Submit a Story!

Down To Business: Google's Schmidt: An Economic Solution Is Within Our Grasp

 
He calls for bold government-supported R&D and infrastructure programs, starting with energy and extending to other tech sectors. But how far should the government reach -- and meddle? (link)

Tags:

Related Content
Defending Google, the video
buzzmachine.com 11/25/2008 — Here’s video of my presentation at the NPR Intelligence Squared debate on whether Google violates its “don’t be evil” motto: I am responding to Siva Vaidhyanathan’s inspired recitation of Google’s execution ...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt To Step Down?
alleyinsider.com 11/25/2008 — While Google's market capitalization tanks and the company launches its first wave of cost-cutting, CEO Eric Schmidt is devoting much of his public-speaking time to pressing for green-energy stimulus plans and discussing the auto industry bailout. ...
European Head Toby Coppel Departs Yahoo
kara.allthingsd.com 11/27/2008 — Yahoo is losing yet another top executive–Toby Coppel, its EVP and managing director of Europe and Canada, is set to announce today that he is stepping down. The departure, which has been in the works for months, is not related to the ...
As Carl Icahn Buys More Yahoo Shares, Is It the Sign That a CEO Choice Is Near?
kara.allthingsd.com 11/28/2008 — When everyone else has been selling, it seems Carl Icahn has decided to throw good money after bad–as in nearly $1 billion bad–by buying almost seven million more of Yahoo shares, according to a regulatory filing . Why is he doing ...
Imeem for Android G1: Plug Into Local Music
mashable.com 11/29/2008 — Imeem went mobile with its launch of an application for the Android -based T-Mobile G1 smartphone last month, and now the company has complemented the release with some special extras. The most intriguing addition is location-based streaming, ...
As Google's Bloom Fades, Will CEO Eric Schmidt Step Down?Yahoo! Finance: Tech Ticker 11/25/2008
From Silicon Alley Insider, Nov. 25, 2008:While Google's market capitalization tanks and the company launches its first wave of cost-cutting, CEO Eric Schmidt is devoting much of his public-speaking time to pressing for green-energy stimulus plans and
Google Sorts One Petabyte Of Data In 6 HoursInformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 11/26/2008
According to last Friday’s Official Google Blog , the Google Systems Infrastructure Team has sorted a record 1 terabyte of data on 1,000 computers in only 68 seconds, which breaks the previous mark of 209 seconds established in July by Yahoo .  ...
Google - your source for FREE Adobe gearThe Register 11/26/2008
Ad 'quality' meets scam shilling Analysis With his ill-fated defense of Google's multi-million dollar Yahoo! handshake , chief legal officer David Drummond told Congress the search engine tie-up would rejuvenate the Yahoo! web with "better, ...
Dogster's Risky Bet Against Ad NetworksYahoo! Finance: Tech Ticker 11/28/2008
Back in 2003, when many Web 2.0 companies were getting their start, they had a big leg up that didn't exist in the late 1990s: Ad networks. Things as simple as Google AdSense or John Battelle's Federated Media gave bloggers and even larger sites like YouT
Now hiring in Silicon ValleyBusiness news and Fortune 500 - FORTUNE Magazine 12/1/2008
Nature abhors a vacuum, but apparently not in Silicon Valley, where it may not be easy to fill some very prominent vacancies. Right now you've got Jerry Yang abdicating at Yahoo, and Microsoft is looking for someone to run its online division. And ...