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Tech billionaires who bit the dust – but still have a fortune

The fortunes of Silicon Valley billionaires took a beating in 2022 as the share prices of the world’s tech giants plummeted

Google shuffle: Why Eric Schmidt had to be pushed

After slip-ups with search, Street View and Android, it’s clear that Google needs control at the top — and Eris Schmidt is not the man for the job.

Australia under fire for internet filter plans

Australia came under fire on Wednesday for its proposed internet filtering system, which, if implemented, would be the strictest of any democracy.

Apple is the new king of Silicon Valley

Apple has unseated Google to become the most valuable company in the American cradle of technological innovation, Silicon Valley.

Who needs IT experts? Workers take control

Savvy office workers frustrated that their on-the-job computer tools don’t function as smoothly as, say, an Apple iPod are taking matters into their own hands. No longer are they…

Yahoo! was king of the net — then came Google

With a market value of -billion, Google’s power has become awe-inspiring. Its profits rocketed by 40% to ,2-billion last year and it swallowed the popular video-sharing website…

Bill Gates: Often wrong, never in doubt

After Microsoft founder and chairperson Bill Gates gave what he said was his last keynote address to the Consumer Electronics Show late on Sunday night, it’s worth bearing in…

Google aims for renewable energy priced below coal

Google said on Tuesday it plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to help drive down the cost of electricity made from renewable energy below the price of coal. The…

At Google, Obama talks of shared experience

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told Google employees on Wednesday his meteoric rise in politics mirrored the company’s emergence as the lifeblood of the internet…

Buying ads is not Google’s cup of tea

Like a gourmet chef who rarely eats out, Google feeds advertising services to hordes of other businesses while skimping on its own marketing. The recipe has been extremely…

Google: From student project to search giant

Born 10 years ago, the Google internet search engine has grown into the electronic centre of human knowledge by indexing billions of web pages as well as images, books and…