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| Feb.9 |
Uber |
Uber to pay Waymo $245 million to settle self-driving secrets case Waymo and Uber settled their blockbuster trade-secrets lawsuit Friday, with Uber’s new CEO expressing regret about his company’s actions
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| Dec.28 |
Apple |
Apple CEO Tim Cook Gets 74% bonus boost after earnings rebound |
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| Oct.31 |
Facebook |
Facebook, Google, Twitter field questions, frustrations in Senate |
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| Oct.30 |
Santa Rosa |
Historians saddened over loss of Hewlett Packard archive in fire |
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| Aug.27 |
Uber |
Uber selects Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO
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| Aug.22 |
Chevron |
Chevron CEO John Watson will step down
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| Jul.4 |
San Francisco |
500 Startups founder resigns after apologizing for being ‘a creep’ |
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| Jun.26 |
Oakland |
Tim Westergren plans to step down as Pandora CEO |
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| Jun.21 |
Uber |
Ex-CEO and founder Travis Kalanick resigned| Kalanick resigned under pressure from board and investors. Series of missteps, from stealing technology, led to the resignation | |
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| Jun.13 |
Uber |
CEO Kalanick takes leave as harsh workplace report lands |
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| Jun.11 |
Uber |
NY Times sources say Uber discussing leave for CEO |
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| Apr.29 |
Google |
Google CEO made nearly $200 million last year |
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| Apr.18 |
San Jose Downtown |
Zuckerberg addresses Facebook Live shooting at F8 Conference |
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| Mar.19 |
Uber |
Amid turbulence at Uber, president resigns |
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| Feb.28 |
San Francisco |
Uber CEO ‘ashamed’ over argument with driver caught on video |
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| Feb.21 |
San Francisco |
Uber CEO admits mistakes, vows reform following sexual harassment claims |
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| Feb.2 |
San Francisco |
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits Trump advisory council |
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| Dec.14 |
Tesla |
Silicon Valley tech leaders meet with President-elect Donald Trump |
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| Nov.28 |
San Jose |
Larry Flynt opened new Hustler Hollywood |
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| Sep.27 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo CEO gives up some pay as Labor Dept. starts probe
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| Sep.21 |
UCSF |
Mark Zuckerberg, wife plan to donate billions to fight diseases |
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| Aug.12 |
San Francisco |
Silicon Valley tech mogul sentenced to jail for domestic violence |
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| May.18 |
Facebook |
Facebook's CEO meets with conservatives on reported bias |
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| May.9 |
San Francisco |
Lending Club ousts CEO, stock plunges 35 percent |
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| Feb.24 |
Apple |
Apple boss Tim Cook hits back at FBI investigation |
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| Dec.10 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer gives birth to twin girls
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| Dec.1 |
Facebook |
Zuckerberg welcomes baby, to give up 99% of shares Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the birth of his daughter — and his long-term plan to give away nearly all of his Facebook shares
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| Oct.13 |
Twitter |
Twitter lays off 336 employees upon Dorsey’s return as CEO |
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| Sep.1 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer pregnant with twins |
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| Jul.31 |
Facebook |
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg and wife expecting a baby |
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| Jun.11 |
Twitter |
Dick Costolo steps down as Twitter CEO, Dorsey in as interim
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| Apr.8 |
San Francisco |
Zynga CEO Don Mattrick leaves, founder Mark Pincus returns
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| Nov.18 |
San Francisco |
Uber CEO tries to distance company from controversial statements |
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| Oct.30 |
Apple |
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he's proud to be gay Cook says that for years he's been open with many people about his sexual orientation and that plenty of his Apple colleagues know he is gay
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| Oct.8 |
Gap |
Gap, Advanced Micro Devices announce CEO changes |
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| Sep.18 |
Oracle |
Larry Ellison is stepping down as Oracle CEO 
Ellison, 70, is a college dropout who founded Oracle in 1977 and has grown it to a market value of $182 billion
| He will remain its executive chairman and chief technology officer. Ellison's deputies, Mark Hurd, 57, and Safra Catz, 52, will both become CEO
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| Apr.3 |
Mountain View |
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns
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| Feb.12 |
SF City Hall |
French President Hollande meeting with city officials and tech kingpins President Francois Hollande is offering his government's support to French entrepreneurs seeking to gain a foothold in Silicon Valley
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| Dec.20 |
Facebook |
Zuckerberg donating $1 billion in Facebook shares to Silicon Valley foundation
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| Sep.20 |
Vallejo |
BART appears to be training managers to run trains |
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| Sep.19 |
Woodside |
Bicyclist killed in collision ID'd as former Amazon CFO |
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| Sep.17 |
Redwood City |
EA stays in-house with new CEO |
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| Sep.11 |
Oakland |
Pandora names ex-aQuantive head McAndrews as CEO |
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| Jul.1 |
San Francisco |
Zynga CEO steps down, Microsoft exec to take post
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| Jun.19 |
Fremont |
Men's Wearhouse ousts founder George Zimmer |
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| May.2 |
Intel |
Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO
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| Mar.18 |
Redwood City |
Electronic Arts CEO steps down |
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| Dec.18 |
Facebook |
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock |
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| Nov.19 |
Intel |
Intel CEO Paul Otellini to retire in May
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| Oct.1 |
Yahoo |
CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth to a boy |
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| Jul.16 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo names Google exec as new boss| Technology firm Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as its next chief executive. Mayer, 37, will become the firm's third CEO in the space of ... | |
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| Jun.20 |
Larry Ellison |
Larry Ellison buys 98 percent of Hawaii's Lanai |
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| May.19 |
Palo Alto |
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart
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| May.13 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo CEO Thompson quits his post The chief executive of computer firm Yahoo has stepped down, amid accusations that a fake computer science degree was included on his CV
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| Jan.17 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo founder Jerry Yang resigns
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| Jan.4 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo names PayPal exec as CEO Yahoo Inc. has named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.'s PayPal division, as its new CEO
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| Oct.5 |
Apple |
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies | Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56. Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, th... | |
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| Sep.22 |
HP |
Whitman replaces Apotheker as HP CEO Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is replacing a CEO who spent just 11 months on the job with stock dropped almost 50 percent during that time
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| Sep.6 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo fires CEO Bartz| Yahoo's chief executive Carol Bartz has been fired by the internet company after two-and-a-half years in the top job. Bartz was removed by the board of directors, effective immediately. Tim Morse, chief financial officer, will take ... | |
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| Aug.24 |
Apple |
Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief Apple founder Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive of the technology giant and will be replaced by its chief operating officer Tim Cook
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| Aug.8 |
PG&E |
PG&E names Anthony F. Earley Jr. as CEO |
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| Apr.22 |
San Jose |
CEOs see hiring surge continuing |
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| Apr.21 |
PG&E |
PG&E CEO resigns in wake of blast Chairman, chief executive and President Peter Darbee is stepping down following a 'challenging year' that included a natural gas pipeline ex...
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| Apr.14 |
BART |
BART's Dugger quits with $1M severance |
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| Mar.2 |
San Francisco |
Steve Jobs unveils Apple's new iPad 2 |
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| Feb.7 |
Google |
Google mgr helped spark Egypt revolt Wael Ghonim was detained for protesting against President Mubarak says he was behind the Facebook page that helped spark 'the revolution'
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| Jan.20 |
Google |
Schmidt to step down as Google CEO Eric Schmidt will step down from his role as CEO in April and be replaced by co-founder Larry Page. Schmidt will stay on as executive chairman
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| Jan.17 |
Apple |
Steve Jobs takes medical leave Apple co-founder and CEO sent a note to employees saying he's taking a second medical leave of absence in two years so he can focus on his h...
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| Dec.15 |
Facebook |
Zuckerberg named Time 'Person of Year' |
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| Nov.10 |
PG&E |
Exec snooped SmartMeter critics resigned |
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| Oct.4 |
Twitter |
Twitter co-founder steps down as CEO |
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| Sep.30 |
HP |
Leo Apotheker selected as CEO
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| Sep.7 |
HP |
HP sues its ex-CEO Hurd |
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| Sep.6 |
Oracle |
Oracle Names Ex-HP CEO Co-President |
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| Aug.6 |
HP |
CEO resigns amid harassment claims Hewlett-Packard ousted Mark Hurd for falsifying expense reports and other documents to conceal a secret relationship with a former contractor
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| Feb.4 |
Sun |
Sun CEO: Twitter quitter |
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| Jan.26 |
San Francisco |
Williams-Sonoma CEO Lester to retire |
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| Jan.22 |
Oracle |
Co-president admits affair |
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| Sep.30 |
Chevron |
Chevron Names New CEO; O'Reilly Retires Chevron Corp. board has promoted vice chairman John S. Watson, 52, to chairman and chief executive
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| Sep.9 |
SF Downtown |
Steve Jobs lights up Apple show
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| Jun.29 |
Apple |
CEO Jobs Back At Work Few Days A Week |
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| Jun.24 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn hires new CEO |
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| Jun.20 |
Steve Jobs |
CEO Steve Jobs Had Liver Transplant
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| Jun.10 |
Palm |
Palm Appoints Former Apple Whiz As CEO |
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| May.12 |
Oakland |
Ask.com CEO leaving, Garell to take over
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| Jan.14 |
Apple |
Apple CEO Jobs taking medical leave
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| Jan.13 |
Yahoo |
Carol Bartz to head Yahoo Yahoo Inc. has named former Autodesk CEO as its new chief executive, ending a 2-month high-profile search for the struggling Internet giant
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| Jan.5 |
Apple |
Jobs has hormone imbalance, remain CEO |
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| Dec.22 |
Palo Alto |
Fry's exec arrested for embezzlment
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| Nov.17 |
Yahoo |
Jerry Yang Out As CEO
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| Jul.17 |
AMD |
CEO Changed as Results Fall Short |
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| May.15 |
Yahoo |
Icahn Picks 10 Directors |
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| Mar.6 |
San Francisco |
47 Bay Area billionaires on Forbes list |
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| Jan.25 |
SF Chronicle |
Bushee New Chronicle Editor
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| Jan.23 |
SF Chronicle |
New job for editor Bronstein
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eBay |
Whitman resigns as CEO Meg Whitman, CEO for nearly 10 years, plans to resign March 31, capping a tenure marked by the online flea market's rise coupled with recent...
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| Jun.27 |
Wells Fargo |
Longtime CEO Kovacevich Steps Down |
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| Jun.18 |
Yahoo |
CEO Terry Semel steps down from post |
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| Mar.14 |
HP |
Felony charges dismissed against Dunn
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| Jan.22 |
Gap |
CEO Quits After Poor Season Profits |
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| Oct.11 |
Santa Clara |
McAfee fires president; CEO retires |
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| Oct.4 |
HP |
Criminal Charges Filed Against Dunn
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| Sep.22 |
HP |
CEO Offers Apology; Chair Resigns Now
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| Sep.12 |
HP |
Dunn to Step Down |
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| Apr.24 |
Sun |
McNealy steps down as CEO |
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| Nov.29 |
San Jose |
CEO Cartwright, CFO have left Calpine |
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| Apr.9 |
Google |
Execs paid $1 a year |
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| Mar.29 |
HP |
Mark Hurd named as new CEO |
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| Feb.9 |
HP |
CEO Fiorina out
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| Nov.11 |
Intel |
Otellini to succeed Barrett as CEO |
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| Oct.1 |
Pleasanton |
PeopleSoft fires CEO Craig Conway |
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| Aug.1 |
Apple |
CEO Jobs Says Has Cancer Surgery |
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| Jul.20 |
Schwab |
Charles Schwab recalled as CEO |
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| May.3 |
Siebel |
Tom Siebel steps down as CEO |
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| Nov.3 |
Emeryville |
Ask Jeeves Names New CEO |
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| Mar.7 |
Oakland |
Kaiser Permanente names new CEO |
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| Aug.6 |
Google |
Google names E. Schmidt new CEO |
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| Jan.6 |
Apple |
Jobs drops 'interim' from title
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| Apr. 9, 1998 |
Google |
Google founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin A multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. Ad technologies, search, cloud computing, and software
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| Apr. 1, 1976 |
Apple |
Jobs and Wozniak created Apple Computer, Inc. 
Map of Cupertino California Cupertino Apple Inc. now is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, PCs, computer software, and is distributor of media
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