Larry Page (C), CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, speaks while Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook (R), and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos look on during a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and technology leaders at Trump Tower in New York U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Eric Schmidt, chairman of Alphabet Inc. and Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet enter Trump Tower ahead of a meeting of technology leaders with President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet enters Trump Tower ahead of a meeting of technology leaders with President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly 

Eric Schmidt, chairman of Alphabet Inc. and Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet enter Trump Tower ahead of a meeting of technology leaders with President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet and Eric Schmidt, chairman of Alphabet Inc. enter Trump Tower ahead of a meeting of technology leaders with President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly 

Larry Page (C), CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, speaks while Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook (R), and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos look on during a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and technology leaders at Trump Tower in New York U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

(L-R) Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, and Vice President-elect Mike Pence sit during a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and technology leaders at Trump Tower in New York U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

(L-R) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, sit during a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and technology leaders at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray (unseen) at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California, November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet, participates in a conversation with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) poses for a photo with Google executives Larry Page, Sundar Pichai, Eric Schmidt, and early investor Ram Sriram at the Google campus in Mountain View, California September 27, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

A photographer takes picture of a computer inside Google co-founder Larry Page's original office on Google's 15th anniversary in Menlo Park, California September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ANNIVERSARY) 

Google and Apple applications are seen on the display of IPhone in this photo illustration taken in Berlin, August 31, 2012. Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes talks about a range of intellectual property matters, including the mobile patent disputes between the companies, people familiar with the matter said. Competition between Google and Apple has heated up in recent years with the shift from PCs to mobile devices. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (BUSINESS TELECOMS) 

A Google trademark is reflected in Apple logo in this photo illustration taken in Berlin, August 31, 2012. Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes talks about a range of intellectual property matters, including the mobile patent disputes between the companies, people familiar with the matter said. Competition between Google and Apple has heated up in recent years with the shift from PCs to mobile devices. This logo has been updated and is no longer in use.
REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS) 

Google CEO Larry Page speaks during a press announcement at Google's headquarters in New York, May 21, 2012. Google will allocate some 22,000 square feet of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university completes its campus on Roosevelt Island. The space will allow Cornell to build its presence in New York in close proximity to the tech companies and entrepreneurs with whom it will collaborate, according to media reports. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS EDUCATION) 

Google CEO Larry Page (L) and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg talk after a press announcement at Google's headquarters in New York, May 21, 2012. Google will allocate some 22,000 square feet of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university completes its campus on Roosevelt Island. The space will allow Cornell to build its presence in New York in close proximity to the tech companies and entrepreneurs with whom it will collaborate, according to media reports. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) 

Google CEO Larry Page (R) and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg attend a press announcement at Google headquarters in New York, May 21, 2012. Google will allocate some 22,000 square feet of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university completes its campus on Roosevelt Island. The space will allow Cornell to build its presence in New York in close proximity to the tech companies and entrepreneurs with whom it will collaborate, according to media reports. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) 

Google CEO Larry Page speaks during a press announcement at Google headquarters in New York, May 21, 2012. Google will allocate some 22,000 square feet of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university completes its campus on Roosevelt Island. The space will allow Cornell to build its presence in New York in close proximity to the tech companies and entrepreneurs with whom it will collaborate, according to media reports. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS EDUCATION) 

Google CEO Larry Page (C), New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) and Cornell University President David Skorton pose for a photo during a press announcement at Google headquarters in New York, May 21, 2012. Google will allocate some 22,000 square feet of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university completes its campus on Roosevelt Island. The space will allow Cornell to build its presence in New York in close proximity to the tech companies and entrepreneurs with whom it will collaborate, according to media reports. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES 

Google CEO Larry Page (R) and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg pose for a photo during a press announcement at Google headquarters in New York, May 21, 2012. Google will allocate some 22,000 square feet of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university completes its campus on Roosevelt Island. The space will allow Cornell to build its presence in New York in close proximity to the tech companies and entrepreneurs with whom it will collaborate, according to media reports. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS EDUCATION) 

Google CEO Larry Page speaks during a press announcement at Google's headquarters in New York, May 21, 2012. Google will allocate some 22,000 square feet of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university completes its campus on Roosevelt Island. The space will allow Cornell to build its presence in New York in close proximity to the tech companies and entrepreneurs with whom it will collaborate, according to media reports. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS EDUCATION) 

Google CEO Larry Page speaks during a press announcement at Google's headquarters in New York, May 21, 2012. Google will allocate some 22,000 square feet of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university completes its campus on Roosevelt Island. The space will allow Cornell to build its presence in New York in close proximity to the tech companies and entrepreneurs with whom it will collaborate, according to media reports. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS EDUCATION) 

The avionics module is pictured in the mockup of the Arkyd 100-series telescope at a news conference held by Planetary Resources at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Co-founders and co-chairmen of Planetary Resources, Peter Diamandis and Eric Anderson (R), shake hands after a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. Also seen are Museum of Flight Executive Director Doug King (L) and Chris Lewicki, president and chief engineer of Planetary Resources. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Chris Lewicki (R), president and chief engineer of Planetary Resources, and Peter Diamandis, co-founder and co-chairman of Planetary Resources, talk with reporters after a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Charles Simonyi, an investor in Planetary Resources, speaks during a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Eric Anderson (C), co-founder and co-chairman of Planetary Resources, moves a full-scale mockup of the Arkyd 100-series telescope during a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Charles Simonyi, an investor in Planetary Resources, listens during a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Chris Lewicki (L), president and chief engineer of Planetary Resources, smiles as he takes the podium near Museum of Flight Executive Director Doug King applauding at a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Co-founders and co-chairmen of Planetary Resources, Eric Anderson (C) and Peter Diamandis, hug during a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. At right is Museum of Flight Chief Executive Doug King. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Chris Lewicki, president and chief engineer of Planetary Resources, speaks at a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

Eric Anderson, co-founder and co-chairman of Planetary Resources, speaks at a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

Tom Jones, a scientist, author, pilot and veteran NASA astronaut and advisor to Planetary Resources, speaks at a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

Peter Diamandis, co-founder and co-chairman of Planetary Resources, speaks at a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington April 24, 2012. Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions. REUTERS/Cliff Despeaux (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

A full page advertisement is seen in the National Post newspaper of an "Open Letter to Leafs Fans" in which Larry Tanenbaum, the chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment apologizes for his NHL team the Toronto Maple Leafs losing season in Toronto, April 10, 2012. Tanenbaum writes "We have fallen short of everyone's expectations and for that we are sorry. We take full responsibility for how this team performs on the ice and we make no excuses. The way this year ended was unacceptable." Maple Leafs fans in Toronto were disappointed for the seventh straight year when the Maple Leafs failed to make a playoffs in their losing season. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY MEDIA) 

A full page advertisement is seen in the National Post newspaper of an "Open Letter to Leafs Fans" in which Larry Tanenbaum, the chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment apologizes for his NHL team the Toronto Maple Leafs losing season in Toronto, April 10, 2012. Tanenbaum writes "We have fallen short of everyone's expectations and for that we are sorry. We take full responsibility for how this team performs on the ice and we make no excuses. The way this year ended was unacceptable." Maple Leafs fans in Toronto were disappointed for the seventh straight year when the Maple Leafs failed to make a playoffs in their losing season. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY MEDIA) 

A full page advertisement is seen in the National Post newspaper of an "Open Letter to Leafs Fans" in which Larry Tanenbaum, the chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment apologizes for his NHL team the Toronto Maple Leafs losing season in Toronto, April 10, 2012. Tanenbaum writes "We have fallen short of everyone's expectations and for that we are sorry. We take full responsibility for how this team performs on the ice and we make no excuses. The way this year ended was unacceptable." Maple Leafs fans in Toronto were disappointed for the seventh straight year when the Maple Leafs failed to make a playoffs in their losing season. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY MEDIA) 

Oracle CEO and co-founder Larry Ellison arrives at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse in San Jose, California September 19, 2011. Ellison and Google CEO Larry Page appeared in court Monday after a judge ordered two of Silicon Valley's most influential corporate leaders to attend mediation talks aimed at settling a year-long Java-patent infringement lawsuit leveled against Google. REUTERS/Norbert von der Groeben (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

Oracle CEO and co-founder Larry Ellison (L) speaks as he arrives at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse in San Jose, California September 19, 2011. Ellison and Google CEO Larry Page appeared in court Monday after a judge ordered two of Silicon Valley's most influential corporate leaders to attend mediation talks aimed at settling a year-long Java-patent infringement lawsuit leveled against Google. REUTERS/Norbert von der Groeben (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

Oracle CEO and co-founder Larry Ellison (R) arrives at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse in San Jose, California September 19, 2011. Ellison and Google CEO Larry Page appeared in court Monday after a judge ordered two of Silicon Valley's most influential corporate leaders to attend mediation talks aimed at settling a year-long Java-patent infringement lawsuit leveled against Google. REUTERS/Norbert von der Groeben (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

Google Inc. CEO Larry Page arrives at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse in San Jose, California September 19, 2011. Page and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison appeared in court Monday after a judge ordered two of Silicon Valley's most influential corporate leaders to attend mediation talks aimed at settling a year-long Java-patent infringement lawsuit leveled against Google. REUTERS/Norbert von der Groeben (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Google Inc. CEO Larry Page arrives at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse in San Jose, California September 19, 2011. Page and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison appeared in court Monday after a judge ordered two of Silicon Valley's most influential corporate leaders to attend mediation talks aimed at settling a year-long Java-patent infringement lawsuit leveled against Google. REUTERS/Norbert von der Groeben (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

Oracle CEO and co-founder Larry Ellison (R) arrives at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse in San Jose, California September 19, 2011. Ellison and Google CEO Larry Page appeared in court Monday after a judge ordered two of Silicon Valley's most influential corporate leaders to attend mediation talks aimed at settling a year-long Java-patent infringement lawsuit leveled against Google. REUTERS/Norbert von der Groeben (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) 

Google Inc. CEO Larry Page arrives at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse in San Jose, California September 19, 2011. Page and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison appeared in court Monday after a judge ordered two of Silicon Valley's most influential corporate leaders to attend mediation talks aimed at settling a year-long Java-patent infringement lawsuit leveled against Google. REUTERS/Norbert von der Groeben (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) 

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) flips to the page where Queen Elizabeth (seated) signs the guest book as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (2nd R) and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (R) watches inside the Winfield House in London May 25, 2011. REUTERS/Larry Downing (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) 

Google co-founder Larry Page is seen at the Sun Valley Inn in Sun Valley, Idaho in this July 8, 2010 file photograph. Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt will hand over the reins to Page, the company said on January 20, 2011. According to Google, Schmidt will assume the role of executive chairman, focusing on deals and government outreach, among other things. Page, who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin, will take charge of day-to-day operations as CEO. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

Google Chairman and Chief Executive Eric Schmidt (R) holds a Droid X smartphone, as co-founders Sergey Brin (L) and Larry Page watch, while he talks to reporters at the Sun Valley Inn in Sun Valley, Idaho July 8, 2010. The resort is the site for the annual Allen & Co's media and technology conference. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH)