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Google’s Scattershot Robotics Division, Titan Drones Are Moving Into Google XGoogle’s Scattershot Robotics Division, Titan Drones Are Moving Into Google X
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The robotics project, abandoned with the exit of Andy Rubin, finally finds a new home.

By Mark Bergen
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Google ‘Gravely Disappointed’ With California’s New Rules for Self-Driving CarsGoogle ‘Gravely Disappointed’ With California’s New Rules for Self-Driving Cars
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The draft regulation requires that a driver be in the car.

By Mark Bergen
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Google’s Plan for Self-Driving Cars Means It Will Have to Compete With UberGoogle’s Plan for Self-Driving Cars Means It Will Have to Compete With Uber
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How will Google’s clown cars make cash?

By Mark Bergen
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A Potential Blow to Google’s Project Loon: Indian Official Throws Water on Internet BalloonsA Potential Blow to Google’s Project Loon: Indian Official Throws Water on Internet Balloons
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Might Google’s Internet balloon get boxed out of the world’s biggest democracy?

By Mark Bergen
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Verily, Google’s Health Gambit, Is Stacked With Scientists. Now It Needs to Build a Business.Verily, Google’s Health Gambit, Is Stacked With Scientists. Now It Needs to Build a Business.
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Loads of moonshot pledges, but little to show so far.

By Mark Bergen
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Google Life Sciences, Alphabet’s Health Care Moonshot Lab, Is Now Called ‘Verily’Google Life Sciences, Alphabet’s Health Care Moonshot Lab, Is Now Called ‘Verily’
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Google’s Eric Schmidt Calls for a Check Against Hate Online but Avoids Encryption TalkGoogle’s Eric Schmidt Calls for a Check Against Hate Online but Avoids Encryption Talk
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In an op-ed, the Alphabet chairman dances delicately between censorship and free expression.

By Mark Bergen
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Google Ventures Owns Part of Several Unicorns, but the Biggest (And Trickiest) Is UberGoogle Ventures Owns Part of Several Unicorns, but the Biggest (And Trickiest) Is Uber
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With $2.4 billion on hand and payoffs to come, Google Ventures could be a prized asset for Alphabet.

By Mark Bergen
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Google Glass May Be Getting a MakeoverGoogle Glass May Be Getting a Makeover
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Patent application drawings portray the device as a monocle that wraps around one side of a user’s head.

By CNBC
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Meet Access, the Google Unit That’s Taking On Comcast and the Rest of the Cable BizMeet Access, the Google Unit That’s Taking On Comcast and the Rest of the Cable Biz
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The hodgepodge empire of one of Larry Page’s favorite entrepreneur-execs.

By Mark Bergen
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Police Chiefs and Prosecutors Call on Lawmakers to Address ‘Critical Threat’ of EncryptionPolice Chiefs and Prosecutors Call on Lawmakers to Address ‘Critical Threat’ of Encryption
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Law enforcement officers argue that new technologies have hindered law enforcement.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Everything You Need to Know About Nest, Google’s Big Bet on the Smart HomeEverything You Need to Know About Nest, Google’s Big Bet on the Smart Home
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Almost two years after Google’s biggest acquisition ever, Nest is still laying the groundwork to become the smart home platform.

By Mark Bergen
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Google Taps VMware Founder to Chase Amazon in the CloudGoogle Taps VMware Founder to Chase Amazon in the Cloud
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Google board member Diane Greene is now a Googler.

By Arik Hesseldahl and Mark Bergen
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Google Ads Executive Mohan Hops Over to YouTube (Where He Kind of Was Already)Google Ads Executive Mohan Hops Over to YouTube (Where He Kind of Was Already)
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YouTube creates a position then fills it from Google.

By Mark Bergen
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Google Self-Driving Car Gets Pulled Over, Doesn’t Get a TicketGoogle Self-Driving Car Gets Pulled Over, Doesn’t Get a Ticket
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“License and regis ... hey, what the ...?”

By Noah Kulwin
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Google’s European Negotiating Tactic: Convince the EU That Amazon Is Crushing ItGoogle’s European Negotiating Tactic: Convince the EU That Amazon Is Crushing It
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In the EU case, Google’s key argument is an economic one.

By Mark Bergen
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Larry Page Gives First Comments on Alphabet, and Some on Google’s China PlansLarry Page Gives First Comments on Alphabet, and Some on Google’s China Plans
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A benefit of not being Google CEO anymore: Not having to answer Google questions.

By Mark Bergen
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Google X Drones Could Deliver You Something as Soon as 2017Google X Drones Could Deliver You Something as Soon as 2017
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Here come the drones.

By Mark Bergen
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Google May Be Behind Billboard Ads. But Ads Aren’t Behind Alphabet’s Ambitions for Cities.Google May Be Behind Billboard Ads. But Ads Aren’t Behind Alphabet’s Ambitions for Cities.
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Why Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs isn’t going to be an ad company.

By Mark Bergen
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Alphabet’s Project Loon to Test Internet Balloons in IndonesiaAlphabet’s Project Loon to Test Internet Balloons in Indonesia
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That makes four countries where the project will be undergoing trials.

By Nick Statt
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Now You Can Hate Google Like You Hate ComcastNow You Can Hate Google Like You Hate Comcast
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Rarely is the hatred toward a cable company more tangible than during outages at national sporting events.

By Mark Bergen
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AdWords, Google’s Search Cash Cow, Is 15 Years Old. Here Are Seven Things It Says We Used to Care About.AdWords, Google’s Search Cash Cow, Is 15 Years Old. Here Are Seven Things It Says We Used to Care About.
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We stopped caring about Anna Kournikova before we stopped caring about Internet Explorer.

By Mark Bergen and Eric Johnson
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Asus Builds the Second Wi-Fi Router for Google. Actually, for Alphabet.Asus Builds the Second Wi-Fi Router for Google. Actually, for Alphabet.
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The device, from the Google Fiber team, is consistent with its guiding philosophy.

By Mark Bergen
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Meet the Companies Building Self-Driving Cars for Google and Tesla (And Maybe Apple)Meet the Companies Building Self-Driving Cars for Google and Tesla (And Maybe Apple)
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The players behind the next generation of transportation.

By Mark Bergen
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Re/wind: Tech’s Solid Earnings Week, From Bad to Worse at Yahoo and MoreRe/wind: Tech’s Solid Earnings Week, From Bad to Worse at Yahoo and More
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Microsoft, Amazon and Google earnings all beat Wall Street expectations.

By Noah Kulwin
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The New Google: ‘All the Assholes Have Left’The New Google: ‘All the Assholes Have Left’
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Nice guys don’t always finish last.

By Mark Bergen
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Google Has Its Head in the CloudGoogle Has Its Head in the Cloud
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Google’s big focus on the earnings call wasn’t Play or YouTube. It was the cloud.

By Mark Bergen
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Alphabet Hid a Google-y Math Joke in Its Stock BuybackAlphabet Hid a Google-y Math Joke in Its Stock Buyback
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Alphabet + revenue = buybacks.

By Mark Bergen
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Alphabet (Google) Hands Investors a Beat on Earnings and $5 Billion in Stock Buyback (Liveblog)Alphabet (Google) Hands Investors a Beat on Earnings and $5 Billion in Stock Buyback (Liveblog)
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Makes Wall Street Debut on Earnings CallGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai Makes Wall Street Debut on Earnings Call
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It’s Alphabet now, but we have to wait another quarter before we see it.

By Mark Bergen
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Theranos CEO Holmes: We Turned Down Google Ventures, Not the Other Way AroundTheranos CEO Holmes: We Turned Down Google Ventures, Not the Other Way Around
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Elizabeth Holmes claims she never even met Google Ventures’ Bill Maris.

By Mark Bergen
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Eric Schmidt: Get Ready for ‘a Lot’ More Alphabet CompaniesEric Schmidt: Get Ready for ‘a Lot’ More Alphabet Companies
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“After 26, we’re going to probably transcendental numbers.”

By Mark Bergen
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Google Has Two New Drones in the Works -- But They’re for Internet Access and Data, Not DeliveryGoogle Has Two New Drones in the Works -- But They’re for Internet Access and Data, Not Delivery
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These aren’t the drones you were looking for.

By Mark Bergen
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Code/Mobile 2015: Google Search SVP Amit SinghalCode/Mobile 2015: Google Search SVP Amit Singhal
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By Kara Swisher
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Google Just Bought the Entire Alphabet (.Com)Google Just Bought the Entire Alphabet (.Com)
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Abcdef ... LOL

By Mark Bergen
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Google CFO Ruth Porat Thinks Student Lending Is the Biggest Economic Issue Tech Isn’t TacklingGoogle CFO Ruth Porat Thinks Student Lending Is the Biggest Economic Issue Tech Isn’t Tackling
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Porat also talked financial crisis, Alphabet transition and diversity in tech.

By Mark Bergen
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Google Close to Investment in Messaging Startup SymphonyGoogle Close to Investment in Messaging Startup Symphony
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The Internet giant is close to taking a stake in the secure-messaging firm.

By Arik Hesseldahl and Mark Bergen
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O Is for Official: Google to Morph Into Alphabet TodayO Is for Official: Google to Morph Into Alphabet Today
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When markets close, $GOOG becomes Alphabet -- but nothing really changes.

By Mark Bergen
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Nest Moves to Become the Connective Tissue of the Connected HomeNest Moves to Become the Connective Tissue of the Connected Home
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Tony Fadell’s Alphabet empire makes its big software splash.

By Mark Bergen
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Google Says It Won’t Make Self-Driving Cars Alone (But Won’t Share Its Business Plan Yet)Google Says It Won’t Make Self-Driving Cars Alone (But Won’t Share Its Business Plan Yet)
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“Saying you know what [the business model] is going to look like ahead of time is fraught with peril.”

By Mark Bergen