Ceo News and Articles

Tech Culture

CEO quotes Martin Luther King Jr. in email announcing mass layoffs

Remember this inspirational quote while looking for a new job

By Rob Thubron , January 27, 2023, 8:25 AM 30 comments

Apple Industry

Apple boss Tim Cook is taking a 40% pay cut -- at his own request

He'll still earn a lot of money this year

By Rob Thubron , January 13, 2023, 8:57 AM 24 comments

The Web Industry

Elon Musk's poll asks users if he should step down as Twitter CEO, 57.5% vote yes

Was the decision already made?

By Rob Thubron , December 19, 2022, 9:38 AM 42 comments

Trivia Industry

All of these tech founders/CEOs stepped away for a stint before later returning to the helm, except...

Returning CEOs...

By TechSpot Trivia , December 22, 2021, 2:27 PM

Industry

Jim Whitehurst steps down as IBM president after just 14 months

A big management shakeup at IBM

By Shawn Knight , July 2, 2021, 2:25 PM

Tech Culture

A $2 billion startup dismissed its CEO for microdosing LSD at work

A new study shows microdosing's benefits could be a placebo effect

By Rob Thubron , April 27, 2021, 11:40 AM 16 comments

Industry The Web

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO this year

AWS boss Andy Jassy will take over

By Cohen Coberly , February 2, 2021, 5:41 PM 10 comments

Industry

Intel CEO Bob Swan is stepping down, will be replaced by VMware boss Pat Gelsinger

Intel is making a major leadership change

By Shawn Knight , January 13, 2021, 11:23 AM 13 comments

Industry Tech Culture

CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google prepare their defense in landmark antitrust hearing

Big Tech CEOs are about to get grilled like never before

By Adrian Potoroaca , July 28, 2020, 4:39 PM 9 comments

Industry Tech Culture

Apple's Tim Cook expected to join CEOs of Google, Amazon, and Facebook in testifying before Congress on antitrust issues

The pressure is on Tim Cook to do the right thing

By Adrian Potoroaca , June 17, 2020, 1:36 PM

Industry Tech Culture

Kevin Mayer resigns from Disney to become CEO of TikTok

TikTok will grow under new leadership

By Adrian Potoroaca , May 19, 2020, 11:36 AM 13 comments

The Web Industry

LinkedIn's CEO will transition to executive chairman in June

Weiner has led LinkedIn for the past 11 years

By Shawn Knight , February 5, 2020, 1:29 PM 7 comments

Industry

HP CEO steps down due to unspecified family health matter

New leadership is taking over at HP

By Shawn Knight , August 22, 2019, 5:11 PM

Industry Apple

Apple COO Jeff Williams, potentially its next CEO, is more like Tim Cook than Steve Jobs

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

By Rob Thubron , July 23, 2019, 5:20 AM

Industry

Nvidia is done buying other businesses for now

Mellanox may be Nvidia's last acquisition for awhile

By Greg Synek , March 26, 2019, 8:38 AM

Google Industry

Google co-founder Larry Page made a veiled threat to leave the company in 2011

Page worried about losing control if other leaders sold their stakes

By Dean Pennington , March 14, 2019, 6:13 AM

Industry Gaming

Activision and EA bosses appear on 'most overpaid CEOs' list

Despite both companies laying off workers recently

By Rob Thubron , February 25, 2019, 10:14 AM 16 comments

Industry

Intel's ongoing search for a CEO may place diversity as top priority

Hey Intel, maybe consider a candidate that can fix manufacturing

By Greg Synek , January 14, 2019, 10:26 AM 30 comments

Drama, Drugs and Data: A Profile of 10 Top Tech CEOs

FEATURE By Rob Thubron, December 27, 2018, 6:11 AM TechSpot Industry

As the heads of some of the largest companies in the world, these chief executive officers make decisions that can affect our daily lives, but just how much do we really know about the filthy rich dudes in positions of power? We examine their careers, personalities, and histories, and make a lot of speculative guesses.