Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
Newser - Current News - Breaking Stories

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Google Offers $10M for Ideas to Change World

Posted Sep 25, 08 6:44 AM CDT in US,  Business,  Technology 

(Newser) – Google, named for an astronomically large number, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a call for ideas that could improve the lives of astronomically large numbers of people. Project 10100—pronounced '10 to the 100th'—seeks submissions from the public for world-changing ideas that the company will donate $10 million to develop. Submissions are due Oct. 20. 


Source: Network World

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Market Meltdown Reshapes Forbes Rich List

    Oct 10, 08 12:15 PM CDT
    Market Meltdown Reshapes Forbes Rich List The mortgage meltdown has certainly hit middle-class Americans hard but hasn't spared the uber-wealthy, Bloomberg reports. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson’s net worth shed $4 billion between Aug. 29 and Oct. 1, for instance, while Warren Buffett overtook Bill Gates, whose net worth declined $1.5 billion, as the richest American. Other losers and their losses:
    More »

  • Even Google Not Immune in Downturn

    Mar 5, 08 6:48 PM CST
    Even Google Not Immune in Downturn After a hitting record high in November, Google shares have fallen 40%, reports the Los Angeles Times. Investors are concerned that a downturn in consumer spending could slow Google's growth—previously thought to be recession-proof. "Now the shine is off Google, whether deservedly or not," one media analyst said of the pioneering search giant. More »

  • Googler Preps for Lavish Island Nuptials

    Dec 6, 07 8:49 AM CST
    Googler Preps for Lavish Island Nuptials Google co-founder Larry Page didn’t have to use his popular search engine to scout out locations for his upcoming wedding. He just asked his best man, and fellow billionaire, Richard Branson, Reuters says. Page will wed girlfriend Lucy Southworth Saturday on Branson’s private Caribbean getaway, Necker Island. Six hundred people, including Bono, are on the guest list, Page Six reveals. More »

  • Google Searches Green Energy

    Nov 27, 07 5:19 PM CST
    Google Searches Green Energy Google is making a huge financial push to replace coal with cleaner, cheaper renewable energy. The company says it will invest "tens of millions" in the search next year, starting with solar, wind, and geothermal technology, and hundreds of millions more in subsequent years, MarketWatch reports. The company says it can reach its goal “in years, not decades." More »

  • Google: The Next Generation

    Nov 5, 07 7:30 AM CST
    Google: The Next Generation They're brilliant young men and women just out of college, and they're handed more responsibility than many executives enjoy in a lifetime. They're the elite associate product managers of Google, parachuted into top management—like running Gmail or Google Reader—before they're tainted by anyone else's corporate culture. Newsweek tags along on a grueling around-the-globe training trip for the team, and gets an inside look at the Google premise that experience is overrated. More »

Google is marking its 10th anniversary by launching Project 10100, which will put $10 million toward the development of as many as five world-changing ideas.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
Google is marking its 10th anniversary by launching Project 10100, which will put $10 million toward the development of as many as five world-changing ideas.   (AP Photo/HTC, Stuart Ramson)
Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are marking Google's 10th anniversary by launching Project 10100, which will put $10 million toward the development of world-changing ideas.   (AP Photo/Ben Margot, file)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Related Threads

(1 of 2)

Tags

Google • YouTube • philanthropy • contest • anniversary • Larry Page • Sergey Brin


Loading...

Today's Most Popular

[ Stories ]

Threads

Loading...

Other Technology Stories