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Google and Microsoft are urging Congress to pass a law that would prohibit operators of high-speed internet services from prioritizing certain types of traffic -- such as online video -- over others. The so-called "net neutrality" law would regulate how bandwidth is distributed.

Google is taking on Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer with a new browser called Chrome. Technology commentator Mario Armstrong says it's an easy to use, open-source browser, but it has a long way to go before it could oust Explorer as the No. 1 browser.

Archaeologists in Asheville, N.C. are on a mission: To share the city's history of slavery by using Google Earth. Jeff Keith explains the project and what's come of their findings.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with University of Chicago professor Luigi Zingales about the federal antitrust case targeting Google's digital advertising business.

Internet search engine Google says it is deciding whether to appeal a decision by a French court that has implications for its lucrative advertising model. The court ordered Google to stop displaying ads for competitors of Louis Vuitton when users searched for the luxury goods maker. There are similar cases being brought in the United States.

The two finalists test their knowledge of everything from economics to brands of gum in this rapid-fire final round.

A federal judge says he intends to force Google to turn over Web search data to the Department of Justice. In January, the department subpoenaed information contained in Google's database, claiming it would help prove the need for tougher laws against online pornography.

Google and the state of California are paying 250 million dollars over the next five years to California news outlets, and research AI technology they say will assist journalists.

All Things Considered host Audie Cornish talks with Andrew Ng, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. He led a Google research team in creating a neural network out of 16,000 computer processors to try and mimic the functions of the human brain. Given three days on YouTube, the network taught itself how to identify — cats.

Environmental watchdogs now can detect deforestation even when it's hidden from sight by rain and clouds. They're using data from radar on a European satellite.