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Google Now and the predictive future of search
The Verge interviews the engineering team behind Google Now on Android to find out what’s next for the innovative search feature. Google executives Hugo Barra, Scott Huffman, Jeff Dean, and Vincent Vanhoucke tell the story behind how Google Now came into being and why it represents the best of Google. …
Read More »Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Android 4.2: an exclusive first look from inside Google HQ
The Verge’s Joshua Topolsky visits Google’s HQ to check out the future of Android. Read more: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3571956/nexus-4-nexus-10-and-android-4-2-googles-new-nexus-lineup-video Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read More: http://www.theverge.com More from The …
Read More »Andrew McCarthy: The Longest Way Home | Nat Geo Live
Travel writer Andrew McCarthy joins NG Traveler editor at large Don George in a conversation about the transformative power of travel. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provoking presentations by today’s leading explorers, scientists, and photographers. Get More National …
Read More »The Solid Verbal: Week 9 Review (10/28)
Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein recap all the action from Week 9, including Notre Dame’s epic road win, Kansas State’s dominating effort, Alabama’s continued dominance and the Tire Fire that is Auburn football.
Read More »Fact Check: How Strong is The U.S. Navy?
“Mitt Romney says the American Navy is smaller than it was in 1916. In a naive ship-counting sense, where big ships and small ships all carry the same weight, that might be true. But what really matters is relative strength: how powerful is the U.S. Navy compared to all the …
Read More »Woman Lives Biblically For a Year
“Just ahead of the book’s release Oct. 30, evangelical author Rachel Held Evans announced that LifeWay Christian Resources had refused to stock her second work, A Year of Biblical Womanhood, which describes her humorous year-long attempt to follow the Bible’s rules for women. LifeWay, which is operated by the Southern …
Read More »‘Little Face Mitt’ – What Does The Viral Hit Mean?
“Reuben Glaser, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee freshman, noticed that presidential candidate Mitt Romney lacked a defining characteristic. “Ford fell down, Biden is Uncle Joe, and Obama is cool,” he said. “Romney doesn’t really have anything.” So Glaser gave him something: a big head. Glaser has been digitally minimizing Romney’s facial …
Read More »Italian Scientists Convicted Over Earthquake Prediction
“This week six scientists and one government official were sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter, for making “falsely reassuring” comments before the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. But was this fair? First, we have to understand limits of earthquake science. Ian Main, Professor of Seismology and Rock Physics at the …
Read More »Convicted Tax Cheat Attended ’47 Percent’ Romney Fundraiser
“When Mitt Romney assailed Americans who he claimed don’t pay federal income taxes during his infamous 47 percent rant in May, one of the guests in the room for this intimate Boca Raton fundraiser was a convicted tax cheat who had gone to jail for failing to pay a quarter …
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