Google Execs Turn Sergey Brin’s Tesla Model S Into Hot Pink Batmobile For April Fools’ Prank

Google takes its April Fools’ Day pranks seriously.
Not only did Google pull pranks on us users of their services on April 1, its executives also pranked their chief Sergey Brin turning his Tesla Model S into a hot pink Batmobile.
Yesterday, photos of Brin’s customized car started surfacing on the Tesla Motors Club forum,  on Twitter and on Google+.
In the photo below, you can see Brin driving the “pimped out” Tesla Model S.

The car, as you can see, has been finished in hot pink with …

Google’s Sergey Brin Explains “Internet Enemies” Amid Blistering Comments

Google's Sergey Brin explains about his "internet enemies" comments in an interview with The Guardian amid blistering comments. (Image: Freedom to Marry, via Flickr / CC)

Sergey Brin, the American computer scientist and co-founder of Google, has allotted more time to sit down and study over again his interview, including the reactions, with The Guardian that took place earlier this week in an attempt to give overly concerned people a chill pill.
According to the genius internet …

Google Stock Split Helps Founders Retain Iron Grip Of Company

Google recently instituted a 2-for-1 share split that saw the company offer existing shareholders two shares for each share owned. This is something Google employees and shareholders have been clamoring forever since the company shares reached the high $600′s and moved the shares well beyond the reach of anyone who would want to buy them.
This effectively meant that existing shareholders could not sell their shares owing to the fact that they were beyond the reach of any prospective …

Google’s Brin puts Facebook and Apple on the Lines of China and Iran

Sergey Brin's statement can prove to be controversial, as 100 Billion $ Facebook IPO is nearing

Openness and universal access to the Internet – the basic principles of the world wide network – are under threat. Such a warning was made by Sergey Brin, the developer and co-founder of search engine Google.
In an interview published given to the British newspaper Guardian, he says that threat to the Internet freedom comes from governments, which are increasingly trying to …

Google Cofounder Sergey Brin Spotted Wearing Project Glass Eyewear

After Google announced on Wednesday their Project Glass augmented reality eyewear project, Google cofounder Sergey Brin has been spotted sporting a pair of Project Glass glasses at an event on Friday.
Well-known tech evangelist Robert Scoble spotted Brin wearing Project Glass eyewear during a chratiy event in San Francisco.
Scoble announced his sighting via twitter saying that “The Google Glasses are real!”
“Here is a set on @sergeybrinn cofounder of Googl @ Palace Hotel, San …

Bill Gates Retains Forbes Richest American Title

Microsoft co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates has retained his place on top of Forbes richest Americans list.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates retains his top spot on the Forbes wealthiest Americans list with a wealth of $59 billion. Image: Titanas / Flickr (CC)

According to the list, his personal wealth is estimated to be at $59 billion.
This comes even though Gates has pledged to give most of his wealth over his lifetime. However, Gates has in fact increased his wealth by $5 billion from …

Google Ex-CEO Eric Schmidt Receives Raise with Bonuses

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Google’s Ex-CEO Eric Schmidt receives a large salary increase in his new role as the Internet search leader’s executive chair, earning an annual basic salary of US$1.25 million as indicated in a SEC filing, which could still increase since he is still entitled for bonuses as well.
As said in the filing, “Effective as of April 4, 2011, Eric will receive an annual base salary of $1.25 million and a target bonus of 400% of his base salary. Eric’s actual …

Google Chrome OS set for Cloudy Launch

Google is preparing to launch its new Chrome OS soon but users, and at least one top Google executive is a little cloudy on the need for the new system.  Google customers may be further confused because Google already has a product named Chrome, the Google Chrome web browser, and the search engine giant already has an OS called Android. Google Vice President Sundar Pichai said Google’s new operating system is a platform for all services.

Vice President of Engineering responsible for Chrome …