A look at Eric Schmidt's 17 years with Google and Alphabet
Google parent Alphabet Inc. says Eric Schmidt is stepping down as executive chairman, though he isn't leaving the company completely. Novell Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt is named Google chairman. Google moves...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Alphabet's Eric Schmidt to step down as executive chairman
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21- Alphabet Inc said on Thursday its Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will step down in January, ending a 17- year-run in which he played a central role in building a promising...
View ArticleRipple co-founder is now richer than the Google founders on paper after...
Thanks to one digital currency's surge, the co-founder and executive chairman of Ripple is now one of the five richest people in America.
View ArticleSelf-driving car experts offer online degree in 'flying cars'
Jan 23- Self-driving car pioneer Sebastian Thrun has shifted his gaze to the skies, as his Silicon Valley online school Udacity launches what it calls the first "nanodegree" in flying car engineering....
View ArticleAlphabet names board veteran as chairman to succeed Schmidt
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- Google parent Alphabet Inc replaced long-time Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt with board veteran John Hennessy, a former Stanford University president and one of search engine...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Alphabet names board veteran as chairman to succeed Schmidt
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- Google parent Alphabet Inc replaced long-time Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt with board veteran John Hennessy, a former Stanford University president and one of search engine...
View ArticleA raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial
SAN FRANCISCO— A Google-bred pioneer in self-driving cars and Uber's beleaguered ride-hailing service are colliding in a courtroom showdown revolving around allegations of deceit, betrayal, espionage...
View ArticleGoogle spinoff, Uber whale on each other as trial opens
SAN FRANCISCO— An epic court battle between Uber and a Google spinoff, centered on the alleged theft of self-driving car technology, began with accusations of sinister plots and other devious behavior...
View ArticleJury to hear opening statements in Waymo-Uber trial over autonomous car secrets
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 5- A jury in a trade-secrets lawsuit will get its first earful Monday as opening statements begin in a bitter legal battle between Waymo and Uber Technologies Inc that has captivated...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Jury told by Waymo lawyer Uber 'cheating' on autonomous car secrets
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 5- A jury in a trade-secrets lawsuit heard its first earful Monday as opening statements began in a bitter legal battle between Waymo and Uber Technologies Inc that has captivated...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Waymo lawyer tells U.S. jury Uber 'cheating' on autonomous car secrets
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 5- Uber was so driven to "win at all costs" in the race to develop self-driving vehicles that it cheated, a Waymo lawyer told a jury on Monday, the opening salvo in a trade-secrets...
View ArticleUPDATE 3-Waymo tells self-driving car secrets trial Uber 'cheating'; Uber:...
The first salvos were delivered to a 10- person jury in San Francisco federal court in a civil lawsuit that could help determine who emerges in the forefront of the autonomous car business nearly a...
View ArticleThe Latest: Waymo CEO derides former engineer as 'an enemy'
SAN FRANCISCO— The Latest on the court fight between Google spin-off Waymo and Uber:. Waymo CEO John Krafcik expressed his disdain for former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski Monday during court...
View ArticleUPDATE 4-At car secrets trial, Uber decries 'conspiracy theory', Waymo says...
The first salvos were delivered to a 10- person jury in San Francisco federal court in a civil lawsuit that could help determine who emerges in the forefront of the autonomous car business nearly a...
View ArticleAt car secrets trial, Uber decries 'conspiracy theory,' Waymo says Uber cheats
The case hinges on whether ride-hailing firm Uber used trade secrets from Alphabet's self-driving car unit to advance its autonomous vehicle program.
View ArticleWorld's billionaires just lost more than $100 billion
Billionaires, who added billions to their fortunes recently, saw a reversal of fortune as the stock market swooned.
View ArticleEx-Uber CEO weaves tale of Google betrayal in legal battle
SAN FRANCISCO— Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was confronted Wednesday in court with old texts that suggested he was willing to go to any length to surpass a Google self-driving car project. Kalanick...
View ArticleThe Latest: Ex-Uber CEO saw Google founder as a 'brother'
SAN FRANCISCO— The Latest on the court fight between Google spin Waymo and ride-hailing service Uber:. Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he regarded Google co-founder Larry Page as a "big brother"...
View ArticleUPDATE 3-Before lawsuit, Uber fell out with 'big brother' Google, Kalanick...
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 7- Just a few years ago, Uber Technologies Inc saw itself as the little brother to Alphabet Inc, but that cozy bond quickly dissolved into a turf war and ultimately a high-stakes...
View ArticleUber's 'big brother' relationship with Waymo quickly dissolved into turf war,...
The cozy bond between Uber and Alphabet's Waymo quickly dissolved into a turf war and ultimately a high-stakes legal battle, a jury heard on Wednesday.
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