But a report from the Wall Street Journal indicates this time around Google wants the Assistant to be a bit more personable. To do that, it’s hired comedy writers from both Pixar and the Onion.

If you've ever toyed with the idea of learning to code, the process can be a little daunting: there a dozens of languages, thousands of variables and few newbie-friendly places to get started.

When Google Allo launched, many users were a little bit disappointed with what felt like a still in-production experience that lacked some key features. However, pretty much everyone was in agreement ...

The DOJ did what it does and told Apple and others (Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp., Intuit Inc. and Pixar) to stop entering into anti-competitive agreements with other high tech ...

Google’s answer to Amazon Echo is called “Google Home,” and comes complete with an audio-interface Audio-interfaces, as my dedicated readers are aware, are pretty hot right now. In order to compete, ...

Regina Dugan of Google's skunkworks division gave an update on projects Ara and Tango, but it was a Disney-styled animation that stole the show at Google I/O. Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt covered ...

People who own a Moto X, the flagship phone of Google-powered handset maker Motorola Mobility, might be wondering this morning: What the hell is that little red sombrero doing on my home screen? Those ...

A community about to build or rehab a school often creates checklists of best practices, looks for furniture that matches its mascot, and orders shiny new lockers to line its corridors. These are all ...

Google wants its Assistant to be more than just an order-taking robot — so it hired some clever writers from outside the company to help make it happen. A new story from the Wall Street Journal's ...

Last week we published an investigation into the vaccination rates at day care facilities associated with Bay Area technology companies. Of 12 facilities associated with Silicon Valley firms, ...