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It sounds like a good idea: anticipating flu's spread by monitoring a region's online searches. But sometimes a sneeze is just a cold.

Mysterious banners at a Cambridge, Mass., subway stop have commuters scratching their heads. The signs, challenging passers-by to solve a complicated math problem, are actually a cryptic a pitch by Google, which is looking to hire more brainy engineers. Andrea Shea reports.

This week NPR is examining the fast-changing world of wireless communication. Next month, the federal government will auction off a swath of airwaves that is expected to usher in a new generation of wireless devices and services. Google is among the companies that says it will bid.

Google is taking on Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer with a new browser called Chrome. Technology commentator Mario Armstrong says it's an easy to use, open-source browser, but it has a long way to go before it could oust Explorer as the No. 1 browser.

A city boy came up with a great idea for farmers in Africa: a mini-tractor that costs only $4,000 and has cool digital features.

Google is getting into the automobile business. Since the industry is littered with failed upstarts and revolutionary ideas, NPR's Sonari Glinton asks: Why would anyone want to do that?

Trevor Rainbolt has garnered over 600,000 followers on TikTok with his uncanny ability to identify the country where photos on Google Maps were taken.

The Google Street View project has sent cars to photograph places around the world, but it has never been to the Faroe Islands. Some islanders have found a unique way to put itself on the map.

Tech companies are force-feeding people AI on search engines and social media platforms and there's no way to opt out. Google search, considered the gateway to the internet, is especially frustrating.

The layoffs at Google follow similarly huge cuts at Microsoft, Amazon and Salesforce. Tech companies who hired rapidly during the pandemic now face fears of recession.