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# Eric Schmidt

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# go with the flow
Some of the biggest names in tech are investing in a $400 shower head
It’s just the thing for *ahem* rising water charges.
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Aug 11th 2015, 1:13 PM
# Freedom of Speech
Global censorship could end in a decade says Google boss
Eric Schmidt believes that better encryption methods will help prevent governments from restricting freedom of expression.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 2:16 PM
# Eric Schmidt
Google boss defends Ireland's corporate tax rate
Eric Schmidt said governments see their own tax breaks as incentives while calling other countries “tax havens”.
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Jun 17th 2013, 10:39 AM
# All over
YouTube has won its battle with TV... according to YouTube
No doubt aided by cat videos, YouTube is displacing television watching according to its parent company.
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May 3rd 2013, 7:15 AM
# North Korea
North Korea gives US citizen 15 years' hard labour for 'hostile acts'
Pae Jun-Ho, also known as Kenneth Bae, has been sentenced to 15 years of prison labour for “hostile acts” against the communist regime.
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May 2nd 2013, 8:30 AM
# the news
Google and French news websites reach agreement over the news
Google will set up a €60 million fund to help French newspapers develop online projects – but won’t stop indexing content from French news sites.
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Feb 1st 2013, 8:04 PM
# Security
North Korea loosens mobile phone restrictions for visitors
Security regulations which prohibit mobile phone calls between foreigners and locals remain in force, however.
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Jan 21st 2013, 2:15 PM
# DPRK
Google boss Eric Schmidt arrives in North Korea
The Google chairman and the former governor of New Mexico say they are on a private humanitarian mission which is not connected to the US government.
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Jan 7th 2013, 7:19 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: OECD calls for dole to be cut; Sellafield to be stress-tested by the EU; and why Cheryl Cole was dropped from the US X Factor.
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May 26th 2011, 8:19 AM
# GChat
Google Talk? Former chief executive Schmidt considers TV
Eric Schmidt – who only stepped down as Google’s CEO five days ago – is eyeing up a CNN talk show, say reports.
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Jan 25th 2011, 2:32 PM
# Google
Google news: Eric Schmidt out, Larry Page in
Schmidt is stepping down as CEO of Google, and company has announced Larry Page will take over the position.
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Jan 20th 2011, 9:29 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Nov 10th 2010, 4:55 PM
# Season of Goodwill
Google’s 1,700 Dublin employees get 10% raise and cash bonuses
Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells all 23,000 global employees they’re getting a raise – and $1,000 in holiday bonuses.
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Nov 10th 2010, 2:38 PM
# Google
Google TV to hit virtual airwaves later this Autumn
The search company will start a new service integrating content from the web with traditional broadcasts.
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Sep 8th 2010, 12:11 PM
# Wave Washed Away
Google Waves goodbye to ill-fated social project
That hour-long explanation video proves to be too much.
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Aug 5th 2010, 10:18 AM