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Is Your Gmail Maxed Out? How to Clear Your Google Drive Storage Right Now

Is your Google Drive always on the verge of being full? Learn how to track down and delete files shared with you, large videos, PDFs, and stuff you no longer need.

By Jason Cohen
google app icons rotating around the google drive app icon

GFiber Is Combining With Astound Broadband to Form New ISP

Google parent Alphabet is maintaining a minority stake into the new entity, but GFiber executives will lead it. Astound's parent, the investment firm Stonepeak, will hold the majority stake.

By Michael Kan
gfiber logo

New Device From Starlink Rival Taara Promises 25Gbps Internet Using Light

Taara, a startup that graduated from Alphabet’s moonshot factory, has slimmed down its technology, which uses near-infrared light to bring high-speed internet to remote areas.

By Michael Kan
Taara Beam

This Google Spin-Off Wants to Beam 100Gbps Internet From the Ocean, Mountaintops

Aalyria, born out of Alphabet's Loon internet balloon project, recently used its 'Tightbeam' laser system to simulate a 100Gbps internet link to a moving ship out in the ocean.

By Michael Kan
Tightbeam demo

Wiz Walks Away From $23 Billion Google Acquisition

CEO Assaf Rappaport says Wiz is 'flattered' but will go in a different direction.

By Emily Price
Wiz on a phone in front of a computer.

San Francisco Nabs Suspect for Slashing Waymo Vehicle Tires 17 Times

The 36-year-old allegedly used a knife to slash tires during the vandalism spree. But the driverless cars from Waymo had cameras watching the whole time.

By Michael Kan
Waymo Vehicle in San Francisco

Exploring L.A. in a Waymo Robotaxi: Peaceful, Cautious, Sometimes Tardy

Waymo's driverless taxis are attention-grabbing, but without freeway access or rides to and from LAX, the Alphabet-owned company still has some kinks to work out in Los Angeles.

By Rob Pegoraro
A wide-angle shot shows a Waymo robotaxi heading west in Los Angeles

Phoenix Police Pull Over a Waymo Robotaxi for Driving Into Oncoming Traffic

Waymo says the issue was due to inconsistent construction signage.

By Emily Price
A Waymo vehcile driving down the road

Feds Add 9 More Incidents to Waymo Robotaxi Investigation

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking at how well the vehicles can avoid collisions with stationary objects as well as traffic control devices like cones.

By Emily Price
A Waymo van in motion

Waymo Driverless Taxis Now Complete More Than 50K Rides a Week

All those rides are happening in just three cities.

By Emily Price
Waymo cars sitting in a line

Gmail at 20: Ubiquitous, But Bad for Productivity

The reason behind Gmail's success has nothing to do with productivity or innovation.

By Jill Duffy
A graphical illustration of a "20" with a birthday hat on the 0 and the Gmail logo overlaid.

Waymo Wants You to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Robotaxi

At a D.C. event, safety advocates admit that the industry has a rough road to earning trust.

By Rob Pegoraro
Labels on the steering wheel of a Waymo robotaxi advise passengers: "Please keep your hands off the wheel. The Waymo Driver is in control at all times."

Wing Now Delivering Wendy's Meals Via Drones

The Alphabet company partners with DoorDash to offer drone-based Wendy's deliveries in Christiansburg, Virginia.

By Michael Kan
Wing dropping Wendy's package

Waymo Gets Approval to Operate Paid Driverless Taxis in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation as well as others opposed the approval, which was granted by the California Public Utilities Commission.

By Emily Price
Waymo vehicle on the road

Waymo Recalls Entire Self-Driving Fleet Following Tow Truck Collision

The recall, fixed via a software update, comes after two driverless Waymo taxis crashed into a backward-facing tow truck in Phoenix.

By Joe Hindy
waymo car on a street

New Delivery Drones From Alphabet's Wing Can Now Handle Heavier Packages

The drone can deliver packages that weigh up to 5 pounds, double its previous weight limit.

By Josh Hendrickson
A delivery drone hauling a package

Despite Bruising Court Battle, Uber to Offer Self-Driving Rides From Rival Waymo

The two companies were once locked in a high-profile legal battle over trade secrets. But now Uber is going to host Waymo rides through its own app for users in Phoenix.

By Michael Kan

Waymo Replaces Hybrid Vans With All-Electric Autonomous Ride-Hail Fleet

Customers in Phoenix's East Valley can access the fully electric fleet starting in April.

By Stephanie Mlot

Alphabet's Wing Teases Autonomous Drone Delivery Network

Unmanned aerial vehicles will soon be able to collect and distribute orders at multiple locations.

By Stephanie Mlot

Google's Parent Alphabet Ends Domestic Robot Helper Project

In training demonstrations last year, the robots responded to someone saying they were hungry by getting a bag of chips for them. Now, it looks like they will be no more.

By Marco Marcelline