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The Two-Way
Google Robot Cars. Again With The Skynet, People?
October 12, 2010 Google has been testing driverless cars on the roads of California. It may be years yet, but the ultimate goal is to have cars be completely robot driven.
The Two-Way
Google Invests In Wind Power Line
October 12, 2010 The search giant wants to build a cable hundreds of miles long, 15-20 miles off shore, that would carry power from off-shore wind farms. The cable would stretch from Virginia to New Jersey.
Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!
This Headline Not Written By Google Scribe
September 8, 2010 We play with Google Scribe, Google's new autocomplete service. It finishes whatever you're typing, but it does so with words you'd never type, because it's crazy.
The Two-Way
Verizon, Google CEOs Lay Out Grand Internet Vision
August 9, 2010 Verizon and Google CEOs laid out their joint statement of principles on net neutrality.
All Tech Considered
Google Awaits China's Next Move
June 29, 2010 Controlling the flow of online information is like trying to win at Whack-A-Mole. That's, essentially, the game that Google and China are playing with each other over the filtering of search results.
Inside NPR.org
Using Your Social Networking Accounts To Log Into NPR.org
June 24, 2010 You can now log into NPR.org using Facebook, Twitter, OpenID and several other online services.
The Two-Way
Google/YouTube Beat Viacom In Copyright Case
June 23, 2010 Google/YouTube Beat Viacom In Copyright Case
The Two-Way
Google Faces Probe By States For WiFi Breaches
June 21, 2010 Google faces probe by states over WiFi network breaches.
Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!
Even Google Has World Cup Fever
June 8, 2010 Best Google thing since Pac-Man.
Blog Of The Nation
Finding Earthquake Victims In Chile
March 1, 2010 Google introduces a new tool to help find and share information about victims of the earthquake in Chile.
Inside NPR.org
Using Google's Haiti Missing Persons Widget
January 17, 2010 Google has published an easy-to-use widget that allows people to search or submit missing persons from the Haiti earthquake.
Blog Of The Nation
Gadzooks! Google Dishes News On New Gadget
December 30, 2009 The wait on the next Android phone may be over! Google could launch the Nexus One next week.
Blog Of The Nation
November 19th Show
November 19, 2009 Today's Talk: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed returns to NYC, Tom Ricks gives you a reading list, Ken Auletta talks Google, and modern indentured servitude in Florida's fields.
Blog Of The Nation
So Many Books, So Little Time
September 23, 2009 The Harvard Book Store unveils a machine that will print — on-demand — more than 2 million titles.
Blog Of The Nation
Google: The New Business Card
August 10, 2009 Thinking about ditching those outdated business cards? Lifehacker's Gina Trapani recommends you turn to ye olde Google for the alternative.
