Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) executives Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmdit offered $33 million to refurbish NASA’s Hangar One. As a result, the three executives would essentially be leasing the space from NASA to park eight of their private jets in there. Page, Brin, and Schmidt made the offer through their H211 airplane operations company this past September. NASA has not accepted the offer as of yet.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) executive chairman Eric Schmidt has been vocal about proposed legislation regarding online copyright regulation today and said that the PROTECT IP Act in the U.S. Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act in the U.S. House of Representatives would censor the Internet. This bill is intended to combat pirated movies and music and allow copyright holders and law enforcement officials the ability to cut off websites.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) will be offering support to companies that are involved in legal disputes over Android said executive chairman Eric Schmidt. Schmidt mentioned the support that Google will be giving to companies during a wrap-up as part of a three-city tour in Taipei. Schmidt also said that Google “wanted to serve China’s citizens within the limits the government allowed.”

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt has told the U.S. Senate antitrust subcommittee that the Siri personal assistant technology is a significant development in search and could pose a threat to Google’s core business. These comments were in the form of a statement to the subcommittee in response to questions from the senators after a September hearing.

Shaker is a virtual world startup based in Israel that has raised $15 million in a new round of funding. This round was led by Menlo Ventures’ Shervin Pishevar. Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund was already an investor in Shaker and they also participated in this round. Shaker was the champion at TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Chairman Eric Schmidt recently had a conversation with Salesforce.com, Inc. CEO March Benioff about Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility. Schmidt said that Google spent $12.5 billion on Motorola for more than just the company’s patents. Google also had an interest in Motorola’s smartphone products. “We did it for more than just patents,” said Schmidt. “The Motorola team has some amazing products.”

DoNanza, a platform that helps freelancers easily organize their businesses, has raised $1 million in investments. Investors include AfterDox and Google chairman Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors fund. The funding will help the startup develop their current platform and add a new service for freelance promotion. [TechCrunch]

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) knows how to do search, enterprise apps, and mobile just fine. But they could never quite figure out how to create a successful social network that interests people in the U.S. Facebook casts a large shadow over Google when it comes to social networking.