Steven Levy

Google Downplays Expectations Ahead of I/O Developer Conference

Liz Gannes in News on May 13, 2013 at 8:26 am PT

Not appearing at this week’s performances: Razzle and dazzle.

Sundar Pichai: Google Drive Is About Context, Where Competitors Are About Files

Liz Gannes in News on April 24, 2012 at 11:19 am PT

After years ago helping to kill an unreleased previous product called Google Drive, Sundar Pichai is now pitching a product with the exact same name.

Larry Page Declares He Is Above the Fray

Liz Gannes in News on April 4, 2012 at 8:53 am PT

Though outside observers who know Google very well describe Larry Page, in his first year back as CEO, as singularly impatient, Page offered a sort of serenity in a rare interview.

Developer Finds New Use for iPad Camera: Invisibility Trick

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 23, 2011 at 3:41 pm PT

For many, the cameras on the iPad 2 seem a bit superfluous. That’s especially true for the rear camera, since at least the front one can be used for video chatting. But a developer has found at least one fun use for that low-resolution camera on the back of Apple’s latest tablet — making the device appear to be invisible.

Yup, It's True: No Social at Google I/O

Liz Gannes in Social on May 6, 2011 at 10:18 am PT

Sources familiar with Google’s plans say there will be no big social launches at the splashy Google I/O developer conference next week.

Viral Video: Google Inside Out With Steven Levy

Kara Swisher in News on April 26, 2011 at 12:27 am PT

The Churchill Club posted this video of a morning interview session I did with author and journalist Steven Levy last week in Silicon Valley. Levy talked about his new book, “In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives.”

Video: Steven Levy Talks About Google Book "In the Plex"

Kara Swisher in News on April 21, 2011 at 6:15 am PT

Earlier this week, BoomTown interviewed longtime author and tech journalist Steven Levy about his new book, “In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives.” I met Levy at the Plex in question–the Googleplex–to chitchat about what he learned after being embedded at the Borg, um, search giant for years.

Nerd Alert: Here Come Two More Google Books!

Kara Swisher in News on February 15, 2011 at 7:01 am PT

Although there have already been several big-deal books on Google already–including Ken Auletta’s “Googled,” which was bought by Hollywood for a movie–a new pair is about to debut in coming months. One is penned by prominent Silicon Valley journalist Steven Levy, who had a lot of access to the Google and its denizens, and the other is what appears to be an insiderish tell-all by a former employee.