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Md. Middle School Student Could Be ‘Google Doodle’ Contest Winner

A 7th grade Burleigh Manor Middle School student’s “Google Doodle” could be the national winner of the web company’s annual contest.

2013/05/02

Homeland Security Dept. Expects Massive Work Permit Increase For US Tech Jobs

The Homeland Security Department expects applications for high-skilled immigration visas to outpace the available supply in a matter of days, one of the fastest runs on the much-sought-after work permits in years and a sign of continued economic recovery amid new hiring by U.S. technology companies.

2013/04/02

Google Maps application for iPhone. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Metro Service Alerts Added to Google Maps App

Commuters can now keep up to date on Metro service alerts with their smartphone. Google says it has added real-time service alerts from Metro to its Google Maps app for smartphones.

2013/03/28

File photo of President Barack Obama. (credit: Getty Images)

Obama Bypasses Congress With Public Economic Pitch

Weeks before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, White House aides were locking down a plan for the sales pitch that would follow during three days of travel focused on his main themes.

2013/02/16

File photo of a Google search page. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Clash of the Titans: Google vs. Microsoft

After firing the latest round of shots with the ‘Scroogled’ campaign, Microsoft has made it perfectly clear that the gloves are off between the two internet giants, and there’s no time for hurt feelings.

2013/02/10

A new study found that many Google searches contain "significant discrimination." (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Study: Google Searches Expose ‘Racial Bias In Society’

A study of Google searches found that names typically associated with black people were likely to produce advertisements tied to criminal activity and others that may expose “racial bias in society.”

2013/02/05

Dog-Friendliest Work Places In Washington DC

If you’re one of those pet lovers, here are few work places in the DC area where you actually bring your dog to work.

2013/01/25

A Pew Research Center study finds that more than one-third of US adults diagnose themselves online prior to seeking professional medical attention. (Photo Illustration by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Study: More Than One-Third Of US Adults Self-Diagnose Medical Conditions Online

Over one-third of U.S. adults (35 percent) say they have used the Internet to self-diagnose a serious medical condition.

2013/01/19

File photo of Syrian rebels. (credit: TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)

Video Game Puts Players In Shoes Of Syrian Rebels

A new video game based on Syria’s civil war challenges players to make the hard choices facing the country’s rebels. Is it better to negotiate peace with the regime of President Bashar Assad, for example, or dispatch jihadist fighters to kill pro-government thugs?

2013/01/17

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt makes his way after checking in at Beijing International airport in Beijing on Jan. 7, 2013, before his trip to North Korea. (credit: WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

Google Head Urging North Korea To Allow More Internet, Cellphone Access

A private delegation including Google’s Eric Schmidt is urging North Korea to allow more open Internet access and cellphones to benefit its citizens, the mission’s leader said Wednesday in the country with some of the world’s tightest controls on information.

2013/01/09