Google Now: behind the predictive future of search | The Verge

Google Now: behind the predictive future of search | The Verge: The Google that you're interacting with in Google Now is very different than the Google you used even a year ago. The company's products have often felt fragmented, serving small niches and launched without feeling fully thought-through — and then in too many cases simply killed off. That may have been a function of the fact that Google is so large and does so much — but Google Now is a sign that all the different parts of Google are finally working together in a cohesive way.