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- Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL.SW) operates as a multinational technology conglomerate holding company that oversees Google and diverse subsidiaries focused on internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, life sciences, and moonshot innovations; headquartered in Mountain View, California, it was formed in 2015 through the restructuring of Google Inc. The company structures its operations across three primary segments: Google Services, which generates the majority of revenue through digital advertising via Search, YouTube ads, and Network; consumer platforms including Android OS, Chrome browser, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play apps and digital content, Pixel hardware devices, and Gemini AI chatbot; Google Cloud, offering infrastructure as a service with Vertex AI platform, cybersecurity solutions, data analytics, Google Workspace collaboration tools such as Calendar, Docs, Drive, and Meet; and Other Bets, encompassing Waymo autonomous driving technology, Verily health research, Calico longevity studies, Wing drone delivery, X moonshot lab, CapitalG growth equity investments, GV venture capital, Isomorphic Labs AI drug discovery, and Mineral sustainable agriculture. Alphabet conducts global operations across the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America, serving billions of consumers, advertisers, enterprises, governments, and developers. In recent developments, Alphabet completed its largest-ever acquisition with the $32 billion all-cash purchase of cybersecurity firm Wiz in March 2025 to bolster Google Cloud's enterprise security offerings following a prior $23 billion negotiation in 2024; launched the Gemini 3 AI model and TPUv7 custom chips in 2025 to advance full-stack AI capabilities amid 33.5% year-over-year Google Cloud revenue growth; announced $75 billion in capital expenditures for 2025 primarily on AI data centers, servers, and networking, up from $52.5 billion in 2024; unveiled the Willow quantum computing chip in December 2024 capable of solving complex problems in minutes; expanded Waymo robotaxi services with regulatory applications in Los Angeles; and achieved a $3 trillion market capitalization in September 2025 as the fourth company to reach this milestone, driven by AI adoption and favorable antitrust outcomes.