ERIC E. SCHMIDT

Oracle Corp wants to question Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page in the course of high stakes patent litigation between the two companies, according to a court filing.

Google+ sent spammy notifications on Saturday afternoon due to a technical glitch but continues to remain upbeat about beating Facebook and claiming the title of world's No.1 social networking site.

The Google+ invitation button has been available for more than a day now, suggesting Google is loosening up and is more confident about expanding its social network's population.

Google Inc will cooperate fully with U.S. antitrust regulators but will not let the formal probe launched last month distract or disrupt its strategy, executive chairman Eric Schmidt said.

Stocks were set to open sharply lower on Friday after the June payrolls report fell short of expectations and dashed hopes the economic recovery had regained speed.

Stock index futures were little changed on Friday before government employment figures that should show if a lackluster recovery has regained speed.

Stock index futures were flat on Friday before the June U.S. payrolls report, which should give investors important guidance on the economy.

Google Inc is leaving open the door to more co-operation with social-media giants Facebook and Twitter, and believes there is room for multiple social networks as it rolls out its own, executive chairman Eric Schmidt said.

How about Google+ then? Do we have enough control over our identity and online assets?

Internet giant Google's tussles with some governments over Internet censorship could get worse, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Monday, adding he feared his own colleagues faced mounting danger of occasional arrest and torture.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Herman Miller, Intevac, Magic Software Enterprises, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmasset. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: First Pactrust Bancorp, WD-40, CEVA, Insulet, Saba Software, Apple, and Google.

Google will buy more companies to boost its presence in the booming online display ad sector in a challenge to Facebook, even as European regulators examine its dominant web search position.

Google Inc tried to partner with Facebook but was rebuffed, denying the search giant to the social network's trove of personal information, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday.

Arab leaders were wrong to block Internet access in an effort to quell popular revolts as such moves only hurt their own economies, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Thursday.

Google Inc Chairman Eric Schmidt and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg warned governments to tread lightly on Internet regulation because moves to tame its rough edges risked hurting its virtues.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy softened his usually tough stance on Internet regulation at a forum that brought together tech titans in Paris, but stark divisions remained on everything from privacy to copyright.

Internet executives meeting in Paris will urge G8 leaders to adopt an international approach to protecting users' personal data but will recommend leaving the thorny issue of copyright protection largely to national governments, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will host technology titans, including Facebook, Google and Amazon, at a summit to debate how governments can encourage innovation on the Internet, while taming its excesses.

Google Inc's stunning 54 percent spending surge in the first quarter spooked investors already worried its new CEO may take his eye off the bottom line to chase revenue growth.

Google Inc's stunning 54 percent spending surge spooked investors already worried that its new CEO may take his eye off the bottom line to chase revenue growth, driving shares of the world's leading Internet search engine more than 5 percent lower.

Google Inc fell short of Wall Street's first-quarter profit target as operating expenses surged, driving shares in the world's leading Internet search engine more than 5 percent lower.