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End of an Era: Google’s Very First Employee, Craig Silverstein — Technically, No. 3 — Leaving

Kara Swisher in News on February 9 at 7:01 am PT

Craig Silverstein was at Google when Google wasn’t Google (or evil, either).

Columbia J-School and Stanford Eng Nab $30M Joint Gift for Media Innovation From Helen Gurley Brown

Kara Swisher in Media on January 30 at 10:00 am PT

Legendary former Cosmo Editor hands over a huge gift to spur new media on both coasts.

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Talks About Giving 2.0

Kara Swisher in Media on November 15, 2011 at 3:31 pm PT

There’s a lot to like about Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. She’s a philanthropist, a Stanford lecturer, the author of “Giving 2.0″ — and she has a trophy husband!

Now What?  The Post-Jobs Era in Tech.

Kara Swisher in News on October 6, 2011 at 6:17 am PT

Can anyone in Silicon Valley fill the outsized shoes of Steve Jobs? Not likely.

“Perplexed” by U.S. Ownership Rules, Alibaba’s Ma Yellow Lights Yahoo Buying Parade

Kara Swisher in News on October 4, 2011 at 2:28 pm PT

From “very, very interested” to a case of wanna-be-buyer’s remorse?

Even If He’s Not at Apple Event, Steve Jobs Sure Knows How to Put on a Show

Kara Swisher in News on October 4, 2011 at 6:18 am PT

Remember: Anything can happen. Anything can be.

As U.S.-Listed China Internet Stocks Dive, Renren CEO Smacks Alibaba on the Way Down (And Gets Smacked Back)

Kara Swisher in News on October 2, 2011 at 8:35 am PT

As Chinese Internet exec Joe Chen of Renren snipes at a competitor there, there’s a bigger problem for that country’s Web companies.

Alibaba’s Jack Ma at Stanford: “We Are Very Interested” in Buying the “Whole” of Yahoo

Kara Swisher in News on September 30, 2011 at 4:00 pm PT

In answer to a direct question about whether his company was going to buy Yahoo at a forum at Stanford University in Silicon Valley this afternoon, Alibaba Chairman and CEO Jack Ma said: “We are very interested” in buying all of it.