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Tag Archives: Google
Google Executive Tapped as Yahoo's Next Chief
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(AP) Yahoo is hiring longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer to be its next CEO, the fifth in five years as the company struggles to rebound from years of financial malaise and internal turmoil. Mayer, who starts at Yahoo Inc. on … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Restaurant Defies Foie Gras Ban; FTC Mulls Record Fine Against Google; Port of Oakland Gets $15 Million to Expand Rail Yard
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Presidio restaurant says it can serve foie gras (SF Chronicle) Presidio restaurant says it can serve foie grasA Bay Area restaurant is adding foie gras to its menu despite a new California law banning the sale of the delicacy. But … Continue reading
AP: Google Board Approve Unusual Stock Split
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By The Associated Press WISH GRANTED: Google shareholders approved an unusual stock split that CEO Larry Page wanted to ensure that he and the company's other co-founder, Sergey Brin, retain most of the voting power at the Internet search player. … Continue reading
Nevada Approves License For Google to Test Self-Driving Cars on Public Streets
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(AP) Nevada drivers could soon be sharing the road with vehicles that don't need them. Department of Motor Vehicles officials said Monday they've issued Google the nation's first license to test self-driving cars on public streets, after conducting demonstrations on … Continue reading
Jury Rules Against Google in Copyright Dispute With Oracle, But Deadlocked on Key Issue
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A federal jury in San Francisco has reached an impasse on a key issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, handing the database-software company a major setback. Oracle sought millions of dollars in damages after claiming that … Continue reading
Google's Larry Page Testifies at Google-Oracle Trial
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Update: Coverage of today's court session from the Merc's Brandon Bailey: Larry Page evasive with Oracle's lawyer, but admits Google never obtained Java license Original post Local tech journalists James Temple and Brandon Bailey are tweeting live from the Google-Oracle … Continue reading
Oracle Says Google Execs at 'Highest Level' Deliberately Violated Copyrights; Live Twitter Coverage From Trial
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(Bay City News) A lawyer for Oracle Corp. charged at a federal trial in San Francisco Monday that Google Inc. executives at the "highest level" deliberately violated Oracle copyrights and patents in software for Android mobile phones. Oracle attorney Michael … Continue reading
83% Rate Google as Preferred Search Engine; Yahoo! is Second at 6%
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is almost everyone's favorite search engine, despite misgivings about data-collection and advertising practices that are widely seen as intrusive. A survey of released Friday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found 83 percent … Continue reading
7 Links About Google's Big Privacy Change Today
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If you haven't heard by now, today is Privacy-a-geddon, when Google changes its policy so that it can legally look into your soul and cross-reference your secret hopes, dreams, and desires with what you watch on YouTube. Here are some … Continue reading
Google Driverless Car Arrives in Capitol; Watch Video Demonstration
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Breaking news from John Myers… The Google car has arrived at the Capitol. Go ahead, Google it.ow.ly/i/udbg — John Myers (@johnmyers) March 1, 2012 That's the famed driverless car he's talking about, passengered by State Senator Alex Padilla (D-San Fernando … Continue reading
