Agreed. Google is very good at such pieces, and news sites surprisingly credulous at running them. Two that spring to mind: http://www.theatlantic.com/technolog

Agreed. Google is very good at such pieces, and news sites surprisingly credulous at running them. Two that spring to mind: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/how-google-builds-its-maps-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-everything/261913/ http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/how-go... , http://www.wired.com/2014/07/how-googles-new-font-tries-to-anticipate-the-future/ http://www.wired.com/2014/07/how-googles-new-font-tries-to-a...