Larry Page

'Where do you find inspiration in your career?' Richard Branson began his post. 'I'll never forget when Sergey Brin told me that Shakespeare had no small part to play in the founding of one of the world's biggest companies.'

The name 'Google' emerged during a brainstorming session by the company's founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, while they were PhD students at Stanford University in 1998.

Google 25th Birthday: Google, once a humble search engine prototype, has expanded far beyond its origins. As it celebrates its milestone, here are some fascinating facts from its remarkable history.

The re-engagement of Google’s founders, at the invitation of the company’s current CEO, Sundar Pichai, emphasized the urgency felt among many Google executives about AI and that chatbot, ChatGPT.

Mr. Page and Mr. Brin, who had not spent much time at Google since they left their daily roles with the company in 2019, reviewed Google’s artificial intelligence product strategy, according to two people with knowledge of the meetings who were not allowed to discuss them.

The global economic downturn ensured 2022 was a bad year for billionaires. The world’s top 500 wealthiest people collectively lost $1.4 trillion in the last year.

“We have made the decision to wind down Kittyhawk,” the company said on Twitter. “We’re still working on the details of what’s next.”

A confederation of charities that focus on alleviating global poverty, Oxfam said the billionaires' wealth rose more during the pandemic more than it did the previous 14 years, when the world economy was suffering the worst recession since the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

And this is how Elon Musk responded to a journalist's tweet of his yearbook photo.

The single-person recreational vehicle is powered by 10 battery-powered propellers.

Zee.Aero, into which Page has poured more than USD 100 million since it started in 2010, conducts test flights of its prototype at an airport hangar in Hollister, California, Bloomberg said.

Bill Gates held onto the number-one spot in the annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans for the 22nd straight year, with net worth of USD 76 billion, down USD 5 billion from 2014.

The initiative will entail Google hosting an offline symposium to educate SMBs on the benefits of Internet and also provide one-on-one consultation on how to use the latest online tools and technologies and meet their business objectives, the company said in a statement.

"Its been overwhelming to see such generous and warm responses from many dear friends, colleagues and strangers - heartfelt thanks," Pichai, 43, tweeted yesterday.

As part of a major overhaul of its operating structure, Google said on Monday it was creating a new holding company called Alphabet.

Chennai-born Pichai, 43, has been named CEO of the new Google, which company co-founder Larry Page said will be a "a bit slimmed down." "Our company is operating well on Tuesday, but we think we can make it cleaner and more accountable

Amazon beat expectations on Thursday after reporting startling quarterly earnings and exceeding revenue estimates.

Warren Buffett with USD 70.1 billion took the second slot on the list. Spain's Amancio Ortega (USD 65 billion) came in next.

Google plans to invest more than USD 200 million to refurbish the hangars and add other improvements, including a museum or educational facility that will showcase the history of Moffett and Silicon Valley, according to a NASA statement.

Google's shares shot up 58 percent in 2013, breaking the USD 1,000 mark for the first time and outpacing the Nasdaq's 38 percent gain for the year.