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Google chairman Schmidt agrees to testify at Senate antitrust he...

Digg - Business & Finance  Fri, 07/08/2011 - 13:46

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has agreed to testify at a September hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Antitrust subpanel.

Google had earlier declined an invitation from the Subcommittee's leadership to send Schmidt or CEO Larry Page to the hearing, prompting speculation over whether the panel would subpoena them to answer questions about the search giant's core business.


 

Page makes CEO debut at Google stockholder meeting

Newsvine - business  Thu, 06/02/2011 - 18:22

It was hard to tell at Google Inc.'s annual meeting Thursday that the Internet search leader had a new CEO in co-founder Larry Page, who took the job from Eric Schmidt two months ago.


 

Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt and Mark Zuckerberg to Meet With Presid...

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 02/16/2011 - 20:42

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who recently took a medical leave of absence from his company, and Google chief executive Eric Schmidt will be among the attendees of President Obama's event with business leaders in San Francisco Thursday evening, a source...

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Google awards $100 million to outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt

Topix - Business News  Tue, 01/25/2011 - 06:02

Google has awarded $100 million worth of equity to Eric Schmidt, who is stepping aside as CEO but will stay with the company as executive chairman.


 

Eric Schmidt Plans $334 Million Stock Sale

WebProNews - Financial  Fri, 01/21/2011 - 11:23

It may be quite a while before it's possible say for sure whether Eric Schmidt chose a new position or was asked to step down, but in the meantime, no one needs to feel sorry for him.  The soon-to-be ex-CEO of Google has submitted paperwork to clear the way for a stock sale worth about $334 million.


 

Google Co-Founder Larry Page to replace Eric Schmidt as CEO

Topix - Business News  Thu, 01/20/2011 - 18:42

In addition to announcing their quarterly earnings on Jan. 20, Google dropped somewhat of a blockbuster.

CEO Eric Schmidt is no longer CEO, instead being replaced by co-found Larry Page, while Schmidt becomes executive chairman.


 

Is Google prepping an NFC-based mobile payment service?

Topix - Business News  Wed, 01/05/2011 - 11:14

Is Google prepping a payment service that would utilize the company's new near-field communication (NFC) feature added to the Samsung Nexus S and future Android handsets?

It's possible, and Google's Eric Schmidt actually mentioned the future of NFC when the Web 2.0 conference, although he did not mention Google in the same breath as mobile payments.


 

Steve Jobs action figure awaits Eric Schmidt figure, for some re...

Topix - Business News  Sun, 11/21/2010 - 11:51

For those who believe that Steve Jobs is possibly the only tech figure to reach near God-like celebrity proportions, we now have proof.

The M.I.C Store is selling Steve Jobs Action Figures for $79.90, tax and shipping included.


 

Google CEO expects mobile ads to account for majority of revenue

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 09/28/2010 - 15:47

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said today he believes mobile advertising would become the primary source of revenue for Google in the future.


 

French court convicts Google, CEO Schmidt, of defamation

Topix - Business News  Sun, 09/26/2010 - 12:52

A French court has convicted Google and CEO Eric Schmidt for defamation.