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Expanding Public Alerts in Japan with Severe Weather Warnings 2 Aug 2013 | 07:35 am
Earlier this year we launched Google Public Alerts for the first time in Japan, covering earthquakes and tsunamis. Today, we’re expanding the service to include weather-related alerts for typhoons, bl...
Help inspire the next generation of technology creators: Apply for a 2014 RISE Award 1 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm
Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog Inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers is crucially important—breakthroughs don't happen without people to make them. We want students to...
Public Alerts for Natural Disasters Now Available in Taiwan 10 Jul 2013 | 11:13 am
As Taiwan heads into another Typhoon season, the need for reliable and easily accessible information about where the next storm will hit and how to stay safe has never been more important. That’s why...
Television White Spaces database receives FCC certification 29 Jun 2013 | 12:04 am
We know spectrum is an essential resource to power the future of the Internet. Using untapped spectrum can help improve broadband access in many parts of the world—as it’s doing in our trial in South ...
Crisis Map launched for Alberta Floods 23 Jun 2013 | 12:47 am
As flooding continues to affect Alberta, the Google Crisis Response team has launched a new crisis map with emergency-related information. To view the crisis map, visit: http://google.org/crisismap/2...
Hacking for Change at Google 5 Jun 2013 | 05:37 am
Cross-posted from the Google Developers Blog On June 1st and 2nd, thousands of developers from across the U.S. came together at nearly 100 different locations to participate in the first ever Nationa...
Hacking for Change at Google 5 Jun 2013 | 05:37 am
Cross-posted from the Google Developers Blog On June 1st and 2nd, thousands of developers from across the U.S. came together at nearly 100 different locations to participate in the first ever Nationa...
More than 15 African countries gather to explore the potential of TV White Spaces 4 Jun 2013 | 06:21 am
To help bring more of Africa online, we often work with others: offering programs to get universities connected, supporting nonprofit innovators to increase engineering know-how, and partnering to tes...
More than 15 African countries gather to explore the potential of TV White Spaces 4 Jun 2013 | 06:21 am
To help bring more of Africa online, we often work with others: offering programs to get universities connected, supporting nonprofit innovators to increase engineering know-how, and partnering to tes...
Responding to the Oklahoma tornado 24 May 2013 | 11:10 pm
On Monday, the Oklahoma City region was struck by a devastating 2-mile wide tornado. Entire neighborhoods and schools have been destroyed, people have lost their lives and thousands remain displaced. ...
