Yuan and his family now have a stake the video conferencing company valued at $3.2 billion

More than 2,000 colourful illustrations have been published over the years

Google, which turns 20 this week, has ruined medicine, map-making and pub quizzes

We will become less relevant for industry if colleges fail to undertake research

Case to start amid allegations of theft, encrypted texts and secret meetings

Schmidt took the company public in 2004 and made the company into a global powerhouse

But the ways users search for and retrieve information online are changing dramatically

Alphabet’s revenue boosted by robust demand for ads on mobile and YouTube

Issues include pay for women employees, spend on lobbying and Pichai’s $200m pay

Surge in afterhours trading for Amazon puts Bezos owner’s wealth close to Bill Gates

Details were always unclear, but incubator Area 120 appears to be its new incarnation

Hannah Kuchler says canteens for Californian techies may be stunting their development

As the iconic online brand is sold we trace the tale of the guide to the world wide web

Long-term trusted adviser to tech giants died this week

A year of technological developments included Apple’s smart watch and a robot app

The most minor details can tell a great deal about how a chief executive will perform, research suggests

Google now part of Alphabet but much of the internet functionality still centres on it

From an Irish perspective, the primary interest will be in how the creation of Alphabet affects the company’s global tax operations

New holding company to encompass search engine unit and other subsidiaries

Opinion: Can you teach skills without facts? For students to apply their skills to knowledge outside their experience, we have to teach that knowledge and encourage problem-solving ability based on facts

The success of Dublin’s so-called Silicon Docks is a combination of enlightened public policy and the blind luck of good timing.

What can employers do to retain their talented Gen Xers? Here are four options

Palantir is under pressure to go public, but would such a move interfere with its lofty ideals?

Internet giant confirms development of prototype vehicles without steering wheels

Google to build its own new self-driving electric vehicles with the potential for use as driverless taxi cabs

The ‘robot’ vehicles were first created in the company’s secretive X division five years ago

A larger-than-expected rise in US jobless claims keeps investors on the edge

He follows other tech moguls who chose to take on a symbolic salary

Whether we like it or not, the tech giant influences every aspect of our online lives – and it can sell ads that prove it

It can be catastrophic for companies to be associated with one name and then lose that leader

Smartwatches promise to overcome the effort it takes to pull a smartphone from your pocket

Internet giant founded by two university friends in September 1998

Executive’s move from Android team to Chinese smartphone-maker sparks intrigue

Rumoured end of famous latitude to employees to pursue projects that interest them hints at a significant shift in corporate ethos

Amazon founder and ‘Star Trek’ fan Jeff Bezos is a man of contradictions