Mark Zuckerberg

Google to competitors in mobile advertising: You can't touch this

2013-06-13 10:09:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- When it comes to online advertising, Google long ago established itself as the Internet equivalent of Boston Celtics superstar Bill Russell. Now it's looking to extend that championship dynasty to mobile devices. And a report released...

Google wants to tell you more about the info spy agencies are seeking

2013-06-11 13:22:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google is asking the Obama administration for permission to disclose more information about requests it gets from national intelligence agencies for its users' emails and other online communications. The technology giant made the...

NSA aftershocks: Leak inspires lawsuit, letters of protest

2013-06-11 23:45:00

WASHINGTON — The massive leaks about U.S. spying systems caused sharp political and legal aftershocks Tuesday as the Justice Department prepared to file criminal charges against Edward Snowden, a government contractor who has publicly admitted...

Environmental activists to crash Facebook's shareholder meeting

2013-06-10 12:42:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is the latest Silicon Valley company to bar the media from attending its annual meeting. Google and Zynga also decided to keep out the media this year. Instead, Facebook suggests the media watch a live webcast�of its first...

California millionaires are younger than national average, study finds

2013-06-13 05:00:00

Well-heeled Californians – those with assets of $1 million or more – skew younger than the national average, as befitting a state where vast riches have been created in the technology sector, a new study finds. More than a quarter of wealthy...

Snowden's leak of NSA secrets reveals deeper problem

2013-06-11 18:23:00

Please. Let's stop focusing on the overpaid, tormented young man who last week revealed the National Security Agency's Power Point Plan for Total Electronic World Domination. Let's focus instead on what our nation's wiretapping agency has actually...

Facebook CEO faces ire over slumping stock at shareholder meeting

2013-06-12 00:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, grilled by shareholders unhappy about the slumping stock price, took pains to defend the company he founded. With the stock trading nearly 37% below its offer price of $38,...

Attacking Edward Snowden misses the bigger problem

2013-06-11 16:23:00

Please. Let’s stop focusing on the overpaid, tormented young man who last week revealed the National Security Administration’s Power Point Plan for Total Electronic World Domination. Let’s focus instead on what our nation’s...

Is Snapchat poised to be L.A.'s tech start-up star?

2013-05-31 20:20:00

There's never a shortage of things to gawk at in Venice Beach: oiled-up bodybuilders, a two-headed turtle, over-the-top street performers. Lately, passersby on the main stretch of the boardwalk have also been ogling an eggshell blue house, steps from...

Facebook unveils Verified Pages for celebrities, public figures

2013-05-29 13:05:00

Taking another page out of Twitter's playbook, Facebook on Wednesday announced Verified Pages, a feature that will make it easier for users to find the official account of celebrities and prominent people they want to follow. Now, when users check out...

Facebook faces copyright infringement lawsuit over Eminem song

2013-05-21 11:28:00

A music publisher is suing Facebook and its ad agency for using an Eminem song without permission in an ad for Facebook Home. Eight Mile Style, which oversees Eminem’s portfolio, said in the copyright infringement lawsuit that ad agency Wieden +...

Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration

2013-05-21 21:16:00

WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters in January.

2013-06-11 15:45:00

Fwd.us, started by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to lobby on issues important to tech firms, is drawing fire from some in the industry.

2013-05-07 18:10:12

Silicon Valley leaders, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, above, are becoming more engaged in the issues that directly affect their businesses.

2013-05-03 00:00:00