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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Emerges as Leader on AI Policy
Artificial Intelligence // September 08, 2023

Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, has reportedly emerged as a powerful force in the world of technology and artificial intelligence (AI). With a fortune of $27 billion, Schmidt has leveraged his wealth and influence to shape public policy and government decisions, Bloomberg reported...

Former Google CEO Says Industry Must Develop AI ‘Guardrails’
Artificial Intelligence // April 07, 2023

Former Google head Eric Schmidt opposes a six-month pause of artificial intelligence (AI) experiments. While the concerns about AI are legitimate — and may even be understated — a pause would only benefit China, Schmidt told The Australian Financial Review in an interview posted Thursday...

Stripe Moves In-Store With Index Acquisition
Partnerships / Acquisitions // March 09, 2018

Stripe, the $9 billion payments processing startup, has acquired point-of-sale (POS) software developer Index. Index, which was backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s venture capital firm Innovation Endeavors, is well-known for its software for PIN pads that is able to read a chip card...

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt: Successful Startups Work in Offices

August 14, 2024
Former Google CEO and Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is reportedly not a fan of remote work. Speaking to students at Stanford University, Schmidt said that Google’s offering of remote work has caused it to fall behind in the artificial intelligence (AI) competition, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Aug. 14), citing a video of the […]

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Emerges as Leader on AI Policy

September 08, 2023
Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, has reportedly emerged as a powerful force in the world of technology and artificial intelligence (AI). With a fortune of $27 billion, Schmidt...

Former Google CEO Says Industry Must Develop AI ‘Guardrails’

April 07, 2023
Former Google head Eric Schmidt opposes a six-month pause of artificial intelligence (AI) experiments. While the concerns about AI are legitimate — and may even be understated — a pause...

Stripe Moves In-Store With Index Acquisition

March 09, 2018
Stripe, the $9 billion payments processing startup, has acquired point-of-sale (POS) software developer Index. Index, which was backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s venture capital firm Innovation Endeavors, is...