Eric Schmidt

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'

2013-05-17 12:18:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor's (Matt Smith)...

On eve of Google developers conference, company 'hot again'

2013-05-14 00:00:00

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Even though its ubiquitous Internet search engine practically mints money, Google Inc. was widely seen as a company whose best days were behind it. It was written off as the next Microsoft Corp. — a staid high-tech...

Two tech executives quit Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us political group

2013-05-10 19:08:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have quit Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's political advocacy group Fwd.us after protests from environmentalists and liberal groups, a person familiar with the situation said late...

Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us draws fire from some in tech industry

2013-05-08 09:56:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook co-founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's new political advocacy group Fwd.us is drawing unfriendly fire from some in the technology industry. A few prominent voices from the industry have voiced unhappiness with some of...

Zuckerberg's advocacy ads under fire

2013-05-01 21:49:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg is the public face of one of the world's most prominent companies. But now it's his actions as a private citizen that are making him — and Facebook Inc. — a target of environmentalists and progressive...

Google posts video explaining how Glass works

2013-05-01 10:55:00

Since being announced in 2012, Google's Glass smart eyewear has been generating plenty of buzz and interest. The device is similar to a smartphone and lets users watch videos, send messages to friends, and even send tweets. Developers who purchased an...

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC

2013-04-27 13:49:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...

U.S. citizen to be tried in North Korea

2013-04-27 04:41:00

BEIJING -- North Korea said Saturday that a U.S. citizen held since November will be tried on charges of trying to overthrow the government, an offense that could carry the death penalty. The man is 44-year-old Kenneth Bae, also known by his Korean...

Google Glass general release not likely until 2014, Schmidt says

2013-04-23 09:11:00

Most consumers will not be able to get ahold of Google Glass until next year, despite earlier promises that the smart-glasses would be available to the general public in 2013. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt told the BBC that the general consumer release...

Google Glass eyewear will go mainstream, Eric Schmidt predicts

2013-04-16 12:15:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Eric Schmidt was not sporting a pair of Google glasses on Tuesday. And he definitely didn't wear them on his recent trip to North Korea either. "I didn't want to freak them out," Schmidt said. "They have a lot of guns." But Google's...

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg launches lobbying vehicle Fwd.us

2013-04-11 16:16:00

SAN FRANCISCO — With a new political advocacy group that plans to inject millions of dollars into shaping public policy coast to coast, Mark Zuckerberg is taking a significant step onto the political stage, expanding his influence far beyond his...

Google Glass in our sci-fi world: Who cares about privacy anyway?

2013-03-16 11:22:46

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt at Google's Big Tent event at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C. last month.

2013-05-16 11:09:00

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said the general release of Glass is still about a year away.

2013-04-23 08:21:03

Google Glass has already become an everyday part of life on Google's Mountain View, Calif., campus, Eric Schmidt, the company's executive chairman, said Tuesday. Above, Schmidt at a conference last month in New Delhi.

2013-03-21 00:00:00