Google separates from “moonshot” ideas

Google is reorganisng under a new name, Alphabet, a holding company that gives its web operations independence from “moonshot”* ventures such as driverless cars or a pill that can detect cancer
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New umbrella company

Larry Page Sergey Brin

Alphabet CEO Alphabet President, Google X CEO

Ads, Android, Apps, Gmail, Maps, Search, YouTube

“Moonshots” like self-driving car, internet balloon, and smart contact lens

“Internet of Things” device manufacturer

Fights age-related disease

Develops technology to solve urban problems

Super-fast internet service currently in nine U.S. cities

Investment arms
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*Term Google gives to experimental products that make little or no money – worrying to investors

Sources: Google, wire agencies Pictures: Associated Press
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