WASHINGTON — What topic sparked the most interest online this year? No, it wasn’t Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton or the 2016 election. Forget the drama-filled Olympics and the Pokemon Go phenomenon.

"Pokemon Go," the Olympics and the presidential election are among Google's top trending searches of 2016. (Scroll down for the full lists.) Powerball tops the list. The multi-state lottery handed out ...

Google I/O 2016, Alphabet’s annual developer conference, has wrapped up for the year, bringing with it a slew of new announcements and exciting things to look forward to. This year, the announcements ...

Virtual Reality? Drones? Wingsuitting CEOs? Anything is possible at the Google I/O developer conference. Since my start in 2008, I've covered a wide variety of topics from space missions to fax ...

Pikachu had a really big year. On Thursday, Google revealed the most popular searches in 2016, and the viral sensation Pokemon Go was the top search worldwide this year. The game uses augmented ...

Google’s spoiling us today, with news of Android Pay’s UK launch this morning and now a slew of announcements from its I/O developer conference taking place in Mountain View. A context aware, ...

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Google says it didn't use funds to target Latinos during the 2016 election. In a testy exchange in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai refuted allegations that ...

Google I/O 2016 winds down today, and it’s been a packed three days of announcements, demos, and teasers. One thing we know for sure is that nothing announced this week will be readily available soon, ...

Google Assistant's retirement timeline is officially set. Introduced in 2016, Google will sunset Assistant just before its ...

For two years, the alleged threat that Russia poses to our elections has been official Washington's obsession. The usual business of government has come to a halt as Democrats and their allies in the ...

With the schedule under the microscope and our ears to the ground for rumors, here's everything we think we'll see at Google's developer conference. Sarah Mitroff has worn many hats at CNET, including ...