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Larry Page Takes the Pulpit to Praise Technology, Snipe at Competitors
The CEO drops in on his company’s annual developer conference.
Google Gives Search a Deeper Voice and Adds Reminders and More to Google Now
Conversational search, the knowledge graph and other improvements will fundamentally change the future of search, says longtime engineer Amit Singhal.
Auto-Ban: German Court Orders Google to Delete Offensive Search Suggestions
A German Court says it’s Google responsibility to remove defamatory autocomplete results when they’re brought to its attention.
Facebook’s General Counsel Ullyot to Depart the Company
The man who stopped the Winklevii leaves the building.
I’m Still Here: Stock Soars as Groupon Shows Stronger-Than-Expected Q1 Revenue
On the other hand, I could use a nice cup of hot growth.
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Yahoo, Microsoft Renew Search Ad Deal
Yahoo and Microsoft have extended a deal that guarantees revenue for each search a Yahoo user makes using Microsoft’s Bing engine. The deal was initially struck in late 2009, was renewed again in 2011 and expired on March 31 of this year. The new deal — CEO Marissa Mayer’s first with Microsoft — kicked in April 1 and goes for another 12 months; Yahoo disclosed the pact in an SEC filing today.Former Groupon President and COO Solomon Joins Accel Partners
Every time a bell rings, a VC gets its wings.
Here’s What Google Will Look Like in Europe Now
The proposed agreement with the EU covers search labeling and scraping, as expected.
Twitter Tries to Make Its Ad Pitch More Googley, With Keyword Targeting
Dick Costolo and company are chasing “intent.” If they get it, it’s a big deal.
Twitter, Discovery and the Problem of Simplicity
A product engineering problem for the ages if ever there was one.