Dan Fredinburg, a longtime Googler who headed privacy for Google X and product management for the overall privacy team, died this morning of a head injury after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest.
Google cofounder Sergey Brin and 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki have gotten divorced after eight years of marriage. They married in 2007 and have two children together.
Google chairman Eric Schmidt provided a vote of support toward Israel on Sunday, praising its “culture of entrepreneurship” amidst several high-profile attempts to lob global boycotts against the Jewish state.
Google said it is “appalled” its new Photos service mistakenly tagged two black friends as gorillas.
The boss of Goldman Sachs has told staff that he will make job cuts early next month, as the US investment bank seeks to improve its profits amid concerns over the global economy. The bank is reportedly considering cutting about 8% of its 49,000 employees, which could equate to as many as 4,000 job losses.…
DetailsGlencore has agreed to pay $180mn to the Democratic Republic of Congo to cover claims arising from alleged acts of corruption, the mining company’s latest settlement with global authorities over its conduct. The settlement means Glencore has this year agreed to pay more than $1.66bn to authorities around the world following investigations into its business…
DetailsCommodity trader Glencore has delivered 40,000 tonnes of Russian aluminium to London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses in the South Korean port of Gwangyang, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. A build-up of Russian metal is likely to raise concern in the market that benchmark LME prices will weaken – an outcome some producers…
DetailsFormer New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says New Yorkers are begging him to run for mayor again after nearly 18 months of Democrat Bill de Blasio’s leadership.
SEATTLE – A teenage girl who survived a small-plane crash in the craggy, thickly forested mountains of north-central Washington state emerged from the wilderness after hiking “for a couple of days” and was picked up by a motorist who drove her to safety, authorities said Monday. But the fate of her two step-grandparents, who were…
DetailsDeadbeats owe $1.2 billion in parking, red light and speeding tickets issued over the past eight years in the city, and a de Blasio booster is one of the worst offenders.
