Tony Fadell

Tony Fadell, the iPod inventor who later sold smart-home pioneer Nest to Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), says Silicon Valley's plush perks can quietly smother urgency and innovation. What Happened: "At Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), you couldn't hide," he told the audience at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. "Everyone was...

Former Apple Inc. executive and co-creator of the iPod, Tony Fadell has expressed his disapproval of Silicon Valley’s entitlement culture and the use of large language models. What Happened: On Tuesday, Fadell, who is also the founder and former CEO of Nest Labs, took the stage at...

Tony Fadell, the creator of the Apple iPod, is teaming up with cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Ledger on a credit card-sized storage device for coins like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).  What Happened: The new Ledger Stax sports an e-ink display. The company behind the wallet said in a...

Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPod, a revolutionary product among portable music players, reportedly served as an inspiration for one of the earliest prototypes of the company's flagship iPhone. This interesting information was shared by former Apple executive and the creator of Nest...

2016 has been a great year for many executives who found greener pasture at other organizations. For others, their careers took a step back as they were ousted from their jobs. Here is a look back at some of the notable executives who cleaned out their desk drawers in 2016, the most recent and...

Following months of controversy, Tony Fadell has stepped down from his position as CEO of Nest, a home automation company under the umbrella of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Global Equities Research’s Trip Chowdhry believes Dianne Green, who is currently heading Google's cloud-computing...

The rumors of rivalry brewing between two of Silicon Valley’s most successful companies, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), are increasing by the day. As both companies are battling with each other for talent, it seems the war is spreading to other areas as...

With Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) apparently set to unveil its ‘smart home’ software platform, Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Nest division may be considering a move into home security of its own, according to The Information. Google sources told the website that the company was considering...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) acquisition of Nest could have played a role in the tech giant's decision to sell Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. Goodbye, Motorola. Hello, Nest. Romain Dillet of TechCrunch wrote that Google's newly-acquired unit will be asked to utilize its knowledge and...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares have gained more than a half percent in Monday's post-market session following a company blog post which disclosed the purchase of Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash. From Google's blog: "Nest's mission is to reinvent unloved but important devices in the home such...

The creator of the world's first learning thermostat, Nest, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday morning to talk about the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Ventures-backed product. Tony Fadell, Nest founder and CEO, was the former senior vice president of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPod/iPhone division. In...

As Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung continue their battle in and out of the courtroom, the Mac maker has found itself in another patent dispute. According to The Next Web, EPL Holdings has sued Apple for infringing on some of the company's patents. EPL Holdings alleges that it had met with Tony...