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What’s the Value of Bitcoin?

The crypto-currency craze has had a quick-riches feel of striking gold _ or maybe even has the sound of getting in on the ground floor of the next Google or…

Obama Reassures Internet CEOs on Tech Privacy

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought to assure leading Internet and tech executives that his administration is committed to protecting people’s privacy, a week before a self-imposed deadline for a…

Google Launches Android Wear, Voice-Controlled OS for Wearables

Google Inc. on Tuesday announced the initial availability of its Android Wear operating system, a version of its framework for mobile devices that is designed specifically for wearable technology such…

Google Plans to Release an Android SDK for Wearables

Google will launch an Android developers kit for wearables, according to Sundar Pichai, head of Android and Chrome, while speaking at the SXSW conference Monday. While Pichai did not say…

Google Glass: Don’t be a ‘Glasshole’

When a tech consultant showed off her Google Glass the other night at the Haight Street bar Molotov’s, the result was explosive — and reflected a growing debate over whether…

Bit by Bit, a More Fit Workplace

Nearly all of us need to make more time for fitness. Finding that time, though, can seem impossible. But what if you could wedge that workout in at work? If…

Google Offers Free Web Help to Stockton Businesses

Local businesses will have a chance to develop an online presence with the help of Google and Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the…

Google Acquires SlickLogin

Google has acquired Israeli start-up SlickLogin. No financial details have been disclosed but the acquisition is believed to be on an “acqui-hiring” basis, in other words buying the staff and…

Google is Working on 10-Gigabit Internet Connections, Executive Says

Google wants to create Internet connections of 10 gigabits per second, 10 times faster than what it already delivers to customers of its Fiber service in the Kansas City area….

Google Passes Exxon to Be No. 2 US Company

Google has passed Exxon to become the second most valuable U.S. company by market capitalization. According to FactSet data, the Internet company’s market capitalization surpassed that of oil company Exxon…

Lenovo Takes on a Fixer-Upper with Motorola Acquisition

Executives at China-based tech giant Lenovo face a major turnaround project with their $2.9 billion acquisition of Google’s Motorola Mobility. The Libertyville, Ill.-based laggard has a great history, but it…

Google Awards $106M in Stock, Cash to Schmidt

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is getting paid a lot more than he did when he was running the Internet company. Schmidt is getting an award of $100 million in…