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Justin Bieber Gets Googled

5:02AM Adrian Chen | Google loves Lady Gaga. But they’re sharing the love with Justin Bieber, whose socially-networked rise to fame probably is an even better fit for a tech company. Google just released this Justin Bieber ad for its Chrome browser. More »

Does Anyone Want A Google Plus Invite?

3:04AM Adrian Chen | Google just launched its new Facebook thing: Google Plus. And it’s invite-only. But people aren’t exactly killing each for Google+ invites. Oh, how times have changed since the Gmail Invite Gold Rush. More »

Google+ Swears It’s More Trustworthy Than Facebook

6:04AM Ryan Tate | Google+ understands you’re nervous, baby. That Facebook, he cheated on you, embarrassed you, and keeps promising to change. But you can trust Google+. He’s different. Really! Dump Facebook and tell all your friends about your new, richer social network. More »

Google Under Investigation For Being Evil

3:38AM Ryan Tate | Google is about to be officially investigated for being evil. The Federal Trade Commission thinks its search engine may have violated antitrust law, and that Google may be a bully to the core. Review some potential supporting evidence below. More »

A Billion People Visited Google Last Month

4:20AM Adrian Chen | For the first time ever, an internet company had one billion unique visitors last month. It was Google, of course. A billion people, all searching for their cultural equivalent of “good chocolate chip recipe”.

Lady Gaga Criticises Steve Jobs To His Face

7:15AM Ryan Tate | Who is the one person allowed to stand up to corporate diva Steve Jobs and criticise the Apple CEO to his face? That would, of course, be musical diva Lady Gaga, who recently talked a little trash at Apple headquarters. More »

Chinese Hackers Hijacked Gmail Accounts Of Senior US Officials

7:38AM Adrian Chen | Some Chinese hackers may have been reading top US officials’ email for a while. Google says they’ve thwarted a phishing campaign that targeted the Gmail accounts of politically sensitive targets. More »

Google Honcho Admits ‘I Screwed Up’ Against Facebook

4:53AM Ryan Tate | Eric Schmidt is sorry he let Facebook walk away with the entire social networking market. The Google chairman and CEO said he knew about the threat several years ago, but didn’t address it. Distracted, much? More »

How Not To Be Scandalous In A Nightclub

9:25AM Ryan Tate | Pro tip: If you’re going to do something you regret at a nghtclub, maybe pick the club without the gigantic privacy disclaimer at the front door. If something you’re embarrassed about does end up online, ignore it if possible. More »

Facebook Admits To Covert Google Bashing

3:22AM Ryan Tate | Facebook’s craftiness has backfired – again. The company just admitted it was behind a shadowy PR effort to plant negative stories about how Google is destroying your privacy. More »