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- 2. A Alphabet What is Alphabet? Alphabet is mostly a collection of companies. The largest of which, of course, is Google,” Google co- founder Larry Page said. “This newer Google is a bit slimmed down, with the companies that are pretty far afield of our main Internet products contained in Alphabet instead.”
- 4. B Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics builds terrifyingly advanced robots. This one’s called WildCat, and it also makes ones that can run, jump, and that look like humans. Google acquired Boston Dynamics last year.
- 7. C Calico Calico is a research and development company whose mission is to harness advanced technologies to increase our understanding of the biology that controls lifespan. They use that knowledge to devise interventions that enable people to lead longer and healthier lives. Also Its work with a drug called P7C3 could lead to a treatment for Alzheimer’s
- 9. DeepMind is the artificial intelligence startup Google acquired last year to jumpstart its AI efforts. Few specifics are known about DeepMind, but it could help Google with anything from self-driving cars to automatically organizing photos to improving its Google Now assistant. D Deep Mind
- 10. D Other projects
- 11. E Google Earth Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean.
- 12. E Other projects
- 13. F Google Fiber Google Fiber starts with a connection that's up to 1000 megabits per second. Instant downloads. TV like no other. And endless possibilities.
- 14. F Other projects
- 15. G Google Glass Developed by Google X, Google Glass is a type of wearable technology with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD). Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format.
- 16. G Google GlassOther projects Gmail Groups
- 17. H Google Hangouts Hangouts bring conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free where you can connect with friends across computers, Android and Apple devices.
- 18. I Google Ideas Google Ideas is a think/do tank that explores how technology can enable people to confront threats in the face of conflict, instability andrepression where it connects users, experts and engineers to research and seed new technology- driven initiatives.
- 19. I Other projects
- 20. J Jump VR Jump is Google’s partnership with GoPro to build a virtual reality camera. It uses 16 GoPro Heros in a circular mount to capture real life in every direction and then stitch it into VR.
- 22. K Knowledge Graph The knowledge graph is a knowledge base used by Google to enhance its search engine's search results with semantic-search information gathered from a wide variety of sources.
- 23. K Other projects
- 24. L Life Sciences The life sciences division of Google X is a research organization studying life sciences. The organization is a division of Google X, which is a semi-secret facility run by Google dedicated to making major technological advancements.
- 25. L Other projects
- 26. M Makani Makani is the company Google acquired that makes an energy kite that can harvest wind power. It’s more efficient than a turbine on the ground because it floats up to where there is stronger wind. The kite makes giant circles in the air to spin its blades and generate energy.
- 28. N Nest Nest is the center of Google’s connected home initiative. Today Nest makes a thermostat, smoke alarm, and security camera, but one day Google could connect all our appliances to the Internet.
- 30. N Other projects
- 31. O Ok Google “Ok Google” is the voice command used to activate Google Now voice search on your Android smartphone, as well as other Google Devices such as Google Glass smartglasses.
- 32. O Other projects
- 33. P Project Loon Project Loon is a network of balloons traveling on the edge of space, designed to connect people in rural and remote areas, help fill coverage gaps, and bring people back online after disasters.
- 35. P Other projects
- 36. Q QUIC Protocol QUIC, which stands for Quick UDP Internet Connection, is a protocol designed at Google to speed up the web. It’s been shown to reduce rebufferings of video content by roughly 30%, and can make web pages load faster on slow connections.
- 37. Q Other projects
- 38. R reCaptcha reCaptcha is a bot-thwarting security technology Google bought from Carnegie Mellon University. It protects signup forms by forcing people to prove they’re human through typing in jumbled text, which simultaneously helps Google digitize books. A new version can detect if you’re a robot from a single click.
- 39. S Skybox Imaging Skybox Imaging is the micro-satellite startup Google acquired last year for $500 million. Its smaller satellites are cheaper to build and launch than traditional ones. That makes it easier to get lots of them in the sky and get more frequently updated images of the planet
- 40. S Other projects
- 41. T Titan Aerospace Titan Aerospace is the solar- powered drone startup Google acquired last year. The drones could help Google update the photographic view of Maps faster, or beam Internet connectivity down to users beyond the reach of cell towers.
- 42. T Other projects Google Translate
- 43. U URL Builder URL Builder is part of Google Analytics, one of the top ways to track traffic on websites. While it might not seem as sexy as its other technologies, Google Analytics enables other innovators to know what’s working and iterate towards something better.
- 44. V Autonomous Vehicles Google’s self-driving cars are now in testing on the road in Mountain View and Austin. The autonomous vehicles use machine vision to safely react to pedestrians, signals, and other cars. Eventually this technology could reduce traffic and let you sleep on your commute to work.
- 45. V Other projects
- 46. W Project Wing Project Wing is Google’s drone delivery project. Its prototype can already drop and reel back in small packages, and it could one day help deliver essential goods like medicine to remote areas.
- 47. W Other projects
- 48. X Google X Google X, is a semi-secret facility run by Google dedicated to making major technological advancements. It is located about a half mile from Google's corporate headquarters and it’s run by this guy: Astro Teller.
- 50. Y YouTube YouTube - The 2nd Largest Search Engine. YouTube processes more than 3 billion searches a month. 100 hours of video are uploaded every minute. It's bigger than Bing,Yahoo!, Ask and AOL combined!
- 51. Z ZygoteBody Google Body was originally called ZygoteBody before it was shut down. It rendered manipulable 3D anatomical models of the human body. Users could virtually peel away layers of skin, muscle, blood vessels, and bones to learn about what’s inside us.
- 52. I’d love to talk digital! Thank You! @msame7