Alphabet puts robot-maker Boston Dynamics up for sale: Report
Alphabet Inc , the new holding company for Google, has put Boston Dynamics, part of its robotics division, up for sale for lack of revenue potential, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the plans.
Mar 18, 2016, 16:15 PM IST
Human intelligence strikes back, wins against Google's AI
In January, "AlphaGo" defeated Fan Hui - the European champion of the game that was developed in China 2,500 years ago.
Mar 14, 2016, 16:28 PM IST
Visions of the future unleashed at TED
Astro Teller of the boundary-pushing X lab run by Google parent company Alphabet, and television producer and writer Shonda Rhimes were among those who took to the intimate stage during the opening session of the five-day event.
Feb 17, 2016, 09:14 AM IST
Nasdaq ends at lowest level since October 2014
The Nasdaq closed at its lowest since October 2014 on Friday, leading a selloff on Wall Street following weak forecasts from technology companies including LinkedIn.
Feb 06, 2016, 03:08 AM IST
DNA: Alphabet overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company
Google's parent company Alphabet now comes before Apple atop the list of the world's most valuable companies.
Feb 02, 2016, 23:20 PM IST
Google paid $1 billion for search spot on iPhones: Report
US Internet giant Google paid Apple a billion dollars in 2014 to be the go-to search tool on iPhones.
Jan 23, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Google gets 348,085 'forget' requests in Europe
The second most common venue for removals was profileengine.Com, with 7,986 links to the people-focused search engine removed from Google search results, the report indicated.
Nov 26, 2015, 03:42 AM IST
Alphabet revamps Google+ online social network
Google's social network launched Communities in late 2012.
Nov 18, 2015, 11:39 AM IST
Google aims to begin drone package deliveries in 2017
Alphabet and Amazon.com Inc are among a growing number of companies that intend to make package delivery by drone a reality.
Nov 03, 2015, 12:04 PM IST
Google parent Alphabet may open units to China: Report
Google parent Alphabet may do business in China following the reorganisation of the technology giant, co-founder Sergey Brin has said.
Oct 30, 2015, 03:35 AM IST
Google on a domain purchase spree, buys abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com!
In the wake of its restructuring as Alphabet, Google has bought the alphabet-y domain name abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com .
Oct 09, 2015, 16:19 PM IST
'Life has not changed much at Google after Pichai's elevation'
Life at Google has not changed much after the elevation of Sundar Pichai as its CEO, as the Internet company has many Indians holding senior positions, Marketing Director for Google India Sandeep Menon said on Tuesday.
Aug 18, 2015, 20:59 PM IST
Hope to meet Narendra Modi soon: Sundar Pichai
India-born Sundar Pichai, who has been named the new CEO of Google, has said that he hopes to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon as he thanked the Indian leader for his wishes on being named the chief of the re-organised technology giant.
Aug 12, 2015, 05:56 AM IST
BMW to check trademark case over Google's Alphabet
Internet giant Google has founded Alphabet as a holding company to group its search engine and other projects such as research arm X Lab, investment unit Google Ventures and health and science operations.
Aug 12, 2015, 00:02 AM IST
Sundar Pichai: What you should know about him
His name may not ring a bell, but chances are you know some of the products Google`s new CEO, Sundar Pichai, has worked on, including the Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system.
Aug 11, 2015, 06:47 AM IST
Chennai-born Sundar Pichai named Google's new CEO
In a significant restructuring at Google, India-born Sundar Pichai has been named the new CEO of the technology giant as the company co-founder Larry Page on Tuesday announced the formation of a new umbrella firm Alphabet, of which Google will be a part.
Aug 11, 2015, 06:30 AM IST
Google forms new parent "Alphabet" in restructuring
Google unveiled a new corporate structure Monday, creating a parent company dubbed Alphabet led by chief executive Larry Page, with the Internet search unit as one of several entities.
Aug 11, 2015, 05:20 AM IST