Shutterstock / Kaspars Grinvalds As this is being written, we are still in the midst of the Spotify controversy, during which artists are abandoning the audio service in protest of that company’s contract with podcaster Read more…
Posted by the Smule Engineering team: David Gayle, Chris Manchester, Mark Gills, Trayko Traykov, Randal Leistikow, Mariya Ivanova. Executive Summary As the most downloaded singing app of all time, Smule Inc. has been investing on Read more…
Google explains how it keeps user-created reviews on Google Maps free of fraud and abuse in a new blog post and accompanying video. Like many platforms dealing with moderation at scale, Google says it uses Read more…
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google parent company Alphabet hit a new record for annual revenue in 2021, showing no ill effects from the lingering coronavirus pandemic or ongoing issues with the global Read more…
Android Auto’s new UI, codenamed “Coolwalk,” seen in leaked image. | Image by u/RegionRat91 via Reddit More images of Android Auto’s next major redesign have been leaked, and it looks like Google has been taking Read more…
Google’s VPN is available for Premium subscribers. | Image: Google The VPN service that’s included with a Google One Premium subscription is finally available on iPhones after Google’s promise in October 2020 that it would Read more…
Posted by Phalene Gowling, Product Manager, Google Play Last year, mobile game consumer spending grew 7.3% to $93.2 billion with no signs of slowing down. In this competitive, growing market, effectively monetizing your audience has Read more…
Solar panels sit on the roof of Google headquarters in Mountain View. | Photo by Kimberly White/Corbis via Getty Images Tech companies drove a surge in corporate purchases of clean energy last year, according to Read more…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google search results for domestic violence-related topics now show a box with contact information for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the tech giant and the hotline announced today. Read more…