Eric Schmidt

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) founder Jack Ma recently discussed the ways the world is changing and the implications for the global economy in an interview with CNBC. Over the next 30 years, technology will evolve in a way that will make millions of jobs obsolete. While the transition will...

Kite Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: KITE) is preparing to launch Axi-Cel, a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients, later this year. Kite is pursuing an FDA label for patients with relapsed, aggressive and non-transplant eligible forms of the disease, a group of...

Loup Ventures is siding with the machines, concluding on Friday a series of notes analyzing the growth of robotics in the economy. “We believe a cultural shift is underway and robots are playing an increasingly crucial role in our everyday lives,” said analyst Andrew Murphy. Murphy...

Doug Clinton of Loup Ventures says Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Chairman Eric Schmidt is wrong when he says automation won’t wipe out the majority of jobs now performed by inferior humans. “The five-year picture of automation isn’t going to result in mass job loss,...

The Cowen Group has initiated coverage on Ovid Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: OVID) with an Outperform rating and $14.48 price target. It's Time To Tackle Orphan Neurological Disorders Until now, the biopharmaceutical industry has mostly ignored orphan neurological disorders due to the difficulty of...

For a biopharmaceutical company, there may be no worse news than the death of a patient receiving treatment during clinical testing. On Monday, shares of Kite Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: KITE) plummeted more than 12 percent after the company disclosed that a patient with brain cancer died following...

Walt Mossberg, a name synonymous with tech reporting, has decided to hang up his boots after a career spanning over 47 years. He made a name as a make-or-break reviewer of technology products, to whom many people looked before finalizing tech purchase decisions. Booting Into A Journalistic Career...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s co-founder and CEO Larry Page needs to build a close relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, at least according to Adam Zuckerman, the founder of Fosterly. Speaking to CNBC, Zuckerman argued that Alphabet is one of the largest companies in the...

President-elect Donald Trump hosted some of the top technology leaders for a summit, and the guest list was a typical "who's who" of Silicon Valley with one exception. Names such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s CEO Tim Cook, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) took a leaf out of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)'s playbook as it appointed its first African-American board member, naming Roger Ferguson, Jr. to its board of directors. A CNN Money report said Twitter appointed its first African-American board member, Debra...

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: IONS) shares are tanking nearly 40 percent on Thursday following the company’s disclosure that severe cases of thrombocytopenia have been associated with two of its major drug programs: TTR in FAP and APOC3 in FCS. Cowen & Co analyst Eric Schmidt has...

The share price of Relypsa Inc (NASDAQ: RLYP) has declined 32.09 percent over the past one month, following a 42.17 percent appreciation over the past three months. Cowen’s Eric Schmidt has maintained an Outperform rating on the company. Data from the drug-drug interaction study for...