Artificial intelligence can help us do a whole lot of things: figure out what to binge-watch next, decide when to heat our homes, or even, eventually, drive us home. One former Googler wants to add another thing to the list: make you a better tweeter or Facebooker. On Thursday, Bindu Reddy, who used to be …

If you’ve ever tried to meet up with friends at a big expanse like Central Park or Golden Gate Park, you know it can be a pain to find the exact spot where they’re hanging out. Google wants to help. The search giant on Wednesday unveiled a new feature for Google Maps called “location sharing” that lets you reveal your …

Now playing: Watch this: Android O will make your battery last longer 1:28 Google is hoping its newest version of Android is sweeter than the last. The search giant on Tuesday announced the next generation of its mobile software, which powers almost nine out of every 10 smartphones on the planet. For now, the software is just called Android O, …

Google is rethinking some of its advertising policies after coming under fire in the UK. Some advertising customers in the UK have pulled ads from Google-owned YouTube after some of them reportedly appeared alongside inappropriate and extremist content. The list of clients includes the British government and big brands in the UK, such as the Guardian newspaper. For example, one …

If you’re a Yahoo user, you might be happy to hear the FBI and Department of Justice got the Russian hackers responsible for a massive cyberattack in 2014. But there’s another person who’s showing a measure of gratitude as well: Marissa Mayer. Yahoo’s CEO tweeted her appreciation on Wednesday. “Very grateful to the FBI & DOJ for bringing to justice …

Music and driving go hand in hand, and now so do two major music and driving apps. On Tuesday, Spotify and Waze announced new updates that let users of each app access features from either app. For example, if you’ve got both Waze, which is owned by Google, and Spotify installed on your phone, you can get driving directions straight …

Snapchat wants even more real estate on your phone. The disappearing photo app, owned by parent company Snap, on Tuesday launched a quicker way to start chatting with your friends on the app. With Snapchat’s Bitmoji widget, you can pick a few friends and see their avatars right from the “Today” screen on iOS and the home screen on Android …

Facebook has been under fire after a report from the BBC last week called out the social network for not taking down sexualized images of children on its site. On Tuesday, Facebook said the moderation tool that should have flagged the images during the investigation wasn’t working, according to a follow-up report by the BBC. “We welcome when a journalist …

It might sound obvious, but the thing about tech is that sometimes it can get really, well, technical. So Alphabet wants to help make nitty-gritty tech jargon simpler to explain to the masses. On Tuesday, Jigsaw, a tech incubator owned by Google’s parent company, launched a website called the Sideways Dictionary that takes jargon and puts it into terms normal …

Google is the latest tech company to try to tackle the problems of fake news and offensive content. The search giant is cracking down on search results that are upsetting or inaccurate, according to a report Tuesday by Search Engine Land. It sounds like Google is taking a long-term approach to the problem. The company has introduced a new flag …