Thursday, July 12, 2012

Google's Larry Page back at work, recovering from illness




Larry Page's Google profile picture.


(Credit: Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)

Google co-founder Larry Page is recovering from an unspecified illness that sidelined him for several weeks and caused him to lose his voice, but he has returned to the office, Chairman Eric Schmidt said today, according to a report.


Page, who has missed several public company events in the past couple of weeks, has been taking meetings today at the Web giant's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, Schmidt told reporters at the annual Allen & Co conference in Sun Valley, according to a Reuters account.


"He's still recovering. Larry is doing much better. He was in the office on Monday," Schmidt said. "Larry ran the meeting. He is talking, but talking softly."


CNET has contacted Google for additional comment and information and will update this report when we learn more.


Schmidt's remarks represent the first update the company has offered on the health of its 39-year-old co-founder.


Google said in mid-June that Page had missed his company's annual shareholders' meeting due to the loss of his voice but provided no other details. The Web giant then revealed that Page would attend neither last month's Googl... [Read more]




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