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In many ways, Google+ is still struggling to define itself. But there's been one clear success story inside the Google social network: Video "Hangouts," which have proven popular in group communications, from academia to large corporations to startups.

As Google CEO Larry Page spoke Wednesday, his froggy voice not only grew stronger, the impression grew stronger that this is the man, and Google the company, that is leading technology today.

Beneath the checkout counter, down in the tubes that contain the ancient electronic infrastructure of the global financial system, the sap is rising.

The drones are coming, but rather than hovering over our homes in some big-brother scenario, they’ll be checking farmer’s crops, inspecting power lines, fighting forest fires and delivering medicines and vaccines in rural Africa. Those are just some of the…

Generally speaking, Google I/O has been bad luck for products launched there. So now the developer conference is turning into mellower, lower-profile affair, starting today.

Google CEO Larry Page says both his vocal chords are partially paralyzed, a "very rare" condition. He'll be speaking softly and funding research.

Bitcoin took another step toward the mainstream Tuesday with the announcement of at least $350,000 available for Bitcoin-focused startups in the next class of Silicon Valley-based accelerator Boost VC.

Critics are calling Facebook Home "a disaster" and worse, but the aggressive Facebook shell has been out for less than two months. Software takes time.

San Francisco-based RelayRides just announced a deal that puts new corporate and technological weight behind its vision of ubiquitous mobility.

Even a group of bandits hauling backpacks stuffed with millions likely won't speed the U.S. conversion to more secure card tech.