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Mark Bergen

Mark Bergen

Senior Editor, Search & Online Advertising

    Latest articles by Mark Bergen

    Technology
    Social Capital Investor: We Need to Recapture Imaginations in Tech, or Stay Stuck in On-Demand MuckSocial Capital Investor: We Need to Recapture Imaginations in Tech, or Stay Stuck in On-Demand Muck
    Technology

    We can choose between long-term investments or “immature, self-absorbed dipshits,” says Social Capital CEO.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    India’s Flipkart Throws Google a Bone in the Battle Between Mobile Web and AppsIndia’s Flipkart Throws Google a Bone in the Battle Between Mobile Web and Apps
    Technology

    The e-commerce startup launches a mobile site that’s a mobile app in disguise.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google Tries an Android for Machine Learning, Releasing Open Source AI SystemGoogle Tries an Android for Machine Learning, Releasing Open Source AI System
    Technology

    An open source system for “crazy ideas” to compete with Facebook, Microsoft and Apple.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google’s European Negotiating Tactic: Convince the EU That Amazon Is Crushing ItGoogle’s European Negotiating Tactic: Convince the EU That Amazon Is Crushing It
    Technology

    In the EU case, Google’s key argument is an economic one.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google Buys Video Editing Startup Fly Labs to Make Google Photos More LivelyGoogle Buys Video Editing Startup Fly Labs to Make Google Photos More Lively
    Technology

    Google Photos gets a video boost.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Flipkart Nabs Another Google Mobile Exec to Out-Amazon Amazon In IndiaFlipkart Nabs Another Google Mobile Exec to Out-Amazon Amazon In India
    Technology

    The move marks the third time Flipkart has poached a marquee Googler this year.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Tesla Names Google Finance Vet as New CFOTesla Names Google Finance Vet as New CFO
    Technology

    The 13-year Google vet joins the electric carmaker.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Larry Page Gives First Comments on Alphabet, and Some on Google’s China PlansLarry Page Gives First Comments on Alphabet, and Some on Google’s China Plans
    Technology

    A benefit of not being Google CEO anymore: Not having to answer Google questions.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google X Drones Could Deliver You Something as Soon as 2017Google X Drones Could Deliver You Something as Soon as 2017
    Technology

    Here come the drones.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google Says Chromebooks and Chrome Operating Systems Aren’t Going AwayGoogle Says Chromebooks and Chrome Operating Systems Aren’t Going Away
    Technology

    A rare pushback from the search giant on a reported story.

    By Mark Bergen