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Google’s exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities

In the suburban community of Kirkland, Wash., where Google established its original beachhead in the Seattle area, the tech giant… Read More

Google parent Alphabet laying off 12k workers in latest cuts to hit tech industry

Google parent Alphabet is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its global workforce, as it becomes the latest… Read More

Exclusive: Google quietly acquired a Seattle digital health startup that built an app to monitor breathing

Google’s got a thing for Seattle health tech startups. The tech giant acquired Sound Life Sciences, a small University of… Read More

Waymo to test its latest self-driving car technology on the wet, wide streets of Bellevue, Wash.

Winter is coming, and Waymo is here for it. Specifically, the autonomous driving company is in Bellevue, Wash., where it… Read More

Alphabet execs Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down; Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes over

Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced Tuesday that they are stepping down from their roles as CEO and president, respectively,… Read More

Former Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene and longtime Google CEO Eric Schmidt leaving Alphabet’s board of directors

Two long-serving members of Alphabet’s board of directors who also played prominent roles as executives at the company plan to… Read More

Spawned by Google, Wing wins FAA’s air carrier certification for drone deliveries

Alphabet’s Wing venture has stolen a march on Amazon’s plans for drone domination by winning air carrier certification from the… Read More

Senosis Health founder Shwetak Patel confirms he’s working on healthcare for Google

It has been nearly two years since Google quietly acquired Senosis Health, a Seattle startup that figured out how to… Read More

Microsoft tops Forbes ‘Just 100’ list of most responsible companies

Microsoft has taken the top spot on the annual “Just 100” list of the most responsible U.S. companies, compiled by… Read More

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs reveals plans for Toronto innovation district featuring light-up streets and timber towers

Google’s sister company, Sidewalk Labs, is reconceiving urban planning with one big, high-stakes experiment on Toronto’s waterfront. The company is… Read More

Google nearly doubles spending on capital projects as it continues major cloud investment

Google parent Alphabet spent a whopping $5.5 billion on capital expenditures in the most recent quarter, nearly doubling that output… Read More

Leaving Google’s nest: Loon and Wing graduate from Alphabet’s X idea factory

Two of Google’s best-known flights of fancy, Project Loon and Project Wing, are being hatched from their X incubator to… Read More

Has Amazon changed its ways? LinkedIn’s Top Companies list puts Seattle tech giant at No. 1

A week after taking the top spot in a ranking that measures brand reputation in the eyes of the public,… Read More

Amazon passes Google parent Alphabet to become second most valuable company in the world

Amazon passed Google parent Alphabet in market value, and now only Apple is worth more based on that measure. Amazon… Read More

Sidewalk Labs spinoff Coord aims to connect navigation apps, public transit and ride-sharing services

Over the past year, analysts from a Sidewalk Labs spinout called Coord have been playing a game of “would you rather?”… Read More

After 16 years, Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt is stepping down as executive chairman

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced Thursday afternoon that Eric Schmidt, who has played an outsized role in Google’s… Read More

Inside the X ‘moonshot factory’: Here’s where Google’s ideas take flight (or fizzle)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Why does the Captain of Moonshots wear roller skates to work? That may sound like the start… Read More

Can the tech industry create more affordable cities? Google parent Alphabet is betting yes

As every renter in San Francisco and Seattle knows, the tech industry can be a big contributor to the lack… Read More

Google sees big things in Toronto, and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might, too

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify Doctoroff’s comments. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff is enamored with Toronto,… Read More

Alphabet stock on the rise as Google parent beats Wall Street expectations with $27.7B in revenue

Shares in Google parent company Alphabet are up after the company exceeded Wall Street expectations in the third quarter. Alphabet… Read More

Google reveals plan for ‘smart city’ makeover of Toronto waterfront — is there room left for Amazon’s second HQ?

Sidewalk Labs, a division of Google parent Alphabet Inc., announced plans Tuesday to study a bold redevelopment of the Toronto… Read More

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at Google I/O 2017

Alphabet revenue up 21 percent to $26B but profit falls thanks to EU fine

Google parent Alphabet recorded a 21 percent jump in revenue during its second quarter of the year, and even though… Read More

As Amazon flirts with $1,000/share, shareholder questions Jeff Bezos about stock split

Amazon stock is close to hitting $1,000 per share for the first time, another indication of the e-commerce giant’s growing strength.… Read More

Alphabet shares rise 4% after beating Q1 earnings estimates with $24.7B in revenue

Google parent company Alphabet saw shares rise after beating analyst expectations for its first quarter earnings report. Alphabet, the holding company that includes… Read More

Tech earnings extravaganza: Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Expedia set to report today

Thursday is the mother lode of tech earnings. Three of the top five most valuable tech companies by market cap —… Read More

Alphabet’s Verily recruiting 10,000 volunteers to share medical data for giant health study

Despite our ever-advancing medical technology, there’s still a lot we don’t know about how people develop some of the world’s… Read More

Google parent Alphabet posts $26B in revenue, but shares drop after earnings miss expectations

Google parent company Alphabet saw shares fall slightly after missing analyst expectations for its fourth quarter earnings report. Alphabet, the holding company… Read More

Microsoft could be first tech company to reach trillion-dollar market value, analyst predicts

Following Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, one analyst thinks the Redmond, Wash. tech giant is on pace to become… Read More

Pizza deliveries by Google drone? Alphabet X’s Wing Marketplace faces tough climb

You don’t hear as much about Google’s (now Alphabet X’s) Project Wing as you do about Amazon’s Prime Air drones,… Read More

Report: Alphabet drones won’t deliver Starbucks as Project Wing partnership is grounded

If you wanted a Starbucks latte with your drone-delivered Chipotle burrito, it appears you’re going to have to wait a… Read More