Industry groups join Google’s attack against Hood
Computer industry groups are joining Google’s effort to block an investigation by Mississippi’s attorney general.
Sheriffs expand concerns about Waze mobile traffic app
Not only does a feature of a popular Google Inc. mobile app put police officers’ lives in danger, it also interferes with law enforcement’s ability to carry out its speeding ticket mission, a leading group of sheriffs said Wednesday.
Miss. attorney general asks court to dismiss Google’s suit
Mississippi’s attorney general says a suit against him by Google should be dismissed.
Google denied motion to block subpoena
A federal judge has denied Google Inc.’s motion to block enforcement of a subpoena issued by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.
Google sues Mississippi attorney general
Google Inc. is suing Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, trying to block him from pursuing criminal charges or filing a civil lawsuit against the company.
Prostitute in Google exec case linked to 2nd death
Two months before police say a high-priced prostitute calmly left a Google executive dying from a heroin overdose on his yacht, the woman panicked on the phone with a 911 dispatcher as her boyfriend lay on the floor of their home in the throes of a fatal overdose.
Google to build prototype of truly driverless car
Google plans to build and launch onto city streets a small fleet of subcompact cars that could operate without a person at the wheel.
Looking toward the future: Local student test driving Google Glass
The new frontier has come to Columbus.
Dustin Vance, a senior at Mississippi University for Women, is test driving Google Glass.
What’s Google Glass? Essentially a tiny computer being developed by Google that users wear like a pair of glasses. An endless supply of technology is at a user’s fingertips — or eyelashes.
California motorist cleared in Google Glass traffic ticket case
A San Diego traffic court threw out a citation Thursday against a woman believed to be the first motorist in the country ticketed for driving while wearing a Google Glass computer-in-eyeglass device.
Tech firms vie to protect personal data, profits
Even as Silicon Valley speaks out against the U.S. government’s surveillance methods, technology companies are turning a handsome profit by mining personal data and peering into people’s online habits.
FDA tells 23andMe to halt sales of genetic test
The Food and Drug Administration has ordered Google-backed genetic test maker 23andMe to halt sales of its personalized DNA test kits, saying the company has failed to show that the technology is supported by science.
Yahoo’s email becomes more like Gmail
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo’s free email service is becoming a bit more like Google’s Gmail as part of its second makeover in less than a
Attorney General Hood hits Google on guarding intellectual property
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood says he’s trying to organize state attorneys general to push Google to better protect intellectual property such as music,
Exploring Google Glass through eyes of early users
SAN FRANCISCO — Geeks aren’t the only people wearing Google Glass. Among the people testing Google Inc.’s wearable computer are teachers, dentists, doctors, radio disc
Google Glass could be peek at future
SAN FRANCISCO — Google believes it has the perfect accessory for the next phase of technology, the mind-boggling and appearance-shifting category already being described as
AG Hood say he’ll subpoena Google on drugs
JACKSON — Mississippi’s attorney general says he still considers Google’s responses to allegations that it’s not doing enough to prevent illegal online sales of drugs
Hood: Google pulls videos on evading prescriptions
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says Google appears to be removing online videos that give instructions on how to buy drugs without a prescription.
Renewed fervor for Google lifts stock above $800
Google’s stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company’s ability to reap higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and prominence in the growing mobile market.
Microsoft’s Outlook takes aim at Google’s Gmail
Microsoft is so confident it has the Internet’s best email service that it is about to spend at least $30 million to send its message across the U.S.
Facebook unveils social search feature
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature that’s designed to entice people to spend more time on his company’s website and will put the world’s largest online social network more squarely in competition with Google and other rivals such as Yelp and LinkedIn.