This is the latest post in our series profiling entrepreneurial Googlers working on products across the company and around the world. Here, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how one Googler built an entire R&D team around voice technology that has gone on to power products like YouTube transcriptions and Voice Search. – Ed. When [...]Speech technology at Google: teaching machines to talk and listen

So far, the Sony-versus-the-PS3-Hackers war has been largely fought to a stalemate.  True, Sony has perhaps the bigger victory with the GeoHot ruling, but that clearly hasn’t stopped the hackers from counterattacking Sony’s position. Sometimes, with a little help/friendly fire from Sony themselves. However, if the reports are true, Sony has had enough, and they [...]Is Sony Working on an “Unhackable” PS3?

So far, the Sony-versus-the-PS3-Hackers war has been largely fought to a stalemate.  True, Sony has perhaps the bigger victory with the GeoHot ruling, but that clearly hasn’t stopped the hackers from counterattacking Sony’s position. Sometimes, with a little help/friendly fire from Sony themselves. However, if the reports are true, Sony has had enough, and they [...]Is Sony Working on an “Unhackable” PS3?

Ford said today it has launched an “Electrified Vehicle Facebook” page in an effort to educate and share information with people about its electric offerings. The Electrified Vehicle Facebook page offers users links to videos and photos of Ford’s electric vehicles. Users can participate in discussions, take polls, and ask the company questions about its [...]Ford Launches Facebook Page For Electric Vehicles

MySpace, which has long enjoyed a reputation for being a good place for individuals to get familiar with different bands, may soon become even more useful to up-and-coming musicians.  MySpace Music has partnered with Songtrust in an effort to introduce better music publishing management services. An official statement on the matter explained, “Songtrust is the [...]MySpace Music, Songtrust Partner

MySpace, which has long enjoyed a reputation for being a good place for individuals to get familiar with different bands, may soon become even more useful to up-and-coming musicians.  MySpace Music has partnered with Songtrust in an effort to introduce better music publishing management services. An official statement on the matter explained, “Songtrust is the [...]MySpace Music, Songtrust Partner

Google said today it has awarded a $2.7 million grant to the International Press Institute (IPI), based in Vienna, to sponsor the “IPI News Innovation Contest,” a project aimed at creating breakthrough ideas in digital news. Grants will be awarded to non-profit and profit organizations working on digital, including mobile, open-source technology created by journalists [...]Google Awards $2.7 Million Grant To International Press Institute

Google said today it has awarded a $2.7 million grant to the International Press Institute (IPI), based in Vienna, to sponsor the “IPI News Innovation Contest,” a project aimed at creating breakthrough ideas in digital news. Grants will be awarded to non-profit and profit organizations working on digital, including mobile, open-source technology created by journalists [...]Google Awards $2.7 Million Grant To International Press Institute

Brightcove and LG Electronics have announced a partnership to expand online video content on LG’s Smart TVs. “The deal enables Brighcove’s 2,700+ customers – brands including New York Times, Fox, A&E – to extend their reach into the living room via LG’s Smart TVs, while LG is able to increase the high-quality online video content [...]BrightCove Partners with LG on Content for Smart TVs

Brightcove and LG Electronics have announced a partnership to expand online video content on LG’s Smart TVs. “The deal enables Brighcove’s 2,700+ customers – brands including New York Times, Fox, A&E – to extend their reach into the living room via LG’s Smart TVs, while LG is able to increase the high-quality online video content [...]BrightCove Partners with LG on Content for Smart TVs

The combined value of The Andy Griffith Show, Cheers, Frasier, every Star Trek series, The Twilight Zone, and Twin Peaks is in many ways incalculable.  They’re some of the greatest series ever made.  But if anyone was wondering, the cost of yesterday’s Netflix-CBS deal was probably in the neighborhood of $200 million, according to a [...]Analyst Estimate: CBS Deal Cost Netflix $200 Million

The combined value of The Andy Griffith Show, Cheers, Frasier, every Star Trek series, The Twilight Zone, and Twin Peaks is in many ways incalculable.  They’re some of the greatest series ever made.  But if anyone was wondering, the cost of yesterday’s Netflix-CBS deal was probably in the neighborhood of $200 million, according to a [...]Analyst Estimate: CBS Deal Cost Netflix $200 Million

Recall, it was not too long ago that Foursquare released their latest developer toolset, the foursquare API v2. Recently, in an effort to bolster the developer community and kick start more Foursquare-based apps, the company hosted their first Hack Day event in New York. According to the Foursquare dev blog, some 150 developers showed up [...]Foursquare Hosts Developers at Hackathon

Recall, it was not too long ago that Foursquare released their latest developer toolset, the foursquare API v2. Recently, in an effort to bolster the developer community and kick start more Foursquare-based apps, the company hosted their first Hack Day event in New York. According to the Foursquare dev blog, some 150 developers showed up [...]Foursquare Hosts Developers at Hackathon

Sports-seeking cord cutters might have reason to rejoice, or at least reason to hope:  there’s a possibility YouTube will become a major player in the way sporting events, specifically, the NBA and the NHL, will be consumed by their fans. After the success YouTube enjoyed from streaming of cricket from the Indian Premier League, Google’s [...]YouTube To Stream NBA and NHL Games?