First, and foremost is Google. Google has over 200 subsidiaries itself. The most popular services provided by Google however, are Google(search engine), Google Drive(data storage), Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides(word processing, slideshow creators, and data editing applications.), Google Maps(an up-to-date world map, with street travel directions), Youtube(Online video uploading, and viewing services, ANdroid(mobile device corporation), and Ads(ads providing services). The next subsidiary of Alphabet is Nest Labs. Nest is known for its futuristic programmable, self-learning, sensor-driven, home automation products. These products include thermostats, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, many different security cameras, and an app to drive it all. Headed by Andrew Conrad, Verily Life Sciences is Alphabet’s Life Science Department. Their current projects include Contact Lenses that monitor Glucose levels, health-tracking wristbands with disease-detecting nanotechnology, surgical robots, and development in bioelectric …show more content…
Currently operating in 7 urban areas, Google Fiber brings internet and TV at speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per Second. This service has been made available with a cost low enough to be afforded by the average citizen.
The venture capital branch of Alphabet is named GV. This company offers start-up assistance to new technology companies. Sidewalk Labs, based in New York City is an organisation based on urban innovation. Thc projects currently in the works include LinkNYC, which is turning of 7,000 pay phones into kiosks with free Google Fiber internet, video, and voice calling. More projects include Flow, which is trying to improve transit efficiency, and Project Sidewalk, which aims to create a new city to test design ideas.
Investing for Alphabet, Google Capital is a venture capital fund currently invested in 21 companies. These include SurveyMonkey, Lending Club, CommonFloor, FreshDesk, Credit Karma, Innolight, ZenPayroll, Oscar Insurance, CarDekho, and Care.com.
Firebase is a cloud services provider owned by Alphabet. Their many services include, cloud messaging, cloud storage, web hosting, and crash