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<itunes:summary ><![CDATA[<p><strong>Google LLC</strong> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">/ˈɡuːɡəl/</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-googol.ogg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>ⓘ</sup></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><em>GOO-ghəl</em></a>) is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">multinational corporation</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">technology company</a> focusing on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_advertising" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">online advertising</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">search engine</a> technology, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">cloud computing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">computer software</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">quantum computing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-commerce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">e-commerce</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">consumer electronics</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">artificial intelligence</a> (AI).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[9]</sup></a> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[10]</sup></a> and is one of the world's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_valuable_brands" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">most valuable brands</a> due to its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominance_(economics)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">market dominance</a>, data collection, and technological advantages in the field of AI.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[11]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[12]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[13]</sup></a> Google's parent company, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_Inc." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Alphabet Inc.</a> is one of the five <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Big Tech</a> companies, alongside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Apple</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Meta</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Microsoft</a>.</p><p>Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Larry Page</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Sergey Brin</a> while they were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">PhD</a> students at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Stanford University</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">California</a>. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-voting_stock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">super-voting stock</a>. The company went <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">public</a> via an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">initial public offering</a> (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">subsidiary</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_Inc." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Alphabet Inc.</a> Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">holding company</a> for Alphabet's internet properties and interests. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Sundar Pichai</a> was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Larry Page</a>, who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[14]</sup></a></p><p>The company has since rapidly grown to offer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">a multitude of products and services</a> beyond <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google Search</a>, many of which hold dominant market positions. These products address a wide range of use cases, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">email</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Gmail</a>), navigation (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Waze</a> & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Maps</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">cloud computing</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Cloud_Platform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Cloud</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_navigation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">web navigation</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Chrome</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_video_platform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">video sharing</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">YouTube</a>), productivity (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Workspace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Workspace</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">operating systems</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Android</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_storage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">cloud storage</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Drive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Drive</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">language translation</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Translate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Translate</a>), photo storage (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Photos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Photos</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotelephony" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">videotelephony</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Meet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Meet</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_automation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">smart home</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Nest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Nest</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">smartphones</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Pixel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Pixel</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable_technology" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">wearable technology</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_Watch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Pixel Watch</a> & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitbit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Fitbit</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_streaming_service" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">music streaming</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">YouTube Music</a>), video on demand (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_TV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">YouTube TV</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">AI</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Assistant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google Assistant</a> & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(chatbot)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Gemini</a>), machine learning APIs (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TensorFlow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">TensorFlow</a>), AI chips (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_Processing_Unit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">TPU</a>), and more. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products#Discontinued_products_and_services" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Discontinued Google products</a> include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">gaming</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Stadia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Stadia</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Glass</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%2B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google+</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Reader" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Reader</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Play Music</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Nexus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Nexus</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Hangouts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Hangouts</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbox_by_Gmail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Inbox by Gmail</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[15]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-17" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[16]</sup></a></p><p>Google's other ventures outside of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">internet services</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">consumer electronics</a> include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">quantum computing</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_processor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Sycamore</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-driving_car" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">self-driving cars</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Waymo</a>, formerly the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo#History" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google Self-Driving Car Project</a>), smart cities (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewalk_Labs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Sidewalk Labs</a>), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_(deep_learning_architecture)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">transformer models</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_DeepMind" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google DeepMind</a>).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-18" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[17]</sup></a></p><p>Google and YouTube are the two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-visited_websites" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">most-visited websites</a> worldwide followed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">X</a> (formerly known as Twitter). Google is also the largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">search engine</a>, mapping and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">navigation</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">application</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailbox_provider" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">email provider</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productivity_software#Office_suite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">office suite</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_video_platform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">online video platform</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photograph" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">photo</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_storage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">cloud storage</a> provider, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_operating_system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">mobile operating system</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">web browser</a>, machine learning framework, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">AI</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_assistant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">virtual assistant</a> provider in the world as measured by market share.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-19" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[18]</sup></a> On the list of most valuable brands, Google is ranked second by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Forbes</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[19]</sup></a> and fourth by Interbrand.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[20]</sup></a> It has <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Google" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">received significant criticism</a> involving issues such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_Google" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">privacy concerns</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#Tax_avoidance_strategies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">tax avoidance</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_Google" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">censorship</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_neutrality" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">search neutrality</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_law#United_States_antitrust" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">antitrust</a> and abuse of its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">monopoly</a> position.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
<description ><![CDATA[<p><strong>Google LLC</strong> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">/ˈɡuːɡəl/</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-googol.ogg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>ⓘ</sup></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><em>GOO-ghəl</em></a>) is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">multinational corporation</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">technology company</a> focusing on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_advertising" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">online advertising</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">search engine</a> technology, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">cloud computing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">computer software</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">quantum computing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-commerce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">e-commerce</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">consumer electronics</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">artificial intelligence</a> (AI).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[9]</sup></a> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[10]</sup></a> and is one of the world's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_valuable_brands" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">most valuable brands</a> due to its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominance_(economics)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">market dominance</a>, data collection, and technological advantages in the field of AI.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[11]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[12]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[13]</sup></a> Google's parent company, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_Inc." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Alphabet Inc.</a> is one of the five <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Big Tech</a> companies, alongside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Apple</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Meta</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Microsoft</a>.</p><p>Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Larry Page</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Sergey Brin</a> while they were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">PhD</a> students at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Stanford University</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">California</a>. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-voting_stock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">super-voting stock</a>. The company went <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">public</a> via an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">initial public offering</a> (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">subsidiary</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_Inc." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Alphabet Inc.</a> Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">holding company</a> for Alphabet's internet properties and interests. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Sundar Pichai</a> was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Larry Page</a>, who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[14]</sup></a></p><p>The company has since rapidly grown to offer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">a multitude of products and services</a> beyond <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google Search</a>, many of which hold dominant market positions. These products address a wide range of use cases, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">email</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Gmail</a>), navigation (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Waze</a> & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Maps</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">cloud computing</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Cloud_Platform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Cloud</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_navigation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">web navigation</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Chrome</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_video_platform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">video sharing</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">YouTube</a>), productivity (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Workspace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Workspace</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">operating systems</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Android</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_storage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">cloud storage</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Drive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Drive</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">language translation</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Translate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Translate</a>), photo storage (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Photos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Photos</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotelephony" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">videotelephony</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Meet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Meet</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_automation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">smart home</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Nest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Nest</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">smartphones</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Pixel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Pixel</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable_technology" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">wearable technology</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_Watch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Pixel Watch</a> & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitbit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Fitbit</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_streaming_service" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">music streaming</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">YouTube Music</a>), video on demand (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_TV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">YouTube TV</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">AI</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Assistant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google Assistant</a> & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(chatbot)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Gemini</a>), machine learning APIs (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TensorFlow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">TensorFlow</a>), AI chips (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_Processing_Unit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">TPU</a>), and more. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products#Discontinued_products_and_services" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Discontinued Google products</a> include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">gaming</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Stadia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Stadia</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Glass</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%2B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google+</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Reader" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Reader</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Play Music</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Nexus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Nexus</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Hangouts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Hangouts</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbox_by_Gmail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Inbox by Gmail</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[15]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-17" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[16]</sup></a></p><p>Google's other ventures outside of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">internet services</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">consumer electronics</a> include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">quantum computing</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_processor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Sycamore</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-driving_car" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">self-driving cars</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Waymo</a>, formerly the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo#History" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google Self-Driving Car Project</a>), smart cities (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewalk_Labs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Sidewalk Labs</a>), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_(deep_learning_architecture)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">transformer models</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_DeepMind" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Google DeepMind</a>).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-18" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[17]</sup></a></p><p>Google and YouTube are the two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-visited_websites" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">most-visited websites</a> worldwide followed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">X</a> (formerly known as Twitter). Google is also the largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">search engine</a>, mapping and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">navigation</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">application</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailbox_provider" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">email provider</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productivity_software#Office_suite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">office suite</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_video_platform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">online video platform</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photograph" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">photo</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_storage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">cloud storage</a> provider, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_operating_system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">mobile operating system</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">web browser</a>, machine learning framework, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">AI</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_assistant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">virtual assistant</a> provider in the world as measured by market share.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-19" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[18]</sup></a> On the list of most valuable brands, Google is ranked second by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">Forbes</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[19]</sup></a> and fourth by Interbrand.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);"><sup>[20]</sup></a> It has <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Google" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">received significant criticism</a> involving issues such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_Google" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">privacy concerns</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#Tax_avoidance_strategies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">tax avoidance</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_Google" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">censorship</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_neutrality" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">search neutrality</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_law#United_States_antitrust" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">antitrust</a> and abuse of its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">monopoly</a> position.</p>]]></description>
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<itunes:summary ><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Larry Page</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sergey Brin</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> while they were </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">PhD</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> students at </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Stanford University</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">California</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-voting_stock" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">super-voting stock</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. The company went </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_company" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">public</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> via an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">initial public offering</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">subsidiary</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_Inc." target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alphabet Inc.</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_company" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">holding company</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> for Alphabet's internet properties and interests. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sundar Pichai</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Larry Page</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-15" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[14</a></p>]]></itunes:summary>
<description ><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Larry Page</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sergey Brin</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> while they were </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">PhD</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> students at </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Stanford University</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">California</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-voting_stock" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">super-voting stock</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. The company went </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_company" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">public</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> via an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">initial public offering</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">subsidiary</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_Inc." target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alphabet Inc.</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_company" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">holding company</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> for Alphabet's internet properties and interests. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sundar Pichai</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Larry Page</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-15" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[14</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate >Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
<itunes:summary ><![CDATA[<p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Google LLC</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">/ˈɡuːɡəl/</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-googol.ogg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">ⓘ</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>GOO-ghəl</em></a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">) is an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">American</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">multinational corporation</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_company" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">technology company</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> focusing on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_advertising" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">online advertising</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">search engine</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> technology, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">cloud computing</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">computer software</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">quantum computing</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-commerce" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">e-commerce</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">consumer electronics</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">artificial intelligence</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (AI).</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-10" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[9]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-11" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[10]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and is one of the world's </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_valuable_brands" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">most valuable brands</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> due to its </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominance_(economics)" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">market dominance</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, data collection, and technological advantages in the field of AI.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-12" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[11]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-13" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[12]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-14" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[13]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> Google's parent company, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_Inc." target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alphabet Inc.</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> is one of the five </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Big Tech</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> companies, alongside </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Amazon</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Apple</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Meta</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Microsoft</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span></p>]]></itunes:summary>
<description ><![CDATA[<p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Google LLC</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">/ˈɡuːɡəl/</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-googol.ogg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">ⓘ</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>GOO-ghəl</em></a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">) is an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">American</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">multinational corporation</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_company" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">technology company</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> focusing on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_advertising" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">online advertising</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">search engine</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> technology, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">cloud computing</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">computer software</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">quantum computing</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-commerce" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">e-commerce</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">consumer electronics</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">artificial intelligence</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (AI).</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-10" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[9]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-11" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[10]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and is one of the world's </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_valuable_brands" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">most valuable brands</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> due to its </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominance_(economics)" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">market dominance</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, data collection, and technological advantages in the field of AI.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-12" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[11]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-13" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[12]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google#cite_note-14" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">[13]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> Google's parent company, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_Inc." target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alphabet Inc.</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> is one of the five </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Big Tech</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> companies, alongside </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Amazon</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Apple</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Meta</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Microsoft</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span></p>]]></description>
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