.

Space elevators, teleportation, hoverboards, and driverless cars: The top-secret Google X innovation lab opens up about what it does--and how it...

Despite rumors of Facebook acquiring aerial drone tech from Titan Aerospace, it seems Google has ultimately made the purchase.