Google and AOL said Thursday they renewed their decade-long partnership for another five years, as AOL seeks to improve its business.

Google has given an update on its immediate plans for Google Wave. As you probably know, the company recently announced that it would be shutting down Google Wave as a standalone product, thought Google said it would preserve the technology behind Wave for future use and integration with other Google products. Google announced that it will expand upon the 200,000 lines of code that it has open ...

"Google Wave, the social networking service canceled by Google, will morph into an application bundle for real-time collaboration, a Google engineer said this week."

Terry is looking for more info.

Google is finding willing listeners among record labels as it makes the rounds to negotiate the rights to launch its digital music service.

Google on Thursday released an updated version of its Chrome browser, which promises faster speeds and a simplified interface.

Google and AOL have signed a deal that extends the search and advertising partnership between the two companies for another five years. The agreement also includes mobile search and adds a content sharing partnership with YouTube.

Laura wrote:

Did anyone else see this article?

I saw this posted Friday on NEWS.CNET.COM.

"Google Beat will focus on the top search terms of the week, marking a rare occasion where Google has actively produced its own content."

This is the latest news as of September 3rd.

I'll post more if I find anything else out.

Google Inc. is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Google and AOL have renewed a long-term partnership that gives AOL Web properties access to Google search and advertising services.