Google (Alphabet Inc.)
Overview
Technology company best known for its search engine, now a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. A leader in cloud computing, AI, and open-source software.
Key Facts
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Founded: 1998-09-04
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Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA
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Status: Public (NASDAQ: GOOGL)
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CEO: Sundar Pichai
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Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University
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Search engine handles over 8.5 billion queries per day
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Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is the third-largest cloud provider
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GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) popularized container orchestration
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Created Go programming language in 2009
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Created TensorFlow open-source ML framework
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Android OS powers majority of global smartphones
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YouTube (acquired 2006) is the largest video platform