Magic Leap raised $542 million in a funding round led by Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) on Tuesday. The number 1 mobile chipmaker, Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ QCOM) is invested in this funding round as well as Andreessen Horowitz, KKR, Obvious Ventures and Legendary Entertainment. The company’s Founder and CEO, Rony Abovitz said its mission is to “develop and commercialize… the most natural and human-friendly wearable computing … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Funds Big In An Augmented Reality Startup

A woman who in full public view wore cloths that revealed her cleavage, and whose photo was taken by Google Street view, has won approximately $2,000 from a Canadian court for the emotional damage she suffered by having her picture taken and posted on the internet. While sitting on the stoop of her split level house in public view, the unidenitified woman’s picture was taken … Continue reading Stock Report: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Loses Another Lawsuit

To grass roots activists of all stripes, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has always been somewhat of an enigma. On the one hand it says the right things to support politically progressive causes such as fighting for privacy protection or Net Neutrality, but on the other hand taking actions that raise question marks as to the company’s true credentials. As WikiLeaks founder claims Google is in … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Spying Issue Raised

Movie theaters have officially ban movie goers from bringing Google Glass and other wearable into theaters. Moviegoers will have to leave their Google Glass at home or in the car as all wearable devices are banned from U.S. movie theaters. The Motion Picture Association of America and cinema owners released new guidelines prohibiting wearable devices including Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)’s Glass because they don’t want … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Glass Banned In Cinemas

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) hopes to enter the medical field with a cancer detection breakthrough. The tech giant is developing tiny medical particles which could help find cancers and other diseases. Google X Life Science Team lead researcher Andrew Conrad talked to WSJ.D Live on Tuesday. He explained how the particles can be directed towards different parts of the body by simply applying wearable magnetic … Continue reading Stock in News: Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) Aiming For A Cancer Breakthrough

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has partnered with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to bring innovative services for companies worldwide. PwC is transitioning 45,000 people in the United States and Australia to Google Apps. The search engine giant hopes to strengthen its competitiveness and boost its software sales with its partnership with PwC. Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) is facing strong competition from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) and other cloud-computing … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Collaborates With PwC To Provide Innovative Services To Companies