Dutch windmills to power Google’s Eemshaven data centre The Netherlands is famous for its windmills , which over the years have been used to saw wood, mill corn, pump water and much more. Now, a ... Read more...
Throwing off the shackles of communism A quarter century ago, the people of Central Europe liberated themselves, bringing down the Iron Curtain, choosing capitalism over communism... Read more...
YouTube music hits the right note You watched the Belgian singer Stromae perform Papaoutai 200+ million times on YouTube, helping propel the song about his father to the top... Read more...
It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens Last summer’s Snowden revelations not only highlighted the urgent need for surveillance reform but also severely damaged relations between t... Read more...
Powering Italy’s exporters with the web Before the Internet, almost all exporters were big, powerful companies. Exporting was expensive and time-consuming, requiring large sales, m... Read more...
#Deutschland25 - a new generation after the Berlin Wall Today, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the brave people who tore down the Iron Curtain. Courtesy of the German Federal Archives ,... Read more...
Talking Moonshots at the London Design Festival London has long been considered a global centre for design and innovation. Google UK partnered with the London Design Festival , a ten day e... Read more...
Celebrating startups with the new Google for Entrepreneurs Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog Startups and entrepreneurs have the power to build technologies and creative solutions that trans... Read more...
Democratising high speed Internet access in Senegal A decade ago, Senegal was one of the most promising African countries in adopting the Internet, with more than double the Internet penetrati... Read more...
European Commission President Barroso speaks out An Irish homeowner asked what could be done to help him deal with his unsustainable mortgage. “What’s next for my country?” wondered a Greek... Read more...
Hanging out for Jewish-Arab dialogue in Israel Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog Despite the fact that Israeli Arab and Jewish youth live in the same country and even study at th... Read more...
Stepping up on free expression in Germany Until now, the German Foreign Ministry had sponsored one main conference on the Internet - focusing on cybersecurity. Last week, it held a ... Read more...