Google reports 50 per cent jump in emissions due to AI energy use
Google's greenhouse gas emissions have increased by half over the last five years due to the energy demands of artificial intelligence, the company has revealed. More
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Chromasonic makes "light audible and sound visible" for Google's Milan installation
Google has returned to Milan design week with a kaleidoscopic installation by research studio Chromasonic, designed to simulate the experience of having synesthesia. More
Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards 2024 judge Suchi Reddy
Reddymade founder Suchi Reddy has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here she selects five projects that best reflect her studio's work. More
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features Google's New York headquarters
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the opening of Google's headquarters in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
Google opens New York headquarters built on renovated 1930s train terminal
Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. More
Google and Jahn release images of Thompson Center redesign
Tech company Google and architecture studio Jahn have released visualisations of the planned revamp of the James R Thompson Center, an iconic postmodern-style building in Chicago's Downtown. More
Lachlan Turczan and Google visualise sound with giant water-covered speakers
Tech giant Google has created an installation with American artist Lachlan Turczan that explores the "hidden qualities of water" at Milan Design Week. More
Desk 27 by Aruliden integrates Google conference call technology within single device
Materials company Aruliden has worked with Google Workspace to develop a touchscreen that combines Google's meeting software with interactive hardware and noise-cancellation capabilities. More
Google combines "smarts and helpfulness" with first smartwatch
Technology company Google has released the Google Pixel Watch, which is its first smartwatch, has a sleek circular face and includes a Fitbit activity tracker. More
Google turns logo black to mark Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
Google has turned the logo on its homepage black in the United Kingdom to coincide with the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. More
Google in discussions to make postmodern Thompson Center its Chicago HQ
Technology company Google is reportedly in negotiations to buy the Helmut Jahn-designed James R Thompson Center in Chicago. More
Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a Google campus designed by BIG and Heatherwick Studio
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Google's Bay View campus in Silicon Valley, which was designed by BIG and Heatherwick Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More
Office architecture
Office architecture
BIG and Heatherwick complete Google campus topped with "dragonscale" roofs
Search engine company Google has opened its BIG and Heatherwick Studio-designed Bay View campus in California's Silicon Valley, which features sweeping, scale-like panels across its roof. More
Google buys Renzo Piano's Central Saint Giles as London office
Search engine company Google has purchased the Renzo Piano-designed Central Saint Giles development in London for £730 million, as it commits to a future of physical office working. More
Technology
Technology
Google's Material You design language enables more personal interfaces
Google will add a colourful "new set of capabilities" to its digital interfaces, allowing users to further personalise visuals on their phone and tablet screens. More
Carbon neutrality "still allows for carbon emissions" says Google sustainability lead
Google continues to emit greenhouse gases despite claiming to be carbon neutral, Dezeen has learned. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
An interview with the creators of a climate change animation features in today's Dezeen Weekly
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes the background to a 2012 computer-generated timelapse which depicts New York City being buried under a mountain of giant bubbles. More
Google opens first physical retail space in NYC by Reddymade
Google has opened its first physical retail space in New York's Chelsea, designed by architecture studio Reddymade to include cork furniture and recycled materials. More
Video conferencing with Google Meet Series One is like "being in the same room"
Google and design agency Aruliden have created an AI-enabled video-conferencing kit for that automatically senses the number of participants in a room and optimises sound quality and video framing for each. More
Google ditches signature Gmail envelope in revamped logo
The envelope stamped with the red letter M, which has featured in every Gmail logo since its launch in 2004, has been abandoned as part of a new simplified, multi-coloured brand identity for Google's G Suite tools. More