Google founders step down after 21 years as Pichai becomes CEO of Alphabet and Google

Google founders step down after 21 years as Pichai becomes CEO of Alphabet and Google

Sundar Pichai becomes the CEO of both Alphabet and Google amidst some troubling times for the company.
Tune out negative comments with this new experimental Chrome extension

Tune out negative comments with this new experimental Chrome extension

Jigsaw, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., has released a Chrome extension that can filter out online toxic comments.
Google X ventures into cybersecurity with a new company called Chronicle

Google X ventures into cybersecurity with a new company called Chronicle

Chronicle, which is a spinoff from Google X, will tackle cybersecurity, and it’ll help companies identify, track, and stop cyberattacks.
With the help of machine learning, Project Loon’s deployment will be streamlined and more cost-effective!

With the help of machine learning, Project Loon’s deployment will be streamlined and more cost-effective!

Remember Project Loon, Alphabet’s Internet connectivity venture that attempts to provide Internet access with its balloon-based wireless network? By leveraging on machine learning, its network deployment will be streamlined and in turn, its implementation costs will be reduced too.
Temasek Holdings invests US$800 million in Alphabet healthcare subsidiary Verily

Temasek Holdings invests US$800 million in Alphabet healthcare subsidiary Verily

Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings has invested S$1.1 billion in Verily Life Sciences, a healthcare technology subsidiary of Google holdings company Alphabet.
Google will spin off its self-driving car business into a new company called Waymo

Google will spin off its self-driving car business into a new company called Waymo

Google has announced that it will spin off its self-driving car project into an independent subsidiary under its Alphabet parent company called Waymo.
Nest Labs: Once a rising star, now a question mark

Nest Labs: Once a rising star, now a question mark

Not too long ago, it seemed that Nest Labs was the company that could do no wrong. Google bought Nest Labs for US$3.2 billion, leading many to speculate that with their powers combined, the two companies could bring Google into the hardware business in a big way. That didn’t happen.
Alphabet is pushing its startups to act like independent companies

Alphabet is pushing its startups to act like independent companies

Alphabet is showing its subsidiaries some tough love. Now they will have to be accountable for their own finances and pay market rates to use Google's existing services.
Android and Chrome OS may become a single OS as soon as next year

Android and Chrome OS may become a single OS as soon as next year

Android on desktop? Android and Chrome OS are reportedly on track to merge into a single operating system for both desktop and mobile devices.
Tens of millions of Indonesians will get Internet access via solar-powered balloons

Tens of millions of Indonesians will get Internet access via solar-powered balloons

Google's Project Loon will soon deliver Internet access to millions of Indonesians scattered across the nation's 17,000 islands.