As SFist mentioned yesterday, Hewlett-Packard went ahead and hired former Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman as their new CEO. The HP board went ahead and fired Leo Apotheker after just 11 months on the job. Prior a disastrous bid for California--she wasted "a record breaking $43 per voter to lose the California gubernatorial election," notes Ryan Tate--Whitman was once the CEO at eBay. She also once famously (and allegedly) shoved one of her employees. more ›

Oh joy, this should be fun. Former gubernatorial candidate and EBay ruler Meg Whitman might (might!) land a new gig as Hewlett-Packard's CEO. The company's board will soon meet to discuss whether or not to oust Leo Apotheker as chief executive officer. And Whitman, it seems, is a possible successor! more ›

First, Hewlett-Packard had one of the worst CEOs of all time, GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina. And now, according to SFGate, current HP CEO and President Mark Hurd has resigned effective immediately. Why? Allegations of sexual harassment. more ›

Hewlett Packard takes us back to 1981 with the recent revelations that they hired private eyes (clap clap), to watch their board -- they saw their every move. (It is totally time for the Hall and Oates revival to begin! They made our dreams come true!) more ›

Via Slashdot, we see that ZDNet is reporting that Hewlett Packard is going to lay off 15,000 employees, or 10% of their total worldwide workforce of 150,000. HP's CEO Mark Hurd wants to slash $1 billion in operating costs over the next year. ZDNet's source says: more ›

Not geeky enough? If your Wednesday (next) is free (SFist has book club, sorry), check out "The Making of Shrek 2" presented by the SF Bay Area Chapter of the ACM. more ›