Apple CEO Tim Cook’s employee approval rating dips, but still high in spite of issues

Which doesn't mean that working at Apple is easy. Or, that working for Tim Cook is easy.

Google’s Larry Page ‘a better CEO’ for having paralyzed vocal cords

Google CEO Larry Page shared today on his Google+ page that he has funded a research project for the Voice Health Institute, mostly due to the journey he's undergone over the last 14 years in losing first one, and then a second vocal cord to paralysis.

Marissa Mayer’s 6-month bonus from Yahoo: $1,000,000

In six months under Mayer, Yahoo's stock price has jumped from $15 to $23, adding over $17 billion in market value to the still-slumbering purple giant.

Startup Act 3.0 would permit 75,000 immigrant founders to come to the U.S. for 3 years

Getting technical and entrepreneurial talent into the U.S. may be a lot easier very soon if a bipartisan group of senators manage to get the Startup Act 3.0 passed. Unfortunately, versions 1.0 and 2.0 died slow and silent deaths.

Former McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt takes reins at FireEye

Dave DeWalt -- known for his big personality, top-secret government clearance, and work as former chief executive at McAfee -- is taking over as chief executive for security company FireEye today. He hopes to lead the company to an IPO quickly.

Zend’s Andi Gutmans on PHP 6 & how Apple is the ‘biggest barrier’ to mobile’s future

"I believe web technologies will ultimately win within 3-5 years. The main barrier today is probably Apple."

Rich, smart, and — apparently — sexy: Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh is GQ Russia’s man of the year

Serial entrepreneur. Two successful exits. A degree in applied mathematics. Chief executive of the Russia's top search engine, an $8 billion company with more than double Google's share of searches. And ... dead sexy.

Billionaire entrepreneur Dan Gilbert on Detroit, entrepreneurship, business, and design

Dan Gilbert is a billionaire entrepreneur, pro sports team owner, and massive real estate investor. He also personally runs employee orientation for new employees of his more than 50 businesses.

Evernote’s CEO wants your trust, not your data

Evernote made the promise that it will never use your personal information for data mining and analysis. But what if there's an acquisition? And how do their investors feel about the missed revenue opportunity?

Best Buy’s giving its new CEO $32M — more than twice what it made last quarter

Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly is getting a pretty penny for shacking up with the slumping electronics retailer.

Salesforce, AT&T, Motorola, AMD: 4 tech companies that pay their CEO more than they pay Uncle Sam

SalesForce, AT&T, Motorola, and AMD are four tech companies in a group most CEOs would love to belong to, but most public relations departments would hate.

The American taxpayer? She might hate it too.

Best Buy hires hotel chief as new CEO in attempt to rescue its fading business

Best Buy's new CEO Hubert Joly likely knows more about running your local T.G.I Friday's than your technology retailer. But Best Buy says he's the right fit.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on the hunt for new COO

Yahoo may be on the hunt for a chief operating officer, as CEO Marissa Mayer begins to flesh out the company with people who complement her product prowess.

The CEO versus you, income infographic version (little hint: he — or she — is winning)

The 1950s sucked. TV was black and white and kinda circular, and it was the hottest game in town. The Internet was but a fond twinkle in the eye of Vannevar Bush. And cars got about 2 miles to the gallon.

But CEOs made only 10 or 20 times what their workers made. Today, that multiple is as high as 380.

Second RealNetworks’ CEO resigns after less than a year

RealNetworks‘ Thomas Nielsen stepped down today as chief executive and president. Rob Glaser, the company’s chairman, has been appointed by the board as the interim CEO.

“The board and Thomas mutually agreed that the CEO position wasn’t the right fit,” …

Samsung CEO steps down, leaving the company’s business divided

There was a big shakeup today at Samsung. Longtime exec Choi Gee-sung (pictured) has relinquished his role as chief executive. He first joined the company in 1977.

While he does have a successor, executive Kwon Oh-hyun, the company is taking …

Reddit nabs ex-Facebooker Yishan Wong as new CEO

The man balancing a shoe on his head in the photo above is the new CEO of community news sharing site Reddit, the company announced in a blog post today.

Judging by the ridiculous verification photo and the colorful responses …