Read more Sergey Brin stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/762/sergey-brin.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:28:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61238/google-mentor-dead-in-freak-swimming-accident.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Stanford computer science professor who mentored Google's founders has drowned in his swimming pool, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Rajeev Motwani, 47, who could not swim, drowned at his Atherton, Calif., home, leaving a wife, two daughters, and many admirers in Silicon Valley. “It's a rare combination to...http://www.newser.com/story/61238/google-mentor-dead-in-freak-swimming-accident.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Jun 2009 15:43:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53771/huzzahs-for-masters-of-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSaying that “change is no longer a dreamy notion but a reality—and a responsibility,” Rolling Stone lists 100 people from all walks of society with “the power of making people think and making them move.” The top five: Barack Obama: “He has a capacity to do so much in...http://www.newser.com/story/53771/huzzahs-for-masters-of-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Mar 2009 5:14:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39619/market-meltdown-reshapes-forbes-rich-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mortgage meltdown has certainly hit middle-class Americans hard but hasn't spared the uber-wealthy, Bloomberg reports. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson’s net worth shed $4 billion between Aug. 29 and Oct. 1, for instance, while Warren Buffett overtook Bill Gates, whose net worth declined $1.5 billion, as the...http://www.newser.com/story/39619/market-meltdown-reshapes-forbes-rich-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Oct 2008 12:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38330/google-offers-10m-for-ideas-to-change-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle, named for an astronomically large number, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a call for ideas that could improve the lives of astronomically large numbers of people. Project 10100—pronounced '10 to the 100th'—seeks submissions from the public for world-changing ideas that the company will donate $10 million...http://www.newser.com/story/38330/google-offers-10m-for-ideas-to-change-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Sep 2008 6:44:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29744/googles-brin-books-flight-to-space-station.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin is turning space tourist, plunking down a $5 million deposit with Space Adventures for passage to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket in 2011, reports the New York Times . Space Adventures is planning to buy two of the three seats aboard the mission,...http://www.newser.com/story/29744/googles-brin-books-flight-to-space-station.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 9:03:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27859/anti-semitism-pushed-google-gurus-family-from-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnti-Semitism pushed Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s family to leave Russia, he told an Israeli website. “The great suffering put on my parents in Russia because of anti-Semitism was the primary reason that they left. And that has had a major influence on my life,” Brin told TheMarker.com, CNET reports....http://www.newser.com/story/27859/anti-semitism-pushed-google-gurus-family-from-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 May 2008 9:41:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20823/even-google-not-immune-in-downturn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter a hitting record high in November, Google shares have fallen 40%, reports the Los Angeles Times. Investors are concerned that a downturn in consumer spending could slow Google's growth—previously thought to be recession-proof. "Now the shine is off Google, whether deservedly or not," one media analyst said of...http://www.newser.com/story/20823/even-google-not-immune-in-downturn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Mar 2008 18:48:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13411/googler-preps-for-lavish-island-nuptials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle co-founder Larry Page didn’t have to use his popular search engine to scout out locations for his upcoming wedding. He just asked his best man, and fellow billionaire, Richard Branson, Reuters says. Page will wed girlfriend Lucy Southworth Saturday on Branson’s private Caribbean getaway, Necker Island. Six hundred people,...http://www.newser.com/story/13411/googler-preps-for-lavish-island-nuptials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Dec 2007 8:49:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12711/google-searches-green-energy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle is making a huge financial push to replace coal with cleaner, cheaper renewable energy. The company says it will invest "tens of millions" in the search next year, starting with solar, wind, and geothermal technology, and hundreds of millions more in subsequent years, MarketWatch reports. The company says it...http://www.newser.com/story/12711/google-searches-green-energy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Nov 2007 17:19:00 CST