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Google reveals all about our politicians — or at least the impression we have of them. Freelance writer Ben Westcott investigates the curse of auto-complete searching.

Would you wear computer glasses? And would you buy them in a physical Google store? The tech giant is shifting its strategy to embrace old-world retailing and new-world technology.

New research suggests plastic grocery bag bans in San Francisco have resulted in an increased number of deaths by food poisoning.

Google’s detailed new maps of North Korea are a reminder not to fall into the trap of demonising populations, writes Charles Richardson.

Now there’s a war on cyberbullying. What is the government up to, and will it make a difference?

What’s happened to the subbing on Rupert’s Leader suburban papers in Melbourne? One article in last week’s Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader contained references to “State Labor Health Minister David Davis” (he’s from the Liberal Party).

In 2012, Big Copyright suffered several setbacks. And Big Data ramped up its efforts. Our technology expert looks back and forward at the world online.

Trial by media? Trial by Google is the real threat to privacy, Lord Justice Brian Leveson told a Sydney audience today — fresh from delivering his media ethics report to the UK government.

What is to “publish” in the digital age? Search engines are now targets as we wake up to the fact the law says we’re publishing every time we go online.

In a worrying trend for mainstream media, Australians are turning away from traditional news sources in their search for information. Facebook leads the pack.

Mandatory data retention proposals have libertarians in a flap. But what Google and a bunch of other companies are doing via Wi-Fi is much worse.

Crikey doesn’t want to promote Google, but we do want to give a dose of therapy to everyone stuck at a computer in the bowels of a large building today. Google is shooting street view underwater, so why not relax with the coral and the fish for a few minutes. As someone posted on YouTube, […]

Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith’s resignation letter can be seen as a growing trend, particularly in the United States, for departing employees to attack the culture of the company they are leaving. Let’s have a look at five high-profile examples.