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This week NPR is examining the fast-changing world of wireless communication. Next month, the federal government will auction off a swath of airwaves that is expected to usher in a new generation of wireless devices and services. Google is among the companies that says it will bid.

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.

The hope was that the internet and TV service could attract new businesses and create a future-focused city. But seven years later, how much of that dream came true?

The biggest antitrust trial in nearly 25 years kicks off on Tuesday as the Justice Department makes its case that Google is an illegal monopoly.

The layoffs at Google follow similarly huge cuts at Microsoft, Amazon and Salesforce. Tech companies who hired rapidly during the pandemic now face fears of recession.

Strikes and organizing efforts at big companies such as Amazon, Starbucks and John Deere have generated new enthusiasm about the prospects for organized labor. But the numbers tell a different story.

The U.S. Capitol police union has said their leadership failed to protect them on January 6. The union wants acting Chief Yogananda Pittman and a half-dozen other officers to be held accountable.

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.

The high-tech glasses aren't yet available to the public. But a select group of test customers have received the gadgets after charming Google with their ideas for how to use them. NPR's Steve Henn takes a look at what Google Glass might offer users of the future.

Trevor Rainbolt has garnered over 600,000 followers on TikTok with his uncanny ability to identify the country where photos on Google Maps were taken.