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Google's cofounders feared they would lose control if their company went public. Warren Buffett solved their problem.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin balked at joining the stock market until Buffett proposed they issue two…
Theron Mohamed
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Eric Schmidt said working with 98-year-old Henry Kissinger convinced him that the secret to longevity is being a workaholic
Kissinger's working habits may be idiosyncratic to him, however, since psychologists warn that work…
Stephen Jones
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After returning from vacation to 765 unread emails, I tried ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt's hack of responding to everything ASAP. It just created a bunch more work.
Eric Schmidt's technique involves replying to every email as quickly as possible. I put it to the t…
Stephen Jones
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Chips, vaccines, and 'techno autocracies' - Why Big Tech and Biden are going to be friends
In this week's edition of the Insider Tech newsletter we look at how the shortage of vaccines and s…
Alexei Oreskovic
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A SpaceX rival backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Salesforce's Marc Benioff plans to go public via SPAC
Astra expects to raise $500 million through the SPAC deal, taking its enterprise value to $2.1 bill…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Philanthropy is still dominated by the ultrawealthy, but asking billionaires to solve inequality is colossally stupid
"We don't need the richest and most powerful people in the society to give more. We need them to ta…
Juliana Kaplan,Dominic-Madori…
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Billionaire Eric Schmidt, the former Google CEO, disagrees with AOC on whether his class is a 'policy failure.' He says you can't generalize and she says it's immoral.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told Time that billionaires' contributions to society should be cons…
Dominic-Madori Davis
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Progressive groups warn Biden that giving White House roles to anyone with Google ties, including its former CEO Eric Schmidt, would 'alienate' the nation
The 14 progressive groups told Biden they "want to ensure that the internet isn't dominated by a ha…
Kate Duffy
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Good news turns tech upside down as Jeff Bezos looks for friends
In this week's edition of the Insider Tech newsletter we look at the series of most recent shocks t…
Alexei Oreskovic
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is reportedly becoming a citizen in the European island nation of Cyprus, which could cost him $2.5 million and give him tax breaks
The world's 1% have used controversial "passport-for-sale" programs to skirt foreign national laws …
Katie Canales
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Some of tech's biggest names donated millions of dollars ahead of the 2020 election, and most of it went to Democrats
The 2020 election has seen major spending from millionaire and billionaire donors, including those …
Avery Hartmans
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An Ex-Uber executive joins the SPAC frenzy, and Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt is among its special advisors
Emil Michael's DPCM Capital seeks to raise $250 million in an initial public offering to acquire a …
Shalini Nagarajan
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'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Sully Sullenberger said he'll only fly with airlines that block the middle seat during the pandemic
The pilot who famously landed a damaged plane on the Hudson shared his thoughts on airline safety a…
David Slotnick
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is working to launch a university that would rival Stanford and MIT and funnel tech workers into government work
Dubbed the US Digital Service Academy, it would offer degrees and coursework for digital skills lik…
Katie Canales
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Google's former CEO reportedly hosts a secretive summit in Yellowstone whose attendees have included Lady Gaga and Cory Booker
The Tech Transparency Project tracked Google's private planes to unearth an exclusive summit run by…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says there's 'no question' Huawei endangered US national security
Eric Schmidt, now an advisor on the US government's Defense Innovation Board, said some of Huawei's…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Gov. Cuomo says US economy won't bounce back on its own post-pandemic because 'too many' small businesses have closed and corporations won't rehire laid-off workers
Cuomo also said too many small businesses have closed and that the government will need to "stimula…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has reportedly left the company completely as he takes on government projects like military tech and COVID-19 response
Schmidt served as Google's chief executive from 2001 to 2010, and remained on Google's board until …
Aaron Holmes
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Silicon Valley billionaire Eric Schmidt predicts companies will need more office space after the pandemic, not less
The 65-year-old made the prediction during an appearance on "Face the Nation" Sunday.
Charlie Wood
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo receives backlash for tapping tech billionaires Bill Gates and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to help rebuild the state
Critics say the tech billionaires are "not people who should determine" how to rebuild life for New…