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Alphabet Leads Covert Meeting To Discuss Tech In Logistics
Alphabet Leads Covert Meeting To Discuss Tech In Logistics
October 28, 2019  |  Delivery

Alphabet recently held a secret, closed-door meeting with shipping companies like FedEx during what it called the Alphabet Advanced Logistics Summit, according to a report...

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Alphabet Extends Offer To Acquire Fitbit
Alphabet Extends Offer To Acquire Fitbit
October 28, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google’s parent company Alphabet has made an offer to purchase the popular fitness wearables company Fitbit, Reuters is reporting. The company may be eyeing a move...

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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Nearing Agreement On Toronto’s Smart City Project
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Nearing Agreement On Toronto’s Smart City Project
October 25, 2019  |  Innovation

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs and public corporation Waterfront Toronto are moving forward on a deal to develop the “city of the future” nearly two years after...

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Waymo Says ‘Completely Driverless’ Minivans Coming To AZ
Waymo Says ‘Completely Driverless’ Minivans Coming To AZ
October 10, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle business under Google’s parent company Alphabet, sent an email to its ride-hailing app customers advising that their next trip might not...

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Alphabet-Backed One Medical Preps For IPO
Alphabet-Backed One Medical Preps For IPO
October 08, 2019  |  IPO

Alphabet-backed healthcare chain One Medical has joined forces with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley for a planned IPO, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Oct. 8). Get the...

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Walgreens Teams With Alphabet’s Wing For Drone Delivery
Walgreens Teams With Alphabet’s Wing For Drone Delivery
September 19, 2019  |  Delivery

Pharmacy retail giant Walgreens and Alphabet-owned drone company Wing have teamed up on a pilot program to deliver products to the doors of customers, according...

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Lawmakers Demand Emails From Amazon, Apple, Facebook Execs
Lawmakers Demand Emails From Amazon, Apple, Facebook Execs
September 13, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

As they seek evidence of anticompetitive behavior, House lawmakers are asking for executive communications and emails from four technology companies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg; Amazon...

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Data Dive, Sad Days For Security Edition: Apple, Alphabet, Android And AI
Data Dive, Sad Days For Security Edition: Apple, Alphabet, Android And AI
September 09, 2019  |  Data Dive

One might have thought the low watermark for digital security headlines came the week before last, with the near-continuous revelations that Jack Dorsey had fallen...

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Happy 15th IPO Anniversary Google!
Happy 15th IPO Anniversary Google!
August 19, 2019  |  Google

I wouldn’t be buying Google stock, and I don’t know anyone who would — Silicon ValleyEntrepreneur, Inventor and Futurist Jeffery Kaplan on Google’s 2004 IPO  Get...

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