Tips from the security folks at Google on how to keep yourself safe online
(WITI) -- It used to be that a pop-up ad was your biggest threat online.
The hackers that Google hires to keep the company and our information safe
(WITI) -- Hackers are often in the news for the stuff we don’t want them to do, like getting access to databases at major retailers.Coming up in my next report, Rich DeMuro has Parisa’s advice for protecting yourself online.
Search trends: What were you looking for online in 2014?
(WITI) -- What were you searching for online in 2014?
Apple, Google and Amazon…They all have a new tablet this holiday season
They are the top tablets to buy this holiday season!
Apple and Google are hoping to re-invent the in-car experience, but how?
Google and Apple are making their way into your car’s dashboard.
Man skydives from space! Breaks world record
(WITI) -- A Google executive is making headlines, it has nothing to do with the company.
Beanie babies and log rolling? Wisconsin's most frequent internet searches
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Knowing what gets Googled most frequently in your state can be amusing -- and possibly a little embarrassing!If you put a word or phrase into Google Trends, you can find out where that word or phrase was Googled the most.So, the folks at the real estate website Estately say they ran hundreds of words and phrases through Google Trends, and determined which states searched those items the most.So what are people in Wisconsin Goggling most frequently?According to Estately, people in Wisconsin are curious to learn more about:Beanie BabiesThe Green PartyLog rollingMenthol cigarettesMike's Hard LemonadeOprah's Book ClubSurvival shelter
VOTE: Help Wisconsin girl win the Doodle 4 Google contest!
OUTGAMIE CO. (WITI) -- A young Wisconsin artist is in the running to win the 2014 edition of the Doodle 4 Google contest in her age group (K-3).
Evite goes retro, Nintendo 2DS and Google ad opt out
Evite is going retro, Nintendo has a new console, and Google is planning to make you a star of their advertisements unless you opt out.
Google Doodle honors Yosemite - a national park you can't visit
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The "doodle" on Google's homepage on Tuesday honors the 123rd anniversary of Yosemite National Park -- which is currently closed, due to the government shutdown.All 59 national parks are managed by the federal government, so they are victims of the shutdown that began Tuesday at midnight.
Google search turns 15, gets a makeover
(CNN) -- With Google Glass, a new quest to cure death and driverless cars, it can be easy to forget what Google's primary business is: search.The largest search engine in the world is getting a few updates, the company announced on Thursday.
Google adds personalized voice searches
(CNN) -- Next time you wonder, "What am I doing today?" just ask Google.The all-knowing search engine is introducing new voice searches that let you ask questions about ...
Google to make Starbucks Wi-Fi 10 times faster
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google is teaming up with Starbucks to make Wi-Fi at its coffee shops 10 times faster.Over the next 18 months, Google will be upgrading all 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations in the United States.
Google introduces $35 device that streams video to your TV
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- Google has a simple and inexpensive new way to stream Internet videos on your TV.The company on Wednesday introduced Chromecast, a small device that lets you stream content to your television over a WI-Fi network, using your computer, phone or tablet as a remote control.
Google spending $7M to wipe photos of child sexual abuse from Web
(CNN) -- Google says it will spend $5 million on an effort to wipe pictures of child sexual abuse from the Web and another $2 million to research more effective ways to find, report and eradicate the images."The Internet has been a tremendous force for good -- increasing access to information, improving people's ability to communicate and driving economic growth," Jacqueline Fuller, the director of Google Giving, said in a blog post. "But like the physical world, there are dark corners on the web where criminal behavior exists."Part of the $5 million will go to established child-protection groups that have been partnering with Google to fight the problem.
Google buys social mapping service Waze
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google announced Tuesday that it has acquired Waze, a highly sought-after social mapping service.Rumors have persisted for months that Waze was going to be bought by a major tech company.
Google CEO, Facebook's Zuckerberg deny giving access to NSA program
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Two of the biggest names in the tech world responded publicly Friday, June 7th, to reports that the government has been given direct access to their companies' servers as part of a sweeping surveillance program.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Larry Page penned blog posts in response to reports from The Guardian and The Washington Post that a secret National Security Agency program known as PRISM allows the government to monitor emails, photos, search histories and other data from some of America's biggest Internet companies.According to the newspapers, a top-secret government document describing the program says it uses "collection directly from the servers" of Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube and Apple.Zuckerberg called the reports "outrageous," saying Facebook "is not and has never been part of any program to give the US or any other government direct access to our servers."Writing along with Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond in a blog post titled "What the ...?", Page said reports "that suggest that Google is providing open-ended access to our users' data are false, period."The other tech companies named in the reports have also denied having knowledge of PRISM or giving the government direct access to their servers.The reports come on the heels of a revelation earlier this week by the Guardian of a top-secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over "metadata" from phone conversations to the government on a daily basis.Zuckerberg said Facebook has "never received a blanket request or court order from any government agency asking for information or metadata in bulk, like the one Verizon reportedly received." Both he and the Google executives said their companies review every data request they get from the government to ensure legality.Analysts are puzzling over the apparent conflict between the newspaper reports and the tech companies' denials.
Forget .com: Get ready for .google and .apple
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The largest-ever expansion of the Internet's naming system, beyond trusty old .com and .org, is almost here: Hundreds of dot-anything websites are slated to roll out this year, starting as early as this summer.The list of proposed new domains includes .google, .apple, .nyc and .book.
INTERACTIVE: View before and after satellite images of Moore, OK
MOORE, Okla. (WITI) -- Take a look at new before and after satellite images of the area affected by the Moore, Oklahoma tornado.The images come from a new map Google Crisis Response has released detailing damage from the Moore tornado.HOW IT WORKS: Just slide the bar from side-to-side to see the before and after photo from Plaza Towers Elementary School.
Privacy concerns surrounding Google Glass growing rampant
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Privacy concerns surrounding Google Glass are growing rampant.