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BusinessWeek
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Larry Page presses the FCC to make slivers of wireless spectrum available for unlicensed public use, as opposition mounts
Google co-founder Larry Page made a rare trip to Washington this week. No, he wasn't lobbying for net neutrality or being grilled..
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BusinessWeek
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The latest talks clearly suggest Microsoft lacks a Plan B to compete with Google in search, while Yahoo is feeling the heat from Carl Icahn
When Microsoft announced May 3 that it was dropping its $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo (BusinessWeek.com, 5/3/08),..
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BusinessWeek
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The Google CEO's spot on Apple's board could go from awkward to untenable as the search giant's mobile push brushes up against the iPhone
Until now, having Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt sit on Apple's (AAPL) board of directors has made a lot of s..
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BusinessWeek
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As investors fear falling ad revenue, the search giant pushes ahead with its bid to boost quality clicks
Can fewer clicks on its search ads lead to more revenue for Google? That is the question investors, analysts, and the company itself are trying to..
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MSNBC
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Yahoo Inc. would consider a business alliance with Google Inc. as one way to rebuff a $44.6 billion takeover proposal by Microsoft, a source familiar with Yahoo's strategy said on Sunday.
Yahoo management is considering revisiting talks it held with Go..
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BusinessWeek
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Can Microsoft's acquisition of a company that sells specialized search engines help it close the overall Web search gap with Google?
Ever lagging in the lucrative business of Internet search and related ads, Microsoft (MSFT) is dipping into its cash re..
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MSNBC
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Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, in Tokyo to launch new Windows Live services, played down the threat of Google on Thursday, denying the rival was ahead in any way but in online searches.
“Google is not ahead of us,” he told reporters at a..
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MSNBC
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Google Inc. rode the Internet advertising wave to another sparkling quarter, justifying the investor confidence that lifted its stock price by more than $100 during past month to establish the online search leader as Silicon Valley's most valuable company..
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USA Today
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Internet search giant Google (GOOG) hopes to speed the development of plug-in hybrid cars by giving away millions of dollars to people and companies that have what appear to be practical ways to get plug-ins to market faster.
But the money, announced M..
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BusinessWeek
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Uncle Sam's scrutiny likely won't derail Google's $3.1 billion deal, but it may result in some limits on the search king
There was little doubt that the Federal Trade Commission would thoroughly investigate Google's (GOOG) planned acquisition of Double..
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Forbes
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Software maker Microsoft Corp. asked search engine operator Yahoo Inc. to re-enter formal negotiations for an acquisition that could be worth $50 billion, the New York Post reported on Friday.
Microsoft is feeling increasing pressure to compete with Go..
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BusinessWeek
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With its $3.1 billion acquisition, the Internet giant secures entry into the promising business of display advertising and thwarts Microsoft in online search
Three billion dollars? On Apr. 13, Google announced that it would pay $3.1 billion for the adv..
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New York Times
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Almost 40 years ago, when Irene Marsh was a young woman, she took a few months of computer science courses. But when Ms. Marsh realized that would not help her find a job in this Appalachian furniture region, she dropped out and went to work in a factory..
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BusinessWeek
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The media giant's lawsuit may remind many of previous copyright infringement battles. But with Google named in the suit, this one will be different
When Viacom sued Google for massive copyright infringement Mar. 13, there was an element of history repe..
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The Register
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Microsoft executive Tom Rubin will use a speech to the American Association of Publishers, which is suing Google, to slag off the search engine's attitude to copyright.
The comments might sound a little rich coming from a company which just last month..
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New York Times
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Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, was born in Moscow in 1973, and the first words out of his mouth were Russian. Yet neither Russian nor the Russian market has come easily to Google...
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PBS
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Play to your strengths. That's the key to success in any industry. This is the week I promised to explain where I think Google is headed, and playing to the company's strengths is key if they are going to do what I think, which is effectively take over..
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CNET
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Google plans to start an unorthodox stock options program in April that will allow employees to sell their vested options in an online auction, the search giant announced late Tuesday...
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CBS News
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With its stock price at more than $500, Google is worth more than $150 billion. How accurate is that figure compared to Google's assets? This exceeds Google's physical assets by 50x (its balance sheet shows assets at $10.2B). This is nose bleed territor..
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Chicago Tribune
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Google Inc., operator of the most- used Internet search engine, won U.S. antitrust approval for its $1.65 billion purchase of video sharing site YouTube Inc...
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