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Google will allow patent holders to "tell Google about patents they're willing to sell at a price they set." Tech firms have been targeted by "trolls" who own patents and charge them licensing fees.

Google recently came under sharp criticism after researchers found a major flaw in Android would let hackers take over smartphones. Now it's launching a new system to protect phones regularly.

According to Google, a sophisticated algorithm tells the company there are more than 129 million books in the world.

The Justice Department is dubbing its case against Google the biggest monopoly lawsuit in more than 25 years. It says Google has been giving its search engine business preferential treatment.

In the first day of trading in shares of the Internet search engine company Google, the stock rises to above $100. After much anticipation over the public offering, Google set its initial price at $85 for Thursday's debut. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Western scientists say they may never know the source of the cloud of ruthenium-106 that hovered over Europe last month. But what little data there is suggests a research facility inside Russia.

You're not just shedding microbes on every surface you touch. Research suggests you're actually walking around in an airborne plume of bacteria and other microscopic organisms that's unique to you.

Google is losing its black and Latino workers at higher rates than any other demographic, according to the company's annual diversity report released last week. But it is far from alone in Silicon Valley.

The long-awaited "Google phone" has arrived. The G1 phone carries Google's Android software and runs on T-Mobile networks. Though its touch screen and online integration make the G1 analogous to Apple's iPhone, the Android platform is open for use by multiple phone developers.

Google has launched a new version of its search engine Web site in China. The site censors material about Tibet, human rights and other topics considered sensitive by the Chinese government. The move comes shortly after the company was praised for not complying with a U.S. federal subpoena for its records.