Eric Schmidt

Leadership

What Google Learned Fighting Hiring Bias, Bad Meetings and Failing Products

Google had growing pains, too. On the podcast 'Masters of Scale' Google's Eric Schmidt shares how the team managed chaos in the name of innovation

Leadership

Google's Eric Schmidt: To Maximize Persistence, Do This

In the latest episode of 'Masters of Scale,' Google's former CEO shares must-know tips and advice.

Business News

Eric Schmidt: I Was Skeptical About AI at First

'I have been proven completely wrong,' the former Google CEO told the crowd at RSA.

Leadership

Alphabet's Eric Schmidt: Entrepreneurs Risk It All to Change the World for the Better

Tired of complacency, the chairman emphasized the importance of invention and collaboration to solve society's challenges at Google's first stockholders meeting as Alphabet.

Business News

The 6 Most Important Tech Trends, According to Eric Schmidt

Alphabet's executive chairman laid out the game-changing technologies, or moonshots, as he called them, that he says will improve important parts of society.

Business News

Former Google CEO Schmidt to Head New Pentagon Innovation Board

Its goal will be to bring Silicon Valley innovation and best practices to the U.S. military.

Science & Technology

Alphabet's Eric Schmidt: Gmail Is 'Far More Secure' Than Government Systems

Schmidt spoke this week at a private cybersecurity thought leadership forum in New York City.

Thought Leaders

This Shower Head Is Blowing Up on Kickstarter Thanks in Part to Apple's Tim Cook and Alphabet's Eric Schmidt

'It's like walking through a cloud that cleans you,' described one user on the product's explosive Kickstarter page.

Innovation

A Small Business in Montana Just Won $1.5 Million for Ocean Health Technology

As carbon dioxide is burned to fuel our lives, a percentage of that carbon ends up in the world's oceans. The first step in fixing the problem is being able to accurately measure it. That's what Sunburst Sensors is doing.

Business News

Former Google CEO: Here's How to Build a $300 Billion Company

To be successful in the technology-driven internet age, a company has to attract 'smart creative' employees and then create an environment where they can thrive.

Business News

Google Chairman on NSA Spying: 'We're Going to Break the Internet'

Silicon Valley executives worry the fallout of surveillance revelations could be severe.

Science & Technology

Get Ready for the Next Digital Revolution as the Rest of the World Goes Online

As connectivity spans the globe, new users will improve inefficient markets, systems and behavior, and affluent markets will tap advanced technology, says Google's executive chairman.

Marketing

Google's Eric Schmidt to Give $1 Million to Help Tech Savvy Organizations Solve Problems

Schmidt says he's putting his money where his mouth is as he promotes his book, The New Digital Age.

Devices

Google's Eric Schmidt Posts Advice on Switching From iPhone to Android

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt published step-by-step instructions on how to make the switch from iPhone to Android.

Business News

Google, Microsoft Take Steps to Block Searches for Child Porn

Ahead of an internet safety summit in Britain, the two companies announced their plan to tighten online searches.