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Sick Teen Throws Pitch at MLB Game Using Google Fiber and Telerobotic Pitching Machine

Sick Teen Throws Pitch at MLB Game Using Google Fiber and Telerobotic Pitching Machine

By Brandon Russell |

At a Yankees-Athletics game earlier this week, 13-year-old Nick LeGrande threw out the ceremonial first pitch as the sun quickly faded behind Oakland Coliseum. It’s been done a thousand times—a staple of the game’s history—but not like this. LeGrande wasn’t even inside the stadium, nor…



Google’s Project Loon Wants to Provide the World With Internet Using Balloons

Google’s Project Loon Wants to Provide the World With Internet Using Balloons

By Brandon Russell |

Life without the Internet is an unfathomable thought; by now it’s become a part of our everyday existence, almost a necessity. But many people across the globe—two out of three, according to Google—aren’t fortunate enough to have such unfettered access. The search giant wants to…













Google Buys Waze: Social Traffic Updates Coming to Google Maps

Google Buys Waze: Social Traffic Updates Coming to Google Maps

By Jacob Kleinman |

Google has officially purchased social-mapping data company Waze in order to improve its Maps service with crowd-sourced real-time traffic updates. After months of speculation, Google finally acquired the Israeli startup, which it hopes will help drivers use its services to outsmart gridlock. There’s no official word…