Zuckerberg, Gates, Bezos, Page, and Brin (but no women) among world’s top 10 tech billionaires

Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Apple are not just engines of technological innovation in America ... they're also the path to Forbes' World's Billionaires list. But there is a little catch -- you gotta be a man.

Sergey Brin calls smartphones ‘emasculating’ — but dorky Google Glass A-OK

Sergey Brin keeps trying to convince me that I need Google Glass -- but so far I'm not buying it.

Google Glasses? Sergey Brin takes Google Glass binocular … and adds frickin’ laser beams

The noob "Google Glass or Google Glasses" question sounds like its about to get tougher to answer: Google Glass is going bi.

Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, & Yuri Milner launch $33M ‘Breakthrough Prize’ in life sciences

Step aside, Nobel. You've got some competition in the prize category.

Google execs building $82M airport to house their private jets

Google head honchos submitted a proposal to build a facility for private and corporate planes at Mineta San Jose International Airport.

Augmented reality geek catches Sergey Brin on the NY subway — wearing Google Glass

Sergey Brin may not be a famous actor or rock star, and he probably isn't as recognizable as JayZ or Tom Cruise. Unless you're a techie or an augmented reality enthusiast.

Google Project Glass releases video with fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg

During New York Fashion Week, acclaimed designer Diane von Furstenberg added a new accessory to her show: Google's Project Glass. Today, she released her video made entirely out of Google Glass footage, showing what it's like to be DVF during the craziest week of fashion in the U.S.

Google overload, or, if we never see Sergey Brin’s adorable face again, it’ll be too soon

There was a time when summer was slow. News would lull. Folks would go on vacation.

Not this year.

Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and now Google have conspired to work technology journalists to death over the past six weeks or so. …

It’s Sergey’s world and we’re all just living in it

Larry Page has lost his voice — literally, and perhaps figuratively too. At Google’s I/O conference, the company’s yearly event for major product reveals, it was the Sergey Brin show.

Brin, the Google co-founder who no longer runs the company …

Resistance is futile: Google Glass and the genesis of the hive mind

During today’s stunt-filled Google Glass demo, I found myself inexplicably perturbed — even profoundly depressed.

The charismatic Sergey Brin sprinted onstage at Google I/O, wearing the futuristic device; he was joined by extreme sportsters and a redheaded product lead who …

Google shows the power of Project Glass — by jumping out of an airplane

Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his fellow Googlers helped debut the company’s crazy Google Glass project with an employee doing a real-time parachute jump while wearing the connected smart glasses.

For those who haven’t been keeping track, Project Glass’ sci-fi-looking …

Nerd-on-nerd action: 6 tech founders immortalized in graphic novels

Remember that Steve Jobs comic book? Welp, we got more where that came from.

Bluewater Productions, the team behind Steve Jobs: Co-founder of Apple has just sent us word about a new trio of graphic novels about tech founders. Think …

Google being sued by retirement board for stock split

The Brockton Retirement Board is suing Google co-founder Larry Page and other executives today for its recently proposed stock split.

Google announced it would be splitting its stock in its first quarter 2012 earnings call. Page explained on a conference …

Beware the king: Zuckerberg’s voting power a risk to shareholders

As VentureBeat’s Jolie O’Dell pointed out yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg managed to strike a deal with some key investors and friends that gives him 57 percent of the shareholder voting power. For a public company, it’s an almost unheard …

With 8 jets of their own, Google execs aim to save historic Hangar One

Google’s top three executives have offered to pay $33 million through a jointly owned company to save Hangar One, a historic building used to house large airships at Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif.

Google’s Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and …

Why can’t we be friends? Facebook and Google+ relationship remains complicated

Facebook has no plans to integrate with Google+, Facebook’s chief technical officer Bret Taylor said today at the Web 2.o Summit in San Francisco.

“Every service is better when it’s social,”  he said. Apparently that dictum doesn’t apply, however, when …

Sergey Brin: Google+ is part of a bouquet of momentous projects

Google co-founder Sergey Brin said today that the Google+ social network is working surprisingly well and is part of a “bouquet” of services to come.

Brin (pictured in the middle) made a surprise appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit alongside …

Google Ventures’ Bill Maris talks teams, pitches and business plans (video)

Bill Maris, managing partner at Google Ventures, sat down with VentureBeat yesterday to discuss what Google looks for in investment opportunities.

Google Ventures is the search giant’s venture capital arm, investing in technology companies such as HomeAway, EchoEcho, RelayRides, HubSpot, …