News tagged with eric schmidt

Making sense of Google's seemingly kooky concepts

In its self-proclaimed drive to make the world a better place, Google has immersed itself in far more than Internet search and online ads. But driverless cars and a wind energy farm in the Atlantic Ocean? ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Company unveils plan to mine asteroids for riches (Update)

Using space-faring robots to mine precious metals from asteroids almost sounds easy when former astronaut Tom Jones describes it - practically like clearing a snow-covered driveway.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 23

Google boss worries about teen reading

The boss of US Internet giant Google on Friday expressed concern that youngsters growing up in the mobile instant information age will develop a "deep reading" problem.

Technology / Other

created Jan 29, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Apple sued over iPhone 4S 'assistant' Siri

An iPhone 4S buyer has sued Apple for promising more than it delivered with automated "Siri" voice-activated assistant software built into the coveted smartphones.

Technology / Business

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Internet keeps government honest: Google chief

Broader adoption of the Internet will keep governments on their toes as wired-up citizens exercise their newfound power to check rights abuses, Google chief Eric Schmidt said on Saturday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 28

Google working on phone with built-in payment tool

Google Inc. is taking another stab at designing a game-changing mobile phone, this time by including a built-in payment system that could eventually enable the devices to replace credit cards.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Google: Technology is making science fiction real

(AP) -- Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt predicted Tuesday that rapid advances in technology will soon transform science fiction into reality - meaning people will have driverless cars, small robots ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Siri a challenge to Google search: Eric Schmidt

The voice-activated Siri assistant on Apple's iPhone 4S is a direct challenge to Google's search engine, chairman Eric Schmidt said.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 6

YouTube to turn profit this year: NY Times

Google-owned videosharing website YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year on revenue of 450 million dollars, The New York Times reported Friday.

Technology / Business

created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Google updates privacy policy

Google updated its privacy policy on Friday, a day after a video cartoon featuring the Internet firm's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Google CEO: New operating system changes the game

(AP) -- Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt can't wait for the Internet search leader's free operating system to debut next year.

Technology / Software

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Google wins permission to keep website in China (Update 3)

(AP) -- Google won permission Friday to maintain its website in China and keep its toehold in the world's most populous nation after bowing to pressure to eliminate a virtual detour around the country's online ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

US anti-trust inquiry into Google, Apple

US officials have begun investigating whether close ties between the boards of technology giants Google and Apple violate antitrust laws, the New York Times said Tuesday.

Technology / Business

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Google responds to newspaper critics

Faced with a steady drumbeat of criticism from a shrinking newspaper industry, Google is out to prove that it is friend not foe.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 9

Google's 3Q proves company can afford big spending

Google Inc. is still spending money like the recession is a distant memory, but investors can't complain too much as long as the Internet search leader keeps expanding its advertising empire like it did in ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Eric E. Schmidt

Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955(1955-04-27) in Washington, D.C.) is an engineer, Chairman and CEO of Google Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. He also sits on the Board of Trustees for Carnegie Mellon University and Princeton University. He lives in Atherton, California with his wife Wendy.

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