Monday 17 August 2015

DETAILS ABOUT ALPHABET

First things first, Google is still here, and the new CEO is former Android and Google Chrome lead Sundar Pichai and CEO of alphabet is Larry page.

google will now be just one of many companies owned by Alphabet.

What is Alphabet?
In the words of Page: “Alphabet is mostly a collection of companies. The largest of which, of course, is Google. This newer Google is a bit slimmed down, with the companies that are pretty far afield of our main Internet products contained in Alphabet instead.”

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Google's search advertising business is hugely profitable, in effect a monopoly in that arena.


What are the companies under Alphabet?
Google: It will continue to include the search engine, ads, maps, apps, YouTube, the Android system and related technical infrastructure.
Life Sciences: Its work includes developing a glucose-sensing contact lens. Nest: It makes internet-connected smart home appliances. Google acquired Nest in 2014.
Calico: It is focused on research aimed at prolonging human life.Fiber: It is building high-speed broadband networks in several US cities.
Google X: It is the secretive special projects lab responsible for Google's self-driving car venture. It previously developed the controversial headset known as Glass and will now focus on new efforts like Project Wing, a drone delivery effort.
Alphabet will also oversee Google Ventures and Google Capital, two corporate investment entities that focus on early- and growth-stage start-ups.

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