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Google’s Real-Life Babelfish Will Translate The World

The tough thing about translation: You need someone who actually speaks both languages. Easy for Spanish to English, not so much for Swahili to Inuktitut. In the Plex by Steven Levy illustrates how Google’s machine translations will revolutionize human communication.

April 27, 2011
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Early Google Video Shows Mundane Office Birthday Celebrations

Way back in December of 1999, Google was able to fit all its employees into one room for their weekly “TGIF” meetings, hosted by Page and Brin. Watch as employees clad in jumpers that’ll make our own Sam Biddle weak at the knees celebrate an office birthday, and get out the silly string.

April 21, 2011
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This Stripper Broke Into Google Headquarters

Strippers are people too! And just like people, some of them are batshit crazy. Take Vera Svechina, a stripper who recently followed a blind Google employee into Google headquarters to leave a Russian book and “non-threatening” note for co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. A little weird, no? Turns out, Svechina has a bizarre history with Silicon Valley.

April 4, 2011
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Larry Takes Over Google Today: Here’s What It Means For You

In a then wholly unexpected move, Eric Schmidt stepped away from his position as Google CEO in January to make room for co-founder Larry Page. Schmidt has moved into an Executive Chairman role, and Page takes the reins today. So what does it mean for you?

March 23, 2011
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Where Larry Page Is Going To Push Google

The Google CEO chair swap that happened in January was unique because it wasn’t a matter of an entirely new entity coming in to helm the company. Larry Page, the co-founder and new CEO, was always making decisions – sometimes without even telling old CEO Eric Schmidt. So what’s new with the switch? Fast Company explores it.

January 22, 2011
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Why Did Eric Schmidt Really Step Down As Google CEO?

Ken Auletta wrote the book on Google. Literally. According to his sources, a few things led to Eric Schmidt’s departure as CEO.

January 21, 2011
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The Top 10 Things We Can’t Believe Eric Schmidt Ever Said

Eric – it’s been great. We’re going to miss you as CEO of one of history’s most important and influential companies. But we’ll also miss you for the strange, creepy, absurd and downright dumb things you’ve uttered. Below, our favourites:

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Google Shakeup: Schmidt Out, Page In As CEO

In a wholly unexpected move, Eric Schmidt is stepping away from his position as Google CEO to make room for co-founder Larry Page. Schmidt move into an Executive Chairman role. But why now?

November 4, 2010

Steve Jobs Is More Powerful, Whereas The Google Guys Lost Their Power (According To Forbes)

There were some huge movements in this year’s Forbes Most Powerful People, with the Google guys Larry Page and Sergey Brin dropping from their joint-fifth spot last year, to 22nd and 23rd respectively. Steve Jobs climbed from 57 to 17.

September 29, 2010

The Mansions Of Modern Tech Giants

My goodness, Steve Jobs’s new house looks like it’ll be a doozy. And it’ll have to be if he wants to keep up with the ivory castles his tech mogul cohorts have built for themselves.

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