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Alphabet Inc: A Tech Giant's Restructuring Alphabet Inc, headquartered in Mountain View, California, stands as a global technology behemoth. Ranking third globally in revenue, behind Amazon and Apple, it commands significant market valuation. Emerging from a Google restructuring on October 2, 2015, ...
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- Company type Public
- Industry Conglomerate
- Founded October 2, 2015
- Founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin
- Headquarters Googleplex, Mountain View, California, United States
- Area served Worldwide
- Key people John L. Hennessy (Chairman), Sundar Pichai (CEO), Ruth Porat (President and CIO), Anat Ashkenazi (CFO)
- Revenue US$350.02 billion (2024)
- Net income US$100.12 billion (2024)
- Number of employees 183,323 (2024)
- Subsidiaries Calico, CapitalG, Google, Google Fiber, GV, Intrinsic, Isomorphic Labs, Verily, Waymo, Wing
- Website www.abc.xyz
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Last Updated : 23/03/25, 09:01 PM
Alphabet Inc.: From Google Restructuring to Quantum Leap Alphabet Inc., born from a Google restructuring on August 10, 2015, emerged as a holding company encompassing Google and diverse subsidiaries like X Development, Verily, and Waymo. The reorganization, inspired by Berkshire Hathaway's structure...
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Alphabet-backed Anthropic outlines the moral values behind its AI bot
May 10, 2023 9:18 am
Most AI chatbot systems rely on getting feedback from real humans during their training to decide what responses might be harmful or offensive.
Alphabet CEO Pichai reaps over $200 mln in 2022 amid cost-cutting
April 23, 2023 9:45 am
The pay disparity comes at a time when Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has been cutting jobs globally, The Mountain View, California-based company announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs around the world in January, equivalent to 6% of its global workforce.
Alphabet CEO Pichai receives over $200 million compensation in 2022 amid cost-cutting
April 22, 2023 12:22 pm
Early this month, hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company's London offices following a dispute over layoffs.
Amazon, Alphabet antitrust push seen unlocking value in shares
February 14, 2023 9:54 am
Breaking up big tech could unlock value in companies like Amazon.com Inc. or Alphabet Inc., both of which have powerhouse businesses whose potential is obscured in their sprawling corporate structure.
California’s new gold rush: Big tech moves to gain the edge in AI
February 05, 2023 3:06 pm
Most of Silicon Valley’s major players have had AI products in the works for years. But the race was officially on after OpenAI’s November release of ChatGPT, the generative AI chatbot that became a viral hit.
Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon hurt as economic slump crimps demand
February 03, 2023 9:25 am
The economic slowdown is throttling demand for electronics, e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital advertising, impacting big tech businesses.
Lessons from mass layoffs in tech industry: Big Tech and unicorns need to reevaluate their hiring policies
January 25, 2023 10:44 pm
Utsav Saksena and Kriti Wattal write: Owing to skyrocketing profits in pandemic, tech giants believed there was a “new normal”. Mass retrenchments show these firms are not immune to global economic slowdown
Alphabet’s DeepMind lays off some staff, closes Canadian office
January 25, 2023 8:31 am
Impacted engineers and researchers will be offered the option to relocate to other offices but those in various organizational infrastructure roles will be laid off.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets PM Narendra Modi, promises to support India's G20 presidency
December 20, 2022 9:50 am
Sundar Pichai said he was inspired to see the rapid pace of technological change under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sundar Pichai awarded Padma Bhushan, says 'India is a part of me, I carry it wherever I go'
December 05, 2022 9:08 am
Sundar Pichai was awarded the Padma Bhushan for 2022 in the Trade and Industry category. "I was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge, with parents who sacrificed a lot to make sure I had opportunities to explore my interests," Pichai said.
