Leonardo DiCaprio has a diamond proposal for you
The actor has invested in an ethical venture that aims to loosen DeBeer's stronghold on the diamond market.
View ArticleGoogle co-founder Page backing two start-ups making flying cars-Bbg
June 9- Google co-founder Larry Page is backing two start-ups that are working on flying cars, including funding one of them with more than $100 million so far, Bloomberg said on Thursday, citing...
View ArticleWhy Eric Schmidt has a 15-year-old door stored in his fancy Google office
Eric Schmidt keeps an extremely old door in his office that used be his desk when he was first hired by Google.
View ArticleMusk will have a tough time getting Tesla investors excited about SolarCity
"Musk may learn that engineering electrons is easier than engineering elections," one corporate governance expert says.
View ArticleAlphabet's 2Q earns soar despite rising 'moonshot' losses
SAN FRANCISCO— Business is booming at Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., even as it loses billions of dollars on kooky-sounding projects that may never produce any revenue. Huge chunks of the...
View ArticleHow much top tech CEOs made after earnings this week
The technology giant CEO's gained millions to their pocket books this week after the companies each beat their quarterly earnings and revenue estimates.
View ArticleFor Elon Musk, star-touched vision and messy reality collide
Musk must live in the real world, where production gaffes impact delivery targets, cars crash and more, USA Today reports.
View ArticleHow Google has changed since announcing Alphabet one year ago
Happy birthday, Alphabet. You’re one year old, and no less confounding to the outside world. Recode reports.
View ArticleBill Maris, CEO and founder of Google Ventures, is leaving Alphabet
Bill Maris, the founder and chief of Google Ventures, is leaving the firm and its parent, Alphabet, Recode reports.
View ArticleGoogle Fiber is pulling back on its rollout as pressure grows to cut costs
Fiber is facing ongoing scrutiny about its operations. Recode reports.
View ArticleHappy birthday, Warren Buffett! Here's another $2 million
Warren Buffett has averaged a gain of wealth of $2 million per day — for every day of his life.
View ArticleHave phone, will travel to Silicon Valley's tech touchstones
SAN FRANCISCO— There's a quirky twist on tourism emerging amid the Silicon Valley whirlwind of innovation that has tethered everyone to their smartphones. Silicon Valley startups have a history of...
View ArticleEx-Google Ventures head Bill Maris is raising a huge VC fund
Bill Maris backed Uber, Jet.com and Nest while at Google's Venture arm, and is now setting out on his own.
View ArticleTED conference creator in $10M lawsuit over sale of spinoff
PROVIDENCE, R.I.— The man who created the TED conference is embroiled in a multimillion-dollar legal dispute over the sale of a TED spinoff. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Rhode Island, Wurman...
View ArticleA year of Alphabet: Great for Google, less so for moonshots
SAN FRANCISCO— Reorganizing itself under the umbrella company Alphabet has done wonders for Google— but less so for a grab bag of eclectic projects ranging from robotic cars to internet-beaming...
View ArticleThe last Time Warner deal was the worst deal in history. What is AT&T thinking?
AT&T seeks to buy Time Warner despite naysayers.
View ArticleGoogle Fiber halts expansion plans as chief steps down
The company also announced that Craig Barratt, a veteran tech executive who led the ambitious— and expensive— Google Fiber program, is stepping down as CEO of Access, the division of Google corporate...
View ArticleGoogle parent Alphabet sees earnings, revenue beat and announces $7 billion...
Alphabet reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts' estimates and revenue that beat expectations on Monday.
View ArticleAlphabet's moonshots struggle as company stresses discipline
Google is keeping investors happy, but Alphabet's moonshots are dealing with heavy executive turnover.
View ArticleANALYSIS-Snap's youthful founders show no fear in race to IPO
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18- Snap Inc, the red-hot messaging company, is seen by many tech investors as the next Facebook or Google, but its youthful founders are pushing far more aggressively than its...
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