9 Best Articles in 2021
André Staltz
The Web began dying in 2014, here's how
André Staltz
~12 min read · From 2017 · André Staltz The Web began dying in 2014, here's how Before the year 2014, there were many people using Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Today, there are still many people using services from those three…
The New York Times
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
The New York Times
20+ min read · From 2017 · New research reveals surprising truths about why some work groups thrive and others falter.
The New York Times
The Great A.I. Awakening
The New York Times
From 2016 · Writing for The New York Times Magazine, Gideon Lewis-Kraus’s article breaks down a complex, multilayered story of artificial intelligence into an absorbing, detailed read. The story of Google Translate involves many prestigious players, who all worked together to create an impressively improved translation tool in far less time than originally expected. This is a tale of the meeting of many minds to create a single truly powerful artificial one that will have future uses beyond translating from one language to another.
Brian Dean
Google Ranking Factors: The Complete List
Brian Dean
From 2014 · A list of all 200 Google ranking factors. Here you'll learn the ranking signals that search engines use to rank pages and sites.
justinobeirne.com
Google Maps’s Moat
justinobeirne.com
~15 min read · From 2017 · How far ahead of Apple Maps is Google Maps?
WIRED
Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech
WIRED
20+ min read · 2019-08-13 · Sexual harassment. Hate speech. Employee walkouts. The Silicon Valley giant is trapped in a war against itself. And there’s no end in sight.
MIT Technology Review
We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here’s what it says
MIT Technology Review
8 min read · 2020-12-05 · The company's star ethics researcher highlighted the risks of large language models, which are key to Google's business.
Inc.
Google Has Announced a Plan to Disrupt the College Degree
Inc.
3 min read · 2020-08-19 · Google's new certificate program takes only six months to complete, and will be a fraction of the cost of college.
artsandculture.google.com
Blob Opera - Google Arts & Culture
artsandculture.google.com
2020-12-15 · Create your own opera inspired song with Blob Opera - no music skills required ! A machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Art...
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This Might Be the Only YouTube Browser Extension You'll Ever Need
Lifehacker
3 min read · Mar 29th · YouTube is a real mixed bag. It’s home to so much of our favorite stuff on the internet, but the experience of using website itself isn’t great—filled with distracting recommendations, poor…
The Verge
Google is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps
The Verge
3 min read · Mar 30th · The company has a lot of Google Maps upgrades in the pipeline.
The Verge
Google is poisoning its reputation with AI researchers
The Verge
~11 min read · Apr 13th · Can Google be trusted to evaluate its own AI?
BBC News (World)
The woman who took on Google and won
BBC News (World)
5 min read · Apr 7th · When Shannon Wait was suspended after posting about working conditions, she fought back.
Inc.
How Sundar Pichai Views Leadership at Google
Inc.
3 min read · Mar 31st · What's the biggest part of Sundar Pichai's job as Google's boss? You might be surprised to find out.
Fast Company
Google Maps will start showing you slower routes. Here’s why
Fast Company
3 min read · Mar 31st · What’s important? Speed or the planet?
