Google signed agreement to invests in Mammoth Offshore Wind Farm
Oct 12th, 2010
Google signed an agreement to invest in the development of a backbone transmission project off the Mid-Atlantic coast that offers a solid financial return while helping to accelerate offshore wind development—so it’s both good business and good for the environment. The new project can enable the creation of thousands of jobs, improve consumer access to clean energy sources and increase the reliability of the Mid-Atlantic region's existing power grid. read more
Google Begins Phasing Out YouTube Accounts
Jul 15th, 2010
Existing YouTube users are now required to associate their YouTube accounts with Google’s cross-site account system. New users are already required to do so, but Google is trying once and for all to phase out the pre-Google account system that’s left over from the days before The search giant purchased the video sharing site read more
Mapping the Gulf oil spill in Google Earth
May 5th, 2010
Two weeks ago, there was a fatal explosion on the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig sank shortly afterwards, and since then the well has been leaking crude oil into the Gulf, spreading an oil slick towards the U.S. Gulf Coast. read more
Google is 99.9% certain to shut its Chinese search engine
Mar 15th, 2010
Google said on Monday it remained in talks with the Chinese government about censorship of its Chinese-language search portal, despite mounting signs the company could soon shut the site. read more
Google launches Google Apps Marketplace
Mar 10th, 2010
Google has launched a new app store for its Google Apps services for companies and organisations, providing one-click access to many new third-party applications. read more
Google Closes On2 Technologies Acquisition
Feb 22nd, 2010
Google Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of On2 Technologies, Inc., valued at approximately $124.6 million, after On2's shareholders voted to approve the transaction. read more
Explore the Moon in Google Earth
Jul 21st, 2009
Forty years ago today, on July 20, 1969, the world watched as the crew of Apollo 11 took the first human steps on the surface of the Moon. In celebration of this historic occasion, Google is launching Moon in Google Earth, an interactive 3D atlas of the Moon, viewable with Google Earth 5.0. Moon in Google Earth was announced today at the Newseum, in Washington, DC, where Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Google Senior VP of Engineering Alan Eustace, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, A Man on the Moon author Andrew Chaikin, and space tourist Anousheh Ansari delivered remarks. read more
Google Chrome operating system to take on Microsoft
Jul 8th, 2009
Google is developing a new operating system for laptop computers in its boldest challenge yet to Microsoft's control over people's computing experience. read more
Google goes offline in China
Jun 25th, 2009
Internet users in China were unable to access search giant Google Inc.'s main Web site or its Chinese service, and the company said Thursday it was investigating. read more
AOL names Tim Armstrong (Google) as CEO
Mar 13th, 2009
Time Warner Inc named Google executive Tim Armstrong to lead AOL as the once-popular ISP struggles to keep pace with competitors. read more
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