It may be hard to remember — or imagine — life without the Global Positioning System (GPS). From finding the nearest Dunkin’ Donuts to making ATM withdrawals, GPS is part of everyday life. It makes global finance possible, first responders…
We’re helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of rising heat — from new extreme heat alerts on Search to AI-powered tools for cities and governments. Maps
For over two decades, we’ve dedicated ourselves to our mission: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. We started with text search, but over time, we’ve continued to create more natural and intuitive ways to…
Since 2015, dozens of Street View cars outfitted with pollution sensors have been cruising the roads to track air quality in cities all over the world — from Oakland to Sydney. Over the past six years, these cars have collected…
WIRED It'd Be Great to Kick ISIS Offline—If It Were PossibleWIREDSatellite subscribers must transmit their GPS coordinates to an Internet provider to receive a signal, according to documents cited by Der Spiegel. That means satellite providers can, in theory, simply…
