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"Promiscuous minds" gather for Britain's Hay Festival

LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the biggest names in literature, science and politics will pitch up to a small British town over the next week for a clan gathering of the world's most "promiscuous minds". Full story

UK opposition party leader says Google tax behavior "wrong"

LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accused the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to avoid paying tax. Full story

Britain's Cameron tells Google and others to play fair on tax

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday told Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and other business leaders that he expected their companies to pay their taxes in exchange for benefiting from low tax rates. Full story

Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore Full story

Google's Schmidt to meet Britain's Cameron as tax row rages

LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is due to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday as a participant of an advisory group just days after UK lawmakers lambasted the Internet company's tax affairs. Full story

PRESS Pass: Eric Schmidt

   David Gregory’s full PRESS Pass interview with Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, on how the new digital age is reshaping politics, national security, and daily life.

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Afternoon MoJoe: Google’s Eric Schmidt on how technology upgrades the war on terror

An excerpt from Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen’s “The New Digitial Age”

Google's Schmidt sees 1 billion Android phones in use in 9 months

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Google's Schmidt to sell roughly 42 percent of stake

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  Why technology has proven itself to be indispensable

Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, share details from “The New Digital Age,” which explains how much our lives have been shaped and changed by technological innovations. The duo also explains how technology helped solve the Boston Marathon bombing case.

  Google strives for leadership, continued progress in the Digital Age

Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt talks to MSNBC’s Louis Burgdorf about the future of technology and his recent trip to North Korea in a web-exclusive Afternoon Mo’ Joe interview.

  What’s next for the digital age?

Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen share details from their new book, “The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations, and Businesses.”  The duo also explains how technology aided authorities in the Boston manhunt.

  Google chairman: Digital world helped Boston manhunt

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, Google’s director of ideas, talk about their book, “The New Digital Age,” and discuss how the digital world contributed to the apprehension of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

  Jockeying the changing line of journalism in Burma, the world

The NOW panel discusses the changing ways and means of journalism worldwide, and what it means that Burma is now jumping on the democratic media bandwagon, allowing privately owned news organizations for the first time since 1964.

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Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt arrives to speak at the Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, central Wales
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt arrives to speak at the Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, central Wales

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt arrives on stage to be interviewed by Marcus Du Sautoy, at the Hay Festival, in Hay-on-Wye, central Wales May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden (BRITAIN - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS POLITICS SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt speaks about the connected world at the Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, central Wales
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt speaks at the Google Big Tent event at the Grove Hotel on the outskirts of London
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt speaks at the Google Big Tent event at the Grove Hotel on the outskirts of London

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt speaks at the Google Big Tent event at the Grove Hotel, on the outskirts of London May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS MEDIA POLITICS)