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Is Facebook IPO on Track for Late May?

Kara Swisher in Social on January 16 at 1:31 am PT

With a click, with a shock, phone’ll jingle, door’ll knock, open the latch! Something’s coming, don’t know when, but it’s soon; Catch the moon, one-handed catch!

"To the Trilateral Commission and Its New Leader–Watson"

John Paczkowski in News on February 18, 2011 at 9:05 am PT

The White House has posted a single photo from the Silicon Valley dinner President Obama attended last night. Beyond confirming the guest list that made the rounds Thursday, it’s largely unremarkable–save for one thing: the seating arrangement at the dining table.

Why of Course I'll Sign Your iPad, Zuck….

John Paczkowski in News on February 17, 2011 at 1:07 pm PT

Oh to be a fly on the wall at this gathering….President Obama will dine with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and a handful of other top Silicon Valley executives at a private dinner, at the home of venture capitalist John Doerr.

Google Nabs Longtime Top Oracle Exec to Run International Sales for Enterprise Unit

Kara Swisher in News on March 26, 2010 at 9:38 am PT

Amit Singh–a 20-year Oracle exec who has worked in product development, channel management, sales, strategy and acquisitions–has taken a job as VP of International Sales for Google’s enterprise business. Singh was most recently part of the North American team at Oracle responsible for running the company’s applications business. At the search giant, he will focus on recruiting Fortune 500-size companies, especially in Europe and Asia, to use cloud-based apps being aggressively pushed by Google of late.

Google: We’re Hiring, and Spending, Again

Peter Kafka in Media on October 7, 2009 at 10:55 am PT

Google CEO Eric Schmidt used the opening moments of a New York City press conference to reinforce a message he’s been delivering for several weeks: The worst is over, things are looking up, and Google is spending accordingly.

23andMe Co-Founder Linda Avey Leaves Personal Genetics Start-Up to Focus on Alzheimer's Research

Kara Swisher in News on September 4, 2009 at 1:49 pm PT

Linda Avey, co-founder of 23andMe, the personal genetics start-up, will be leaving to start a foundation related to Alzheimer’s disease. With Anne Wojcicki, she founded the high-profile company–whose Series A investors include Genentech, Google, and New Enterprise Associates, as well as Wojcicki’s husband, Google co-founder Sergey Brin–in 2006. Avey noted in an email to staff, which is posted in its entirety below: “I also recognize that the company has reached a critical point in its growth where new leadership can take it to the successful heights we all think it can achieve.”

Facebook Selects New CFO: Former Genentech Exec Ebersman

Kara Swisher in News on June 29, 2009 at 11:19 am PT

Facebook picked a new CFO quietly, after its cloddish public parting with longtime top financial exec Gideon Yu earlier this year. The fast-growing social-networking site said in late March it was looking for a CFO with “public company experience,” and it seems to have gotten one in former Genentech CFO David Ebersman. And, indeed, with the addition of Ebersman, Facebook inches ever closer to an IPO.

LIVE: Google Apps Event–Q&A With Dave Girouard

John Paczkowski in News on June 9, 2009 at 11:07 am PT

Q: How much revenue flows through this (Apps)? A: Hundreds of millions of dollars…that’s as explicit as we’re going to get. Q: How is the company dealing with Microsoft and its entrenchment in this particular sector? A: Long meandering answer that ends with this: The company has a new App Reseller program that it debuted in April. It will give it more feet on the street and expand the ecosystem. That’s a start, I suppose.

LIVE: Google Apps Event–Q&A With Dave Girouard

John Paczkowski in News on June 9, 2009 at 11:07 am PT

Q: How much revenue flows through this (Apps)? A: Hundreds of millions of dollars…that’s as explicit as we’re going to get. Q: How is the company dealing with Microsoft and its entrenchment in this particular sector? A: Long meandering answer that ends with this: The company has a new App Reseller program that it debuted in April. It will give it more feet on the street and expand the ecosystem. That’s a start, I suppose.