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Alphabet Inc.

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The multinational technology conglomerate and parent company of Google. Sergey Brin is said to be actively working there on AI initiatives.


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Summary

Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company, established on October 2, 2015, through a strategic restructuring of Google. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, it serves as the parent company for Google and its diverse subsidiaries, aiming to enhance accountability for the core Google business while granting greater autonomy to other group companies. Co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who transitioned from executive roles in December 2019, with Sundar Pichai assuming the CEO position for both Alphabet and Google, the company remains a global leader. It is recognized as the world's third-largest technology company by revenue and one of the most valuable, forming part of the 'Big Five' American information technology companies. Despite its market dominance, Alphabet has faced numerous legal and ethical challenges, including lawsuits over technology theft, privacy settlements, antitrust actions, labor law violations, a bankruptcy filing in Russia, and significant layoffs in 2023.

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Extracted Attributes
  • CEO

    Sundar Pichai

  • Type

    Multinational technology conglomerate holding company

  • Founded

    2015-10-02

  • Founders

    Larry Page, Sergey Brin

  • Employees

    190,234

  • Headquarters

    Mountain View, California, United States

  • Stock Tickers

    GOOGL, GOOG (Nasdaq)

  • Revenue (2023)

    307.39 billion USD

  • Net Income (2023)

    73.80 billion USD

  • Ranking by Profit

    World's largest technology company

  • Ranking by Revenue

    World's third-largest technology company

  • Market Capitalization (2024-08-22)

    2.05 trillion USD

Timeline
  • Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announce plans to create Alphabet Inc. as a new public holding company to restructure Google and its subsidiaries. (Source: web search)

    2015-08-10

  • Alphabet Inc. is officially established through a restructuring of Google, becoming the parent holding company of Google and its former subsidiaries. (Source: summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata)

    2015-10-02

  • Alphabet Inc. faces a lawsuit against Uber concerning stolen self-driving technology. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2017

  • Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin resign from their executive posts; Sundar Pichai assumes the CEO position for both Alphabet Inc. and Google. (Source: summary, Wikipedia)

    2019-12

  • Alphabet Inc. reaches a privacy settlement related to a Google+ data exposure incident. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2020

  • Alphabet Inc. is forced to file for bankruptcy in Russia after its bank account is seized. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2022

  • Alphabet Inc. faces widespread criticism for mass layoffs impacting 12,000 employees. (Source: summary, Wikipedia)

    2023

  • Alphabet Inc.'s market capitalization reaches $2.05 trillion. (Source: web search)

    2024-08-22

Alphabet Inc.

Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Alphabet is the world's third-largest technology company by revenue, after Amazon and Apple, the largest technology company by profit, and one of the world's most valuable companies. It was created through a restructuring of Google on October 2, 2015, and became the parent holding company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries. Alphabet is listed on the large-cap section of the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols GOOGL and GOOG; both classes of stock are components of major stock market indices such as the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100. The company is considered one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, Meta (owner of Facebook), and Microsoft. The establishment of Alphabet Inc. was prompted by a desire to make the core Google business "cleaner and more accountable" while allowing greater autonomy to group companies that operate in businesses other than Internet services. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced their resignation from their executive posts in December 2019, with the CEO role to be filled by Sundar Pichai, who is also the CEO of Google. Page and Brin remain employees, board members, and controlling shareholders of Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. has faced numerous legal and ethical controversies, including a 2017 lawsuit against Uber over stolen self-driving technology, a 2020 privacy settlement over Google+ data exposure, and multiple antitrust actions from the U.S., France, and Japan. It has also been accused of labor law violations related to worker organizing and was forced to file for bankruptcy in Russia after its bank account was seized in 2022. In 2023, the company was widely criticized for mass layoffs that impacted 12,000 employees, many of whom discovered their termination only upon losing account access.

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  • Alphabet, Inc. | History, Products, & Business Segments - Britannica

    Alphabet Inc. is an American technology conglomerate and holding company formed in 2015 as a strategic restructuring of Google and its various subsidiaries. Commonly referred to as Google’s parent company, Alphabet was created to implement Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s strategic goal of continuous technological innovation across multiple industries and sectors, including health care, entertainment, transportation, venture capital financing, and artificial intelligence (AI). [...] On August 10, 2015, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced they were creating the new holding company, Alphabet Inc. A move partly inspired by Warren Buffett’s investment holding company Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), the creation of a holding company would restructure Google and its various other businesses as subsidiaries of Alphabet Inc., now the parent company. This allowed the various departments that weren’t directly related to Google’s main Internet services to spin off into [...] American technology conglomerate and holding company PrintCiteShare Written byKarl Montevirgen Karl Montevirgen

  • Alphabet Inc. - Wikipedia

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  • 7 Companies Owned by Google (Alphabet) - Investopedia

    Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), the parent company of Google, owns several other companies in addition to the search engine giant. Seven major companies owned by Alphabet are YouTube, Waze, DoubleClick, Nest, Looker, Fitbit, and Mandiant. Alphabet was founded as a search engine company in 1998 under the name Google Inc. Since then, Google has become the world's most popular search engine, owning 91% of the global search market.1 [...] Alphabet has become one of the world's largest technology conglomerates, with a market capitalization of $2.05 trillion as of Aug. 22, 2024.2 The company posted a net income of $73.80 billion on revenue of $307.39 billion for 2023. Revenue increased 8.7% from 2022, and net income increased 23.05%.3 [...] Alphabet, Google's parent company, is a tech giant with a $2.05 trillion market cap. While Google is the flagship subsidiary, Alphabet has grown through a series of key acquisitions across the domains of hardware and software. Here, we look at some of the most prominent companies owned by Alphabet, such as YouTube, Nest, and Waze. Alphabet: An Overview ---------------------

  • Alphabet Inc - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets

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    Border Monitoring and Surveillance Discrimination E-carceration High-Tech Surveillance of Immigrants Weapons and Military Equipment Google’s parent company, Alphabet is one of the world’s largest companies. Its subsidiaries and brands include the Android operating system, Chrome browser, Fitbit, Nest, Pixel phones, Waymo, and YouTube. Google Cloud Platform is the world's third largest provider of cloud computing services, following Amazon and Microsoft. [...] Google is one of the top cloud computing providers for the U.S. government. It routinely providesthese services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its immigration agencies Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), mostly through third-party contracts. [...] Divestment campaign support| ­C­o­m­p­a­n­i­e­s pr­o­f­i­t­i­n­g f­r­o­m t­h­e G­a­z­a ge­n­o­c­i­d­e|Companies and foundations behind Atlanta's Cop City Alphabet Inc ============ Image 2 Stock Symbols NASDAQ : GOOGL company headquarters USA ISSUES Borders, Occupations, Prisons Google’s parent company. It provides cloud computing services and other technologies to the Israeli and US militaries, US immigration authorities, and electronic monitoring companies.

Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It was created through a restructuring of Google on October 2, 2015, and became the parent company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries. Alphabet is the world's third-largest technology company by revenue and one of the world's most valuable companies. It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft. The establishment of Alphabet Inc. was prompted by a desire to make the core Google business "cleaner and more accountable" while allowing greater autonomy to group companies that operate in businesses other than Internet services. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced their resignation from their executive posts in December 2019, with the CEO role to be filled by Sundar Pichai, also the CEO of Google. Page and Brin remain employees, board members, and controlling shareholders of Alphabet Inc.

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