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Google Was Incorporated This Day 26 Years Ago: If You Invested $1000 In Search Giant's IPO 6 Years Later, Here's How Much You'd Have
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 - 9:21am | 1009Google, which is a subsidiary of holding company Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), has now become one of the most influential tech companies on Wall Street. As is the case with any of the startups, it had a humble beginning at a Stanford University dorm room. As the company commemorates...
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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies After 2-Year-Long Battle With Cancer, Sundar Pichai Pays Tribute: 'I'm One Of Countless Googlers Who Is Better For Knowing Her' (Updated)
Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 1:42am | 683Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with more details. The tech industry is mourning the loss of Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, who has succumbed to cancer. Her death has sparked a wave of tributes, including a heartfelt message from Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google-...
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Former YouTube CEO's Teenaged Son Found Dead At UC Berkeley
Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 4:01pm | 418Marco Troper, the 19-year-old UC Berkeley freshman and son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found unresponsive in his college dorm this past week. Family members, including his grandmother Esther Wojcicki, told local media that Troper's death was likely the result of a drug overdose. "...
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New YouTube CEO Likes NFTs: How It Could Push Alphabet Further Into Web3
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 11:54am | 554New YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is looking at ways to integrate Web3 technology and make the video platform more immersive, according to Decrypt. “We believe new technologies like blockchain and NFTs can allow creators to build deeper relationships with their fans,” Mohan wrote in a 2022...
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Roe Vs. Wade Ruling: Elon Musk Among Tight-Lipped Executives, But These CEO Are Taking A Stance
Saturday, June 25, 2022 - 3:03pm | 1221The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling that legitimized a woman's constitutional rights to abortion. The verdict polarized the nation, with people aligning themselves on either side of the debate. Among corporate executives, some decried the ruling even as a...
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YouTube To Allow Ads On Coronavirus Videos After Suspending Them Earlier
Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 3:38am | 416Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube announced updated advertising guidelines reversing its decision to ban monetization for coronavirus-related content. What Happened In a statement, YouTube announced that it would monetize videos with coronavirus related content, “Due...
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Why Sheryl Sandberg Won't Leave Facebook For Uber
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 11:27am | 490Sheryl Sandberg left her job as vice president of global sales and operations at Google (parent company, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)) to join Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and serve as its chief operating officer in 2008. But perhaps more important, her job at Facebook provided the...
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YouTube CEO Pitches New TV Service: 'A Giant Opportunity'
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 12:43pm | 341Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube unit announced earlier this week users now watch more than one billion hours worth of content on its platform. But the company isn't stopping there and is now offering users even more reason to part ways with their cable providers....
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YouTube's CEO On Why The Video Platform Isn't A Standalone Company
Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 3:57pm | 281Susan Wojcicki is the CEO of Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube unit. On Friday, she was a guest on "Bloomberg Studio 1.0" to discuss what role the streaming video unit plays within the greater Alphabet family. Wojcicki was asked why YouTube isn't a...
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YouTube CEO Looks Toward Traditional TV For Video Service Transformation
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 2:40pm | 427Susan Wojcicki, chief executive of YouTube, which is now owned by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL), is betting on virtual reality, live programming and a $10-a-month ad-free subscription service to make YouTube profitable, according to a Wall Street Journal report. YouTube faces stiff...
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What's Coming At Dreamforce 2015?
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 11:13am | 441Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM)'s annual tech event called ‘Dreamforce' will take place September 15-18. Speakers include CEOs from Salesforce, Microsoft, YouTube, Western Union, Cisco, Uber and more. Analysts are mostly bullish heading into this year's event which may...
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YouTube Viewers Are Increasingly Mobile
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 9:27am | 208YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, during the first night of re/code's Code/Mobile event, said that about 50 percent of YouTube views are now coming from a mobile phone or tablet, an increase from 40 percent from the last time YouTube commented. This highlights the ever-growing importance of a...
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Confirmed! Susan Wojcicki, Google's Ad Boss, To Be Next CEO Of YouTube
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 5:33pm | 522Susan Wojcicki was Google's 16th employee and is now, according to media reports, the new CEO of YouTube. Wojcicki will be taking over the position from Salar Kamangar, who's expect to leave YouTube but remain working for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). In a statement quoted by the industry newspaper...