Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt

• 

  Facebook CEO turns 28, IPO could be $100B gift

  He famously wears a hoodie, jeans and sneakers, and he was born the year Apple introduced the Macintosh. But Mark Zuckerberg is no boy-CEO. 

• 

  Jury deadlocks on key issue in Google-Oracle trial

  A federal jury failed to agree on a pivotal issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, blunting the impact of its finding that ... 

• 

  Asteroids may yield precious metals, cosmic riches

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

• 

  Company aims to strike it rich by mining asteroids

  A group of high-tech tycoons wants to mine nearby asteroids, hoping to turn science fiction into real profits. The mega-million dollar plan is to use ... 

• Motorola Mobility CEO's pay more than triples

  Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. CEO and Chairman Sanjay Jha's compensation more than tripled in 2011 to $47.2 million, including awards tied to the ... 

• Google's ex-CEO gets $101M pay package in new job

  Shifting from Google's CEO to executive chairman proved to be lucrative career move for Eric Schmidt. Google Inc. awarded Schmidt a compensation ... 

• Oracle skewers Google as Android trial opens

  Oracle began Monday trying to convince a jury that Google's top executives have long known that they stole a key piece of technology to build the ... 

• 

  Google to split stock to keep power with founders

  Google improved its short-term finances even as it seeks to preserve its long-term interests. The online search leader reported a 61 percent increase ... 

• 

  What's up with Google's plan to split its stock

  Google Inc. has announced plans to issue a new class of stock to existing shareholders, effectively splitting shares 2 to 1. It's an unusual approach ... 

• Google CEO reflects on past year in rare dispatch

  Now that he has been Google's CEO for a year, Larry Page may be ready to tackle some of the public-relations duties that typically accompany the job. 

• 

  Facebook focus guides Google CEO's 1st year on job

  Google co-founder Larry Page has a Facebook fixation. When he replaced his mentor Eric Schmidt as Google's CEO last April, Page insisted that the ... 

• 

  Apple's market clout likely to draw more scrutiny

  In everything it does, from product design to business deals, Apple strives for as much control as possible. But as the world's most valuable company ... 

• 

  Google: Technology is making science fiction real

  Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt predicted Tuesday that rapid advances in technology will soon transform science fiction into reality — meaning ... 

• 

  Suit claims Silicon Valley anti-poaching scheme

  In Silicon Valley's white-hot competition for tech talent, programmers can face a daily barrage of calls from recruiters seeking to woo them to rival ... 

• 

  Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor

  Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to ... 

• Google exec: Online piracy bills in Congress wrong

  Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that it would be a mistake for Congress to approve Hollywood-backed legislation meant to combat ...