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	On October 8, 2024, The U.S. government suggested it could request Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser and Android, due to its alleged monopoly in online search. The Justice Department aimed to limit Google's growing dominance in areas like AI. Google, which intended to appeal, argued that the proposals were too extreme, while also dealing with other antitrust cases involving its app store and advertising operations.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=8 October 2024\|title=US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case\|newspaper=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-propose-how-google-should-boost-online-search-competition-2024-10-08/ \|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>		On October 8, 2024, The U.S. government suggested it could request Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser and Android, due to its alleged monopoly in online search. The Justice Department aimed to limit Google's growing dominance in areas like AI. Google, which intended to appeal, argued that the proposals were too extreme, while also dealing with other antitrust cases involving its app store and advertising operations.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=8 October 2024\|title=US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case\|newspaper=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-propose-how-google-should-boost-online-search-competition-2024-10-08/ \|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

	Russia		===== Russia =====

	On October 31, 2024 Google accumulated fines, imposed by the Russian governement, amounting to $20 decillion. These fines were imposed for blocking pro-Russian Youtube-channels. According to Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, this number is symbolic and is just used to direct attention to this issue.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=France-Presse \|first=Agence \|date=2024-10-31 \|title=Russia says $20 decillion fine against Google is ‘symbolic’ \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/russia-20-decillion-fine-against-google-symbolic-youtube-ban-pro-kremlin-media \|access-date=2024-10-31 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ziady \|first=Hanna \|date=2024-10-31 \|title=Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 {{!}} CNN Business \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/31/tech/google-fines-russia/index.html \|access-date=2024-10-31 \|website=CNN \|language=en}}</ref>		On October 31, 2024 Google accumulated fines, imposed by the Russian governement, amounting to $20 decillion. These fines were imposed for blocking pro-Russian Youtube-channels. According to Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, this number is symbolic and is just used to direct attention to this issue.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=France-Presse \|first=Agence \|date=2024-10-31 \|title=Russia says $20 decillion fine against Google is ‘symbolic’ \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/russia-20-decillion-fine-against-google-symbolic-youtube-ban-pro-kremlin-media \|access-date=2024-10-31 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ziady \|first=Hanna \|date=2024-10-31 \|title=Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 {{!}} CNN Business \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/31/tech/google-fines-russia/index.html \|access-date=2024-10-31 \|website=CNN \|language=en}}</ref>

Synonimany: Added information about the fines imposed by Russia on Google

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Added information about the fines imposed by Russia on Google

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	On October 8, 2024, The U.S. government suggested it could request Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser and Android, due to its alleged monopoly in online search. The Justice Department aimed to limit Google's growing dominance in areas like AI. Google, which intended to appeal, argued that the proposals were too extreme, while also dealing with other antitrust cases involving its app store and advertising operations.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=8 October 2024\|title=US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case\|newspaper=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-propose-how-google-should-boost-online-search-competition-2024-10-08/ \|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>		On October 8, 2024, The U.S. government suggested it could request Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser and Android, due to its alleged monopoly in online search. The Justice Department aimed to limit Google's growing dominance in areas like AI. Google, which intended to appeal, argued that the proposals were too extreme, while also dealing with other antitrust cases involving its app store and advertising operations.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=8 October 2024\|title=US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case\|newspaper=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-propose-how-google-should-boost-online-search-competition-2024-10-08/ \|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

			Russia

			On October 31, 2024 Google accumulated fines, imposed by the Russian governement, amounting to $20 decillion. These fines were imposed for blocking pro-Russian Youtube-channels. According to Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, this number is symbolic and is just used to direct attention to this issue.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=France-Presse \|first=Agence \|date=2024-10-31 \|title=Russia says $20 decillion fine against Google is ‘symbolic’ \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/russia-20-decillion-fine-against-google-symbolic-youtube-ban-pro-kremlin-media \|access-date=2024-10-31 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ziady \|first=Hanna \|date=2024-10-31 \|title=Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 {{!}} CNN Business \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/31/tech/google-fines-russia/index.html \|access-date=2024-10-31 \|website=CNN \|language=en}}</ref>

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Luch4: Undid revision 1254525924 by Luch4 (talk)

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	On October 8, 2024, The U.S. government suggested it could request Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser and Android, due to its alleged monopoly in online search. The Justice Department aimed to limit Google's growing dominance in areas like AI. Google, which intended to appeal, argued that the proposals were too extreme, while also dealing with other antitrust cases involving its app store and advertising operations.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=8 October 2024\|title=US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case\|newspaper=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-propose-how-google-should-boost-online-search-competition-2024-10-08/ \|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>		On October 8, 2024, The U.S. government suggested it could request Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser and Android, due to its alleged monopoly in online search. The Justice Department aimed to limit Google's growing dominance in areas like AI. Google, which intended to appeal, argued that the proposals were too extreme, while also dealing with other antitrust cases involving its app store and advertising operations.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=8 October 2024\|title=US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case\|newspaper=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-propose-how-google-should-boost-online-search-competition-2024-10-08/ \|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

	===== Russia =====
	In October 2024, the amount of fines imposed by the Russian authorities on Google, taking into account the ever-growing penalty, reached two undecillion rubles(2x10<sup>36</sup> rubles, $2.5 [[decillion]]) <ref>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/29/russia-fines-google-25-decillion-over-youtube-bans-rbc-a86846</ref>.

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Luch4: /* Fines and lawsuits */

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Fines and lawsuits

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	On October 8, 2024, The U.S. government suggested it could request Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser and Android, due to its alleged monopoly in online search. The Justice Department aimed to limit Google's growing dominance in areas like AI. Google, which intended to appeal, argued that the proposals were too extreme, while also dealing with other antitrust cases involving its app store and advertising operations.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=8 October 2024\|title=US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case\|newspaper=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-propose-how-google-should-boost-online-search-competition-2024-10-08/ \|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>		On October 8, 2024, The U.S. government suggested it could request Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser and Android, due to its alleged monopoly in online search. The Justice Department aimed to limit Google's growing dominance in areas like AI. Google, which intended to appeal, argued that the proposals were too extreme, while also dealing with other antitrust cases involving its app store and advertising operations.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=8 October 2024\|title=US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case\|newspaper=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-propose-how-google-should-boost-online-search-competition-2024-10-08/ \|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

			===== Russia =====
			In October 2024, the amount of fines imposed by the Russian authorities on Google, taking into account the ever-growing penalty, reached two undecillion rubles(2x10<sup>36</sup> rubles, $2.5 [[decillion]]) <ref>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/29/russia-fines-google-25-decillion-over-youtube-bans-rbc-a86846</ref>.

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Bakhos2010: /* 2012 onwards */ added the information about google was fining by russia

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2012 onwards: added the information about google was fining by russia

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	In August 2024, Google would lose a [[United States v. Google LLC (2020)\|lawsuit which started in 2020]] in lower court, as it was found that the company had an illegal monopoly over Internet search.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214641/google-us-monopoly-ruling-what-happens\|title=Now that Google is a monopolist, what's next? / Reaching a decision on what to do about Google Search could take a very long time.\|first=Jay\|last=Peters\|publisher=The Verge\|date=August 6, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> D.C. Circuit Court Judge Amit Mehta held that this monopoly was in violation of Section 2 of the [[Sherman Act]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/google-violated-antitrust-laws-maintain-dominance-online-search/story?id=112591120\|title=Google violated antitrust laws to maintain dominance over online search, judge says\|first=Alexander\|last=Mallin\|publisher=ABC News\|date=August 5, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> In September 2024, the [[EU Court of Justice]], based in Europe, would also find that Google held an illegal monopoly, in this case with regards to its shopping search, and could not avoid paying a €2.4 billion fine.<ref name=eushoppingruling>{{cite news\|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/google-loses-court-battle-over-first-eu-antitrust-fine/\|title=Google loses EU court battle over €2.4B antitrust fine\|first=Edith\|last=Hancock\|publisher=Politico\|date=September 10, 2024\|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}</ref> The EU Court of Justice found that Google's treatment of rival shopping searches, which the court referred to as "discriminatory", was in violation of the [[Digital Markets Act]].<ref name=eushoppingruling />		In August 2024, Google would lose a [[United States v. Google LLC (2020)\|lawsuit which started in 2020]] in lower court, as it was found that the company had an illegal monopoly over Internet search.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214641/google-us-monopoly-ruling-what-happens\|title=Now that Google is a monopolist, what's next? / Reaching a decision on what to do about Google Search could take a very long time.\|first=Jay\|last=Peters\|publisher=The Verge\|date=August 6, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> D.C. Circuit Court Judge Amit Mehta held that this monopoly was in violation of Section 2 of the [[Sherman Act]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/google-violated-antitrust-laws-maintain-dominance-online-search/story?id=112591120\|title=Google violated antitrust laws to maintain dominance over online search, judge says\|first=Alexander\|last=Mallin\|publisher=ABC News\|date=August 5, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> In September 2024, the [[EU Court of Justice]], based in Europe, would also find that Google held an illegal monopoly, in this case with regards to its shopping search, and could not avoid paying a €2.4 billion fine.<ref name=eushoppingruling>{{cite news\|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/google-loses-court-battle-over-first-eu-antitrust-fine/\|title=Google loses EU court battle over €2.4B antitrust fine\|first=Edith\|last=Hancock\|publisher=Politico\|date=September 10, 2024\|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}</ref> The EU Court of Justice found that Google's treatment of rival shopping searches, which the court referred to as "discriminatory", was in violation of the [[Digital Markets Act]].<ref name=eushoppingruling />

			In October 2024, Google was fined by Russia with 2.5 decillion dollars for allegedly blocking pro-Kremlin propaganda.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Anthony Cuthbertson \|date=31 October 2024 \|title=Russia fines Google $2.5 decillion (that’s 2.5 trillion trillion trillion dollars) \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/russia-fines-google-decillion-youtube-lawsuit-b2638752.html \|access-date=31 October 2024 \|work=[[Independent]]}}</ref>

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	[[File:Schmidt-Brin-Page-20080520.jpg\|thumb\|Then Chairman and CEO [[Eric Schmidt]] (left) with co-founders [[Sergey Brin]] (center) and [[Larry Page]] (right) in 2008\|alt=Eric Schmidt, Sergey Brin, and Larry Page sitting together]]		[[File:Schmidt-Brin-Page-20080520.jpg\|thumb\|Then Chairman and CEO [[Eric Schmidt]] (left) with co-founders [[Sergey Brin]] (center) and [[Larry Page]] (right) in 2008\|alt=Eric Schmidt, Sergey Brin, and Larry Page sitting together]]

	'''Google LLC''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=en-us-googol.ogg\|ˈ\|ɡ\|uː\|ɡ\|ə\|l\|}} {{respell\|~~GOO~~\|~~ghəl~~}}) is an American [[multinational corporation]] and [[technology company]] focusing on [[online advertising]], [[search engine]] technology, [[cloud computing]], [[Software\|computer software]], [[quantum computing]], [[e-commerce]], [[consumer electronics]], and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Condon \|first=Stephanie \|date=May 7, 2019 \|title=Google I/O: From 'AI first' to AI working for everyone \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402134913/https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|archive-date=April 2, 2022 \|access-date=April 2, 2022 \|website=ZDNet \|language=en-US}}</ref> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jack \|first=Simon \|date=November 21, 2017 \|title=Google – powerful and responsible? \|language=en-GB \|work=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091 \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031631/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091}}</ref> and is one of the world's [[List of most valuable brands\|most valuable brands]] due to its [[Dominance (economics)\|market dominance]], [[data collection]], and technological advantages in the field of AI.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McCormick \|first=Rich \|date=June 2, 2016 \|title=Elon Musk: There's only one AI company that worries me \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=[[The Verge]] \|language=en \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031133/https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 20, 2020 \|title=Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws \|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=U.S. Department of Justice \|language=en \|archive-date=January 20, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170848/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Land of the Giants: The Titans of Tech \|url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|access-date=April 18, 2022 \|website=CNN+ \|language=en \|archive-date=April 17, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417230628/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Google's parent company, [[Alphabet Inc.]], is one of the five [[Big Tech]] companies, alongside [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]], [[Meta Platforms\|Meta]], and [[Microsoft]].		'''Google LLC''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=en-us-googol.ogg\|ˈ\|ɡ\|uː\|ɡ\|ə\|l\|}} {{respell\|GOOG\|əl}}) is an American [[multinational corporation]] and [[technology company]] focusing on [[online advertising]], [[search engine]] technology, [[cloud computing]], [[Software\|computer software]], [[quantum computing]], [[e-commerce]], [[consumer electronics]], and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Condon \|first=Stephanie \|date=May 7, 2019 \|title=Google I/O: From 'AI first' to AI working for everyone \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402134913/https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|archive-date=April 2, 2022 \|access-date=April 2, 2022 \|website=ZDNet \|language=en-US}}</ref> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jack \|first=Simon \|date=November 21, 2017 \|title=Google – powerful and responsible? \|language=en-GB \|work=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091 \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031631/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091}}</ref> and is one of the world's [[List of most valuable brands\|most valuable brands]] due to its [[Dominance (economics)\|market dominance]], [[data collection]], and technological advantages in the field of AI.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McCormick \|first=Rich \|date=June 2, 2016 \|title=Elon Musk: There's only one AI company that worries me \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=[[The Verge]] \|language=en \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031133/https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 20, 2020 \|title=Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws \|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=U.S. Department of Justice \|language=en \|archive-date=January 20, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170848/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Land of the Giants: The Titans of Tech \|url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|access-date=April 18, 2022 \|website=CNN+ \|language=en \|archive-date=April 17, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417230628/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Google's parent company, [[Alphabet Inc.]], is one of the five [[Big Tech]] companies, alongside [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]], [[Meta Platforms\|Meta]], and [[Microsoft]].

	Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]] while they were [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] students at [[Stanford University]] in [[California]]. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through [[super-voting stock]]. The company went [[public company\|public]] via an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of Alphabet Inc. Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a [[holding company]] for Alphabet's [[internet]] properties and interests. [[Sundar Pichai]] was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing [[Larry Page]], who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=December 3, 2019 \|title=Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|access-date=June 16, 2021 \|website=[[CNBC]] \|language=en \|archive-date=August 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015937/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]] while they were [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] students at [[Stanford University]] in [[California]]. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through [[super-voting stock]]. The company went [[public company\|public]] via an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of Alphabet Inc. Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a [[holding company]] for Alphabet's [[internet]] properties and interests. [[Sundar Pichai]] was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing [[Larry Page]], who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=December 3, 2019 \|title=Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|access-date=June 16, 2021 \|website=[[CNBC]] \|language=en \|archive-date=August 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015937/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	'''Google LLC''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=en-us-googol.ogg\|ˈ\|ɡ\|uː\|ɡ\|ə\|l\|}} {{respell\|GOO\|ghəl}}) is an American [[multinational corporation]] and [[technology company]] focusing on [[online advertising]], [[search engine]] technology, [[cloud computing]], [[Software\|computer software]], [[quantum computing]], [[e-commerce]], [[consumer electronics]], and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Condon \|first=Stephanie \|date=May 7, 2019 \|title=Google I/O: From 'AI first' to AI working for everyone \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402134913/https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|archive-date=April 2, 2022 \|access-date=April 2, 2022 \|website=ZDNet \|language=en-US}}</ref> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jack \|first=Simon \|date=November 21, 2017 \|title=Google – powerful and responsible? \|language=en-GB \|work=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091 \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031631/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091}}</ref> and is one of the world's [[List of most valuable brands\|most valuable brands]] due to its [[Dominance (economics)\|market dominance]], [[data collection]], and technological advantages in the field of AI.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McCormick \|first=Rich \|date=June 2, 2016 \|title=Elon Musk: There's only one AI company that worries me \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=[[The Verge]] \|language=en \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031133/https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 20, 2020 \|title=Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws \|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=U.S. Department of Justice \|language=en \|archive-date=January 20, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170848/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Land of the Giants: The Titans of Tech \|url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|access-date=April 18, 2022 \|website=CNN+ \|language=en \|archive-date=April 17, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417230628/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Google's parent company, [[Alphabet Inc.]], is one of the five [[Big Tech]] companies, alongside [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]], [[Meta Platforms\|Meta]], and [[Microsoft]].		'''Google LLC''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=en-us-googol.ogg\|ˈ\|ɡ\|uː\|ɡ\|ə\|l\|}} {{respell\|GOO\|ghəl}}) is an American [[multinational corporation]] and [[technology company]] focusing on [[online advertising]], [[search engine]] technology, [[cloud computing]], [[Software\|computer software]], [[quantum computing]], [[e-commerce]], [[consumer electronics]], and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Condon \|first=Stephanie \|date=May 7, 2019 \|title=Google I/O: From 'AI first' to AI working for everyone \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402134913/https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|archive-date=April 2, 2022 \|access-date=April 2, 2022 \|website=ZDNet \|language=en-US}}</ref> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jack \|first=Simon \|date=November 21, 2017 \|title=Google – powerful and responsible? \|language=en-GB \|work=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091 \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031631/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091}}</ref> and is one of the world's [[List of most valuable brands\|most valuable brands]] due to its [[Dominance (economics)\|market dominance]], [[data collection]], and technological advantages in the field of AI.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McCormick \|first=Rich \|date=June 2, 2016 \|title=Elon Musk: There's only one AI company that worries me \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=[[The Verge]] \|language=en \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031133/https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 20, 2020 \|title=Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws \|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=U.S. Department of Justice \|language=en \|archive-date=January 20, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170848/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Land of the Giants: The Titans of Tech \|url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|access-date=April 18, 2022 \|website=CNN+ \|language=en \|archive-date=April 17, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417230628/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Google's parent company, [[Alphabet Inc.]], is one of the five [[Big Tech]] companies, alongside [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]], [[Meta Platforms\|Meta]], and [[Microsoft]].

	Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]] while they were [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] students at [[Stanford University]] in [[California]]. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through [[super-voting stock]]. The company went [[public company\|public]] via an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of [[Alphabet Inc.]] Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a [[holding company]] for Alphabet's [[internet]] properties and interests. [[Sundar Pichai]] was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing [[Larry Page]], who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=December 3, 2019 \|title=Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|access-date=June 16, 2021 \|website=[[CNBC]] \|language=en \|archive-date=August 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015937/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]] while they were [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] students at [[Stanford University]] in [[California]]. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through [[super-voting stock]]. The company went [[public company\|public]] via an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of Alphabet Inc. Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a [[holding company]] for Alphabet's [[internet]] properties and interests. [[Sundar Pichai]] was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing [[Larry Page]], who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=December 3, 2019 \|title=Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|access-date=June 16, 2021 \|website=[[CNBC]] \|language=en \|archive-date=August 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015937/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	The company has since rapidly grown to offer [[List of Google products\|a multitude of products]] and [[List of Google services\|services]] beyond [[Google Search]], many of which hold dominant market positions. These products address a wide range of use cases, including <!-- Notable products only! -->[[email]] ([[Gmail]]), [[navigation]] and mapping ([[Waze]], [[Google Maps\|Maps]] and [[Google Earth\|Earth]]), [[cloud computing]] ([[Google Cloud Platform\|Cloud]]), [[web navigation]] ([[Google Chrome\|Chrome]]), [[Online video platform\|video sharing]] ([[YouTube]]), productivity ([[Google Workspace\|Workspace]]), [[operating system]]s ([[Android (operating system)\|Android]]), [[cloud storage]] ([[Google Drive\|Drive]]), [[Translation\|language translation]] ([[Google Translate\|Translate]]), photo storage ([[Google Photos\|Photos]]), [[videotelephony]] ([[Google Meet\|Meet]]), [[Home automation\|smart home]] ([[Google Nest\|Nest]]), [[smartphone]]s ([[Google Pixel\|Pixel]]), [[wearable technology]] ([[Pixel Watch]] and [[Fitbit]]), [[Music streaming service\|music streaming]] ([[YouTube Music]]), video on demand ([[YouTube TV]]), AI ([[Google Assistant]] and [[Gemini (chatbot)\|Gemini]]), [[machine learning]] APIs ([[TensorFlow]]), AI chips ([[Tensor Processing Unit\|TPU]]), and more. [[List of Google products#Discontinued products and services\|Discontinued Google products]] include [[Video game\|gaming]] ([[Google Stadia\|Stadia]]),<ref>{{cite web \| title= Google is shutting down Stadia in January 2023 - The Verge \| first1= Jay \| last1= Peters \| first2= Alex \| last2= Cranz \| date= September 30, 2022 \| url= https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 \| accessdate= October 15, 2024 \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241010060211/https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 \| archive-date= October 10, 2024}}</ref> [[Google Glass\|Glass]], [[Google+]], [[Google Reader\|Reader]], [[Google Play Music\|Play Music]], [[Google Nexus\|Nexus]], [[Google Hangouts\|Hangouts]], and [[Inbox by Gmail]]<!-- Notable products only! -->.<ref>{{cite web \| title= The Google Graveyard \| first1= Heather \| last1= Brady \| first2= Chris \| last2= Kirk \| date= March 15, 2013 \| url= http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html \| magazine= [[Slate (magazine)\|Slate]] \| access-date= March 16, 2013 \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130316085610/http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html \| archive-date= March 16, 2013 \| url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Booker \|first1=Logan \|date=March 17, 2013 \|title=Google Graveyard Does Exist \|url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518055717/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ \|archive-date=May 18, 2018 \|access-date=May 17, 2018 \|website=gizmodo }}</ref> Google's other ventures outside of internet services and [[consumer electronics]] include [[quantum computing]] ([[Sycamore processor\|Sycamore]]), [[self-driving car]]s ([[Waymo]], formerly the [[Waymo#History\|Google Self-Driving Car Project]]), smart cities ([[Sidewalk Labs]]), and [[Transformer (deep learning architecture)\|transformer models]] ([[Google DeepMind]]).<ref>{{Cite magazine \|title=Inside X, Google's top-secret moonshot factory \|language=en-GB \|magazine=Wired UK \|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x \|access-date=May 17, 2022 \|issn=1357-0978 \|archive-date=May 19, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519211935/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x \|url-status=live }}</ref>		The company has since rapidly grown to offer [[List of Google products\|a multitude of products]] and [[List of Google services\|services]] beyond [[Google Search]], many of which hold dominant market positions. These products address a wide range of use cases, including <!-- Notable products only! -->[[email]] ([[Gmail]]), [[navigation]] and mapping ([[Waze]], [[Google Maps\|Maps]] and [[Google Earth\|Earth]]), [[cloud computing]] ([[Google Cloud Platform\|Cloud]]), [[web navigation]] ([[Google Chrome\|Chrome]]), [[Online video platform\|video sharing]] ([[YouTube]]), productivity ([[Google Workspace\|Workspace]]), [[operating system]]s ([[Android (operating system)\|Android]]), [[cloud storage]] ([[Google Drive\|Drive]]), [[Translation\|language translation]] ([[Google Translate\|Translate]]), photo storage ([[Google Photos\|Photos]]), [[videotelephony]] ([[Google Meet\|Meet]]), [[Home automation\|smart home]] ([[Google Nest\|Nest]]), [[smartphone]]s ([[Google Pixel\|Pixel]]), [[wearable technology]] ([[Pixel Watch]] and [[Fitbit]]), [[Music streaming service\|music streaming]] ([[YouTube Music]]), video on demand ([[YouTube TV]]), AI ([[Google Assistant]] and [[Gemini (chatbot)\|Gemini]]), [[machine learning]] APIs ([[TensorFlow]]), AI chips ([[Tensor Processing Unit\|TPU]]), and more. [[List of Google products#Discontinued products and services\|Discontinued Google products]] include [[Video game\|gaming]] ([[Google Stadia\|Stadia]]),<ref>{{cite web \| title= Google is shutting down Stadia in January 2023 - The Verge \| first1= Jay \| last1= Peters \| first2= Alex \| last2= Cranz \| date= September 30, 2022 \| url= https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 \| accessdate= October 15, 2024 \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241010060211/https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 \| archive-date= October 10, 2024}}</ref> [[Google Glass\|Glass]], [[Google+]], [[Google Reader\|Reader]], [[Google Play Music\|Play Music]], [[Google Nexus\|Nexus]], [[Google Hangouts\|Hangouts]], and [[Inbox by Gmail]]<!-- Notable products only! -->.<ref>{{cite web \| title= The Google Graveyard \| first1= Heather \| last1= Brady \| first2= Chris \| last2= Kirk \| date= March 15, 2013 \| url= http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html \| magazine= [[Slate (magazine)\|Slate]] \| access-date= March 16, 2013 \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130316085610/http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html \| archive-date= March 16, 2013 \| url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Booker \|first1=Logan \|date=March 17, 2013 \|title=Google Graveyard Does Exist \|url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518055717/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ \|archive-date=May 18, 2018 \|access-date=May 17, 2018 \|website=gizmodo }}</ref> Google's other ventures outside of internet services and [[consumer electronics]] include [[quantum computing]] ([[Sycamore processor\|Sycamore]]), [[self-driving car]]s ([[Waymo]], formerly the [[Waymo#History\|Google Self-Driving Car Project]]), smart cities ([[Sidewalk Labs]]), and [[Transformer (deep learning architecture)\|transformer models]] ([[Google DeepMind]]).<ref>{{Cite magazine \|title=Inside X, Google's top-secret moonshot factory \|language=en-GB \|magazine=Wired UK \|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x \|access-date=May 17, 2022 \|issn=1357-0978 \|archive-date=May 19, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519211935/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	In early May 2023, Google announced its plans to build two additional data centers in Ohio. These centers, which will be built in Columbus and Lancaster, will power up the company's tools, including AI technology. The said data hub will add to the already operational center near Columbus, bringing Google's total investment in Ohio to over $2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-open-data-centers-ohio-99041576 \|title=Google to open two more data centers in Ohio \|work=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] \|access-date=May 6, 2023 \|archive-date=May 6, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506082230/https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-open-data-centers-ohio-99041576 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		In early May 2023, Google announced its plans to build two additional data centers in Ohio. These centers, which will be built in Columbus and Lancaster, will power up the company's tools, including AI technology. The said data hub will add to the already operational center near Columbus, bringing Google's total investment in Ohio to over $2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-open-data-centers-ohio-99041576 \|title=Google to open two more data centers in Ohio \|work=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] \|access-date=May 6, 2023 \|archive-date=May 6, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506082230/https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-open-data-centers-ohio-99041576 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	In August 2024, Google would lose a [[United States v. Google LLC (2020)\|lawsuit which started in 2020]] in lower court, as it was found that the company had an illegal monopoly over Internet search.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214641/google-us-monopoly-ruling-what-happens\|title=Now that Google is a monopolist, what's next? / Reaching a decision on what to do about Google Search could take a very long time.\|first=Jay\|last=Peters\|publisher=The Verge\|date=August 6, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> D.C. Circuit Court Judge Amit Mehta held that this monopoly was in violation of Section 2 of the [[Sherman Act]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/google-violated-antitrust-laws-maintain-dominance-online-search/story?id=112591120\|title=Google violated antitrust laws to maintain dominance over online search, judge says\|first=Alexander\|last=Mallin\|publisher=ABC News\|date=August 5, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> In September 2024, the [[EU Court of Justice]], based in Europe, would also find that Google held an illegal monopoly, in this case with regards to its shopping search, and could not avoid paying a €2.4 billion fine.<ref name=eushoppingruling>{{cite news\|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/google-loses-court-battle-over-first-eu-antitrust-fine/\|title=Google loses EU court battle over €2.4B antitrust fine\|first=Edith\|last=Hancock\|publisher=Politico\|date=September 10, 2024\|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}</ref> The EU Court of Justice found that Google's treatment of rival shopping searches, which the court referred to as "discriminatory," was in violation of the [[Digital Markets Act]].<ref name=eushoppingruling />		In August 2024, Google would lose a [[United States v. Google LLC (2020)\|lawsuit which started in 2020]] in lower court, as it was found that the company had an illegal monopoly over Internet search.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214641/google-us-monopoly-ruling-what-happens\|title=Now that Google is a monopolist, what's next? / Reaching a decision on what to do about Google Search could take a very long time.\|first=Jay\|last=Peters\|publisher=The Verge\|date=August 6, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> D.C. Circuit Court Judge Amit Mehta held that this monopoly was in violation of Section 2 of the [[Sherman Act]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/google-violated-antitrust-laws-maintain-dominance-online-search/story?id=112591120\|title=Google violated antitrust laws to maintain dominance over online search, judge says\|first=Alexander\|last=Mallin\|publisher=ABC News\|date=August 5, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> In September 2024, the [[EU Court of Justice]], based in Europe, would also find that Google held an illegal monopoly, in this case with regards to its shopping search, and could not avoid paying a €2.4 billion fine.<ref name=eushoppingruling>{{cite news\|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/google-loses-court-battle-over-first-eu-antitrust-fine/\|title=Google loses EU court battle over €2.4B antitrust fine\|first=Edith\|last=Hancock\|publisher=Politico\|date=September 10, 2024\|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}</ref> The EU Court of Justice found that Google's treatment of rival shopping searches, which the court referred to as "discriminatory", was in violation of the [[Digital Markets Act]].<ref name=eushoppingruling />

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	Google has a tradition of creating [[April Fools' Day]] jokes. Its first on April 1, 2000, was [[Google's hoaxes#2000\|Google MentalPlex]] which allegedly featured the use of mental power to search the web.<ref name="mentalplex">{{Cite web \|date=April 1, 2000 \|title=Google MentalPlex \|url=https://www.google.com/mentalplex/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921223048/http://www.google.com/mentalplex/ \|archive-date=September 21, 2010 \|access-date=July 5, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> In 2007, Google announced a free Internet service called [[TiSP]], or Toilet Internet Service Provider, where one obtained a connection by flushing one end of a [[optical fiber\|fiber-optic]] cable down their toilet.<ref name="TiSP">{{Cite web \|date=April 1, 2007 \|title=Welcome to Google TiSP \|url=https://www.google.com/tisp/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709034300/http://www.google.com/tisp/ \|archive-date=July 9, 2010 \|access-date=July 5, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref>		Google has a tradition of creating [[April Fools' Day]] jokes. Its first on April 1, 2000, was [[Google's hoaxes#2000\|Google MentalPlex]] which allegedly featured the use of mental power to search the web.<ref name="mentalplex">{{Cite web \|date=April 1, 2000 \|title=Google MentalPlex \|url=https://www.google.com/mentalplex/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921223048/http://www.google.com/mentalplex/ \|archive-date=September 21, 2010 \|access-date=July 5, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> In 2007, Google announced a free Internet service called [[TiSP]], or Toilet Internet Service Provider, where one obtained a connection by flushing one end of a [[optical fiber\|fiber-optic]] cable down their toilet.<ref name="TiSP">{{Cite web \|date=April 1, 2007 \|title=Welcome to Google TiSP \|url=https://www.google.com/tisp/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709034300/http://www.google.com/tisp/ \|archive-date=July 9, 2010 \|access-date=July 5, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref>

	Google's services contain [[Easter egg (media)\|easter eggs]], such as the [[Swedish Chef]]'s "Bork bork bork," [[Pig Latin]], "Hacker" or [[leet]]speak, [[Elmer Fudd]], [[International Talk Like a Pirate Day\|Pirate]], and [[Klingon language\|Klingon]] as language selections for its search engine.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Language Tools \|url=https://www.google.com/language_tools \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522220537/http://www.google.com/language_tools \|archive-date=May 22, 2009 \|access-date=July 4, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> When searching for the word "[[anagram]]", meaning a rearrangement of letters from one word to form other valid words, Google's suggestion feature displays "Did you mean: nag a ram?"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=anagram search \|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=anagram \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624205429/http://www.google.com/search?q=anagram \|archive-date=June 24, 2013 \|access-date=September 22, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> Since 2019, Google runs free online courses to help engineers learn how to plan and author [[technical documentation]] better.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://developers.google.com/tech-writing\|website=developers.google.com\|title=Technical Writing Courses\|access-date=February 27, 2023\|archive-date=March 26, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326074732/https://developers.google.com/tech-writing\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Google's services contain [[Easter egg (media)\|easter eggs]], such as the [[Swedish Chef]]'s "Bork bork bork", [[Pig Latin]], "Hacker" or [[leet]]speak, [[Elmer Fudd]], [[International Talk Like a Pirate Day\|Pirate]], and [[Klingon language\|Klingon]] as language selections for its search engine.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Language Tools \|url=https://www.google.com/language_tools \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522220537/http://www.google.com/language_tools \|archive-date=May 22, 2009 \|access-date=July 4, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> When searching for the word "[[anagram]]", meaning a rearrangement of letters from one word to form other valid words, Google's suggestion feature displays "Did you mean: nag a ram?"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=anagram search \|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=anagram \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624205429/http://www.google.com/search?q=anagram \|archive-date=June 24, 2013 \|access-date=September 22, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> Since 2019, Google runs free online courses to help engineers learn how to plan and author [[technical documentation]] better.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://developers.google.com/tech-writing\|website=developers.google.com\|title=Technical Writing Courses\|access-date=February 27, 2023\|archive-date=March 26, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326074732/https://developers.google.com/tech-writing\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	=== Workplace culture{{Anchor\|Innovation Time Off\|Employees}} ===		=== Workplace culture{{Anchor\|Innovation Time Off\|Employees}} ===
	[[File:Pride in London 2016 - Google participating in the parade.png\|alt=\|thumb\|Google employees marching in the [[Pride in London]] parade in 2016]]		[[File:Pride in London 2016 - Google participating in the parade.png\|alt=\|thumb\|Google employees marching in the [[Pride in London]] parade in 2016]]
	On ''[[Fortune (magazine)\|Fortune]]'' magazine's list of the best companies to work for, Google ranked first in 2007, 2008 and 2012,<ref name="best_company">{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=January 22, 2007 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=In good company \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398125/index.htm \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=155 \|issue=1 \|pages=94–6, 100, 102 passim \|pmid=17256628 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301175257/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398125/index.htm \|archive-date=March 1, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 4, 2008 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2008 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=157 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723223729/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html \|archive-date=July 23, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|title=The 2012 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/full_list/ \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031135647/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/full_list/ \|archive-date=October 31, 2012 \|access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref> and fourth in 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 2, 2009 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2009 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/index.html \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=159 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726042849/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/index.html \|archive-date=July 26, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 8, 2010 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2010 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/ \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=161 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618125312/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/ \|archive-date=June 18, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref> Google was also nominated in 2010 to be the world's most attractive employer to graduating students in the Universum Communications talent attraction index.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 28, 2010 \|title=The World's Most Attractive Employers 2010 \|url=http://www.universumglobal.com/IDEAL-Employer-Rankings/Global-Top-50 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112131208/http://www.universumglobal.com/IDEAL-Employer-Rankings/Global-Top-50 \|archive-date=November 12, 2010 \|access-date=October 28, 2010 \|publisher=Universum Global}}</ref> Google's corporate philosophy includes principles such as "you can make money without doing evil," "you can be serious without a suit," and "work should be challenging and the challenge should be fun."<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Our Philosophy \|url=https://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709041157/http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html \|archive-date=July 9, 2010 \|access-date=June 20, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref>		On ''[[Fortune (magazine)\|Fortune]]'' magazine's list of the best companies to work for, Google ranked first in 2007, 2008 and 2012,<ref name="best_company">{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=January 22, 2007 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=In good company \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398125/index.htm \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=155 \|issue=1 \|pages=94–6, 100, 102 passim \|pmid=17256628 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301175257/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398125/index.htm \|archive-date=March 1, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 4, 2008 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2008 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=157 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723223729/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html \|archive-date=July 23, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|title=The 2012 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/full_list/ \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031135647/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/full_list/ \|archive-date=October 31, 2012 \|access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref> and fourth in 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 2, 2009 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2009 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/index.html \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=159 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726042849/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/index.html \|archive-date=July 26, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 8, 2010 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2010 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/ \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=161 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618125312/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/ \|archive-date=June 18, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref> Google was also nominated in 2010 to be the world's most attractive employer to graduating students in the Universum Communications talent attraction index.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 28, 2010 \|title=The World's Most Attractive Employers 2010 \|url=http://www.universumglobal.com/IDEAL-Employer-Rankings/Global-Top-50 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112131208/http://www.universumglobal.com/IDEAL-Employer-Rankings/Global-Top-50 \|archive-date=November 12, 2010 \|access-date=October 28, 2010 \|publisher=Universum Global}}</ref> Google's corporate philosophy includes principles such as "you can make money without doing evil", "you can be serious without a suit", and "work should be challenging and the challenge should be fun."<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Our Philosophy \|url=https://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709041157/http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html \|archive-date=July 9, 2010 \|access-date=June 20, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref>

	{{As of\|2020\|9\|30\|df=US\|post=,}} Alphabet Inc. had 132,121 employees,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Alphabet Q3 2020 10-Q Report \|url=https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20201030_alphabet_10Q.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201230042646/https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20201030_alphabet_10Q.pdf \|archive-date=December 30, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2020 \|website=Alphabet Inc.}}</ref> of which more than 100,000 worked for Google.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Wakabayashi \|first=Daisuke \|date=May 28, 2019 \|title=Google's Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees (Published 2019) \|language=en-US \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218055115/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html \|archive-date=December 18, 2020 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Google's {{as of\|2020\|\|\|alt=2020}} diversity report states that 32 percent of its workforce are women and 68 percent are men, with the ethnicity of its workforce being predominantly white (51.7%) and Asian (41.9%).<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Nieva \|first1=Richard \|last2=Carson \|first2=Erin \|date=May 5, 2020 \|title=Google's diversity numbers show incremental progress \|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-diversity-numbers-show-incremental-progress/ \|access-date=January 1, 2021 \|website=CNET \|language=en \|archive-date=December 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230195450/https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-diversity-numbers-show-incremental-progress/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Within tech roles, 23.6 percent were women; and 26.7 percent of leadership roles were held by women.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020 \|title=Google Diversity Annual Report 2020 \|url=https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/25badfc6b6d1b33f3b87372ff7545d79261520d821e6ee9a82c4ab2de42a01216be2156bc5a60ae3337ffe7176d90b8b2b3000891ac6e516a650ecebf0e3f866 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216005455/https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/25badfc6b6d1b33f3b87372ff7545d79261520d821e6ee9a82c4ab2de42a01216be2156bc5a60ae3337ffe7176d90b8b2b3000891ac6e516a650ecebf0e3f866 \|archive-date=December 16, 2020 \|access-date=January 1, 2021 \|website=Google}}</ref> In addition to its 100,000+ full-time employees, Google used about 121,000 temporary workers and contractors, {{As of\|2019\|March\|lc=y\|post=.}}<ref name=":0" />		{{As of\|2020\|9\|30\|df=US\|post=,}} Alphabet Inc. had 132,121 employees,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Alphabet Q3 2020 10-Q Report \|url=https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20201030_alphabet_10Q.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201230042646/https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20201030_alphabet_10Q.pdf \|archive-date=December 30, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2020 \|website=Alphabet Inc.}}</ref> of which more than 100,000 worked for Google.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Wakabayashi \|first=Daisuke \|date=May 28, 2019 \|title=Google's Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees (Published 2019) \|language=en-US \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218055115/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html \|archive-date=December 18, 2020 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Google's {{as of\|2020\|\|\|alt=2020}} diversity report states that 32 percent of its workforce are women and 68 percent are men, with the ethnicity of its workforce being predominantly white (51.7%) and Asian (41.9%).<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Nieva \|first1=Richard \|last2=Carson \|first2=Erin \|date=May 5, 2020 \|title=Google's diversity numbers show incremental progress \|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-diversity-numbers-show-incremental-progress/ \|access-date=January 1, 2021 \|website=CNET \|language=en \|archive-date=December 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230195450/https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-diversity-numbers-show-incremental-progress/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Within tech roles, 23.6 percent were women; and 26.7 percent of leadership roles were held by women.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020 \|title=Google Diversity Annual Report 2020 \|url=https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/25badfc6b6d1b33f3b87372ff7545d79261520d821e6ee9a82c4ab2de42a01216be2156bc5a60ae3337ffe7176d90b8b2b3000891ac6e516a650ecebf0e3f866 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216005455/https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/25badfc6b6d1b33f3b87372ff7545d79261520d821e6ee9a82c4ab2de42a01216be2156bc5a60ae3337ffe7176d90b8b2b3000891ac6e516a650ecebf0e3f866 \|archive-date=December 16, 2020 \|access-date=January 1, 2021 \|website=Google}}</ref> In addition to its 100,000+ full-time employees, Google used about 121,000 temporary workers and contractors, {{As of\|2019\|March\|lc=y\|post=.}}<ref name=":0" />

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	'''Google LLC''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=en-us-googol.ogg\|ˈ\|ɡ\|uː\|ɡ\|ə\|l\|}} {{respell\|~~GOO~~\|~~ghəl~~}}) is an American [[multinational corporation]] and [[technology company]] focusing on [[online advertising]], [[search engine]] technology, [[cloud computing]], [[Software\|computer software]], [[quantum computing]], [[e-commerce]], [[consumer electronics]], and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Condon \|first=Stephanie \|date=May 7, 2019 \|title=Google I/O: From 'AI first' to AI working for everyone \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402134913/https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|archive-date=April 2, 2022 \|access-date=April 2, 2022 \|website=ZDNet \|language=en-US}}</ref> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jack \|first=Simon \|date=November 21, 2017 \|title=Google – powerful and responsible? \|language=en-GB \|work=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091 \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031631/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091}}</ref> and is one of the world's [[List of most valuable brands\|most valuable brands]] due to its [[Dominance (economics)\|market dominance]], [[data collection]], and technological advantages in the field of AI.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McCormick \|first=Rich \|date=June 2, 2016 \|title=Elon Musk: There's only one AI company that worries me \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=[[The Verge]] \|language=en \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031133/https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 20, 2020 \|title=Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws \|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=U.S. Department of Justice \|language=en \|archive-date=January 20, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170848/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Land of the Giants: The Titans of Tech \|url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|access-date=April 18, 2022 \|website=CNN+ \|language=en \|archive-date=April 17, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417230628/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Google's parent company, [[Alphabet Inc.]], is one of the five [[Big Tech]] companies, alongside [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]], [[Meta Platforms\|Meta]], and [[Microsoft]].		'''Google LLC''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=en-us-googol.ogg\|ˈ\|ɡ\|uː\|ɡ\|ə\|l\|}} {{respell\|GOOG\|əl}}) is an American [[multinational corporation]] and [[technology company]] focusing on [[online advertising]], [[search engine]] technology, [[cloud computing]], [[Software\|computer software]], [[quantum computing]], [[e-commerce]], [[consumer electronics]], and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Condon \|first=Stephanie \|date=May 7, 2019 \|title=Google I/O: From 'AI first' to AI working for everyone \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402134913/https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|archive-date=April 2, 2022 \|access-date=April 2, 2022 \|website=ZDNet \|language=en-US}}</ref> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jack \|first=Simon \|date=November 21, 2017 \|title=Google – powerful and responsible? \|language=en-GB \|work=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091 \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031631/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091}}</ref> and is one of the world's [[List of most valuable brands\|most valuable brands]] due to its [[Dominance (economics)\|market dominance]], [[data collection]], and technological advantages in the field of AI.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McCormick \|first=Rich \|date=June 2, 2016 \|title=Elon Musk: There's only one AI company that worries me \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=[[The Verge]] \|language=en \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031133/https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 20, 2020 \|title=Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws \|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=U.S. Department of Justice \|language=en \|archive-date=January 20, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170848/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Land of the Giants: The Titans of Tech \|url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|access-date=April 18, 2022 \|website=CNN+ \|language=en \|archive-date=April 17, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417230628/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Google's parent company, [[Alphabet Inc.]], is one of the five [[Big Tech]] companies, alongside [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]], [[Meta Platforms\|Meta]], and [[Microsoft]].

	Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]] while they were [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] students at [[Stanford University]] in [[California]]. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through [[super-voting stock]]. The company went [[public company\|public]] via an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of Alphabet Inc. Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a [[holding company]] for Alphabet's [[internet]] properties and interests. [[Sundar Pichai]] was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing [[Larry Page]], who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=December 3, 2019 \|title=Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|access-date=June 16, 2021 \|website=[[CNBC]] \|language=en \|archive-date=August 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015937/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]] while they were [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] students at [[Stanford University]] in [[California]]. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through [[super-voting stock]]. The company went [[public company\|public]] via an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of Alphabet Inc. Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a [[holding company]] for Alphabet's [[internet]] properties and interests. [[Sundar Pichai]] was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing [[Larry Page]], who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=December 3, 2019 \|title=Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|access-date=June 16, 2021 \|website=[[CNBC]] \|language=en \|archive-date=August 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015937/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	'''Google LLC''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=en-us-googol.ogg\|ˈ\|ɡ\|uː\|ɡ\|ə\|l\|}} {{respell\|GOO\|ghəl}}) is an American [[multinational corporation]] and [[technology company]] focusing on [[online advertising]], [[search engine]] technology, [[cloud computing]], [[Software\|computer software]], [[quantum computing]], [[e-commerce]], [[consumer electronics]], and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Condon \|first=Stephanie \|date=May 7, 2019 \|title=Google I/O: From 'AI first' to AI working for everyone \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402134913/https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|archive-date=April 2, 2022 \|access-date=April 2, 2022 \|website=ZDNet \|language=en-US}}</ref> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jack \|first=Simon \|date=November 21, 2017 \|title=Google – powerful and responsible? \|language=en-GB \|work=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091 \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031631/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091}}</ref> and is one of the world's [[List of most valuable brands\|most valuable brands]] due to its [[Dominance (economics)\|market dominance]], [[data collection]], and technological advantages in the field of AI.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McCormick \|first=Rich \|date=June 2, 2016 \|title=Elon Musk: There's only one AI company that worries me \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=[[The Verge]] \|language=en \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031133/https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 20, 2020 \|title=Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws \|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=U.S. Department of Justice \|language=en \|archive-date=January 20, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170848/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Land of the Giants: The Titans of Tech \|url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|access-date=April 18, 2022 \|website=CNN+ \|language=en \|archive-date=April 17, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417230628/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Google's parent company, [[Alphabet Inc.]], is one of the five [[Big Tech]] companies, alongside [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]], [[Meta Platforms\|Meta]], and [[Microsoft]].		'''Google LLC''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=en-us-googol.ogg\|ˈ\|ɡ\|uː\|ɡ\|ə\|l\|}} {{respell\|GOO\|ghəl}}) is an American [[multinational corporation]] and [[technology company]] focusing on [[online advertising]], [[search engine]] technology, [[cloud computing]], [[Software\|computer software]], [[quantum computing]], [[e-commerce]], [[consumer electronics]], and [[artificial intelligence]] (AI).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Condon \|first=Stephanie \|date=May 7, 2019 \|title=Google I/O: From 'AI first' to AI working for everyone \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402134913/https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-from-ai-first-to-ai-working-for-everyone/ \|archive-date=April 2, 2022 \|access-date=April 2, 2022 \|website=ZDNet \|language=en-US}}</ref> It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world"<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jack \|first=Simon \|date=November 21, 2017 \|title=Google – powerful and responsible? \|language=en-GB \|work=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091 \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031631/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42060091}}</ref> and is one of the world's [[List of most valuable brands\|most valuable brands]] due to its [[Dominance (economics)\|market dominance]], [[data collection]], and technological advantages in the field of AI.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McCormick \|first=Rich \|date=June 2, 2016 \|title=Elon Musk: There's only one AI company that worries me \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me \|url-status=live \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=[[The Verge]] \|language=en \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031133/https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/2/11837566/elon-musk-one-ai-company-that-worries-me }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 20, 2020 \|title=Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws \|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|website=U.S. Department of Justice \|language=en \|archive-date=January 20, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120170848/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Land of the Giants: The Titans of Tech \|url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|access-date=April 18, 2022 \|website=CNN+ \|language=en \|archive-date=April 17, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417230628/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2244411 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Google's parent company, [[Alphabet Inc.]], is one of the five [[Big Tech]] companies, alongside [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]], [[Meta Platforms\|Meta]], and [[Microsoft]].

	Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]] while they were [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] students at [[Stanford University]] in [[California]]. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through [[super-voting stock]]. The company went [[public company\|public]] via an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of [[Alphabet Inc.]] Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a [[holding company]] for Alphabet's [[internet]] properties and interests. [[Sundar Pichai]] was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing [[Larry Page]], who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=December 3, 2019 \|title=Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|access-date=June 16, 2021 \|website=[[CNBC]] \|language=en \|archive-date=August 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015937/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists [[Larry Page]] and [[Sergey Brin]] while they were [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] students at [[Stanford University]] in [[California]]. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through [[super-voting stock]]. The company went [[public company\|public]] via an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of Alphabet Inc. Google is Alphabet's largest subsidiary and is a [[holding company]] for Alphabet's [[internet]] properties and interests. [[Sundar Pichai]] was appointed CEO of Google on October 24, 2015, replacing [[Larry Page]], who became the CEO of Alphabet. On December 3, 2019, Pichai also became the CEO of Alphabet.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=December 3, 2019 \|title=Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|access-date=June 16, 2021 \|website=[[CNBC]] \|language=en \|archive-date=August 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824015937/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	The company has since rapidly grown to offer [[List of Google products\|a multitude of products]] and [[List of Google services\|services]] beyond [[Google Search]], many of which hold dominant market positions. These products address a wide range of use cases, including <!-- Notable products only! -->[[email]] ([[Gmail]]), [[navigation]] and mapping ([[Waze]], [[Google Maps\|Maps]] and [[Google Earth\|Earth]]), [[cloud computing]] ([[Google Cloud Platform\|Cloud]]), [[web navigation]] ([[Google Chrome\|Chrome]]), [[Online video platform\|video sharing]] ([[YouTube]]), productivity ([[Google Workspace\|Workspace]]), [[operating system]]s ([[Android (operating system)\|Android]]), [[cloud storage]] ([[Google Drive\|Drive]]), [[Translation\|language translation]] ([[Google Translate\|Translate]]), photo storage ([[Google Photos\|Photos]]), [[videotelephony]] ([[Google Meet\|Meet]]), [[Home automation\|smart home]] ([[Google Nest\|Nest]]), [[smartphone]]s ([[Google Pixel\|Pixel]]), [[wearable technology]] ([[Pixel Watch]] and [[Fitbit]]), [[Music streaming service\|music streaming]] ([[YouTube Music]]), video on demand ([[YouTube TV]]), AI ([[Google Assistant]] and [[Gemini (chatbot)\|Gemini]]), [[machine learning]] APIs ([[TensorFlow]]), AI chips ([[Tensor Processing Unit\|TPU]]), and more. [[List of Google products#Discontinued products and services\|Discontinued Google products]] include [[Video game\|gaming]] ([[Google Stadia\|Stadia]]),<ref>{{cite web \| title= Google is shutting down Stadia in January 2023 - The Verge \| first1= Jay \| last1= Peters \| first2= Alex \| last2= Cranz \| date= September 30, 2022 \| url= https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 \| accessdate= October 15, 2024 \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241010060211/https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 \| archive-date= October 10, 2024}}</ref> [[Google Glass\|Glass]], [[Google+]], [[Google Reader\|Reader]], [[Google Play Music\|Play Music]], [[Google Nexus\|Nexus]], [[Google Hangouts\|Hangouts]], and [[Inbox by Gmail]]<!-- Notable products only! -->.<ref>{{cite web \| title= The Google Graveyard \| first1= Heather \| last1= Brady \| first2= Chris \| last2= Kirk \| date= March 15, 2013 \| url= http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html \| magazine= [[Slate (magazine)\|Slate]] \| access-date= March 16, 2013 \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130316085610/http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html \| archive-date= March 16, 2013 \| url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Booker \|first1=Logan \|date=March 17, 2013 \|title=Google Graveyard Does Exist \|url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518055717/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ \|archive-date=May 18, 2018 \|access-date=May 17, 2018 \|website=gizmodo }}</ref> Google's other ventures outside of internet services and [[consumer electronics]] include [[quantum computing]] ([[Sycamore processor\|Sycamore]]), [[self-driving car]]s ([[Waymo]], formerly the [[Waymo#History\|Google Self-Driving Car Project]]), smart cities ([[Sidewalk Labs]]), and [[Transformer (deep learning architecture)\|transformer models]] ([[Google DeepMind]]).<ref>{{Cite magazine \|title=Inside X, Google's top-secret moonshot factory \|language=en-GB \|magazine=Wired UK \|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x \|access-date=May 17, 2022 \|issn=1357-0978 \|archive-date=May 19, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519211935/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x \|url-status=live }}</ref>		The company has since rapidly grown to offer [[List of Google products\|a multitude of products]] and [[List of Google services\|services]] beyond [[Google Search]], many of which hold dominant market positions. These products address a wide range of use cases, including <!-- Notable products only! -->[[email]] ([[Gmail]]), [[navigation]] and mapping ([[Waze]], [[Google Maps\|Maps]] and [[Google Earth\|Earth]]), [[cloud computing]] ([[Google Cloud Platform\|Cloud]]), [[web navigation]] ([[Google Chrome\|Chrome]]), [[Online video platform\|video sharing]] ([[YouTube]]), productivity ([[Google Workspace\|Workspace]]), [[operating system]]s ([[Android (operating system)\|Android]]), [[cloud storage]] ([[Google Drive\|Drive]]), [[Translation\|language translation]] ([[Google Translate\|Translate]]), photo storage ([[Google Photos\|Photos]]), [[videotelephony]] ([[Google Meet\|Meet]]), [[Home automation\|smart home]] ([[Google Nest\|Nest]]), [[smartphone]]s ([[Google Pixel\|Pixel]]), [[wearable technology]] ([[Pixel Watch]] and [[Fitbit]]), [[Music streaming service\|music streaming]] ([[YouTube Music]]), video on demand ([[YouTube TV]]), AI ([[Google Assistant]] and [[Gemini (chatbot)\|Gemini]]), [[machine learning]] APIs ([[TensorFlow]]), AI chips ([[Tensor Processing Unit\|TPU]]), and more. [[List of Google products#Discontinued products and services\|Discontinued Google products]] include [[Video game\|gaming]] ([[Google Stadia\|Stadia]]),<ref>{{cite web \| title= Google is shutting down Stadia in January 2023 - The Verge \| first1= Jay \| last1= Peters \| first2= Alex \| last2= Cranz \| date= September 30, 2022 \| url= https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 \| accessdate= October 15, 2024 \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241010060211/https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 \| archive-date= October 10, 2024}}</ref> [[Google Glass\|Glass]], [[Google+]], [[Google Reader\|Reader]], [[Google Play Music\|Play Music]], [[Google Nexus\|Nexus]], [[Google Hangouts\|Hangouts]], and [[Inbox by Gmail]]<!-- Notable products only! -->.<ref>{{cite web \| title= The Google Graveyard \| first1= Heather \| last1= Brady \| first2= Chris \| last2= Kirk \| date= March 15, 2013 \| url= http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html \| magazine= [[Slate (magazine)\|Slate]] \| access-date= March 16, 2013 \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130316085610/http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html \| archive-date= March 16, 2013 \| url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Booker \|first1=Logan \|date=March 17, 2013 \|title=Google Graveyard Does Exist \|url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518055717/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/google-graveyard-does-exist-you-can-even-place-flowers-on-your-deceased-favourites/ \|archive-date=May 18, 2018 \|access-date=May 17, 2018 \|website=gizmodo }}</ref> Google's other ventures outside of internet services and [[consumer electronics]] include [[quantum computing]] ([[Sycamore processor\|Sycamore]]), [[self-driving car]]s ([[Waymo]], formerly the [[Waymo#History\|Google Self-Driving Car Project]]), smart cities ([[Sidewalk Labs]]), and [[Transformer (deep learning architecture)\|transformer models]] ([[Google DeepMind]]).<ref>{{Cite magazine \|title=Inside X, Google's top-secret moonshot factory \|language=en-GB \|magazine=Wired UK \|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x \|access-date=May 17, 2022 \|issn=1357-0978 \|archive-date=May 19, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519211935/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ten-years-of-google-x \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	In early May 2023, Google announced its plans to build two additional data centers in Ohio. These centers, which will be built in Columbus and Lancaster, will power up the company's tools, including AI technology. The said data hub will add to the already operational center near Columbus, bringing Google's total investment in Ohio to over $2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-open-data-centers-ohio-99041576 \|title=Google to open two more data centers in Ohio \|work=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] \|access-date=May 6, 2023 \|archive-date=May 6, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506082230/https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-open-data-centers-ohio-99041576 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		In early May 2023, Google announced its plans to build two additional data centers in Ohio. These centers, which will be built in Columbus and Lancaster, will power up the company's tools, including AI technology. The said data hub will add to the already operational center near Columbus, bringing Google's total investment in Ohio to over $2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-open-data-centers-ohio-99041576 \|title=Google to open two more data centers in Ohio \|work=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] \|access-date=May 6, 2023 \|archive-date=May 6, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506082230/https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-open-data-centers-ohio-99041576 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	In August 2024, Google would lose a [[United States v. Google LLC (2020)\|lawsuit which started in 2020]] in lower court, as it was found that the company had an illegal monopoly over Internet search.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214641/google-us-monopoly-ruling-what-happens\|title=Now that Google is a monopolist, what's next? / Reaching a decision on what to do about Google Search could take a very long time.\|first=Jay\|last=Peters\|publisher=The Verge\|date=August 6, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> D.C. Circuit Court Judge Amit Mehta held that this monopoly was in violation of Section 2 of the [[Sherman Act]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/google-violated-antitrust-laws-maintain-dominance-online-search/story?id=112591120\|title=Google violated antitrust laws to maintain dominance over online search, judge says\|first=Alexander\|last=Mallin\|publisher=ABC News\|date=August 5, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> In September 2024, the [[EU Court of Justice]], based in Europe, would also find that Google held an illegal monopoly, in this case with regards to its shopping search, and could not avoid paying a €2.4 billion fine.<ref name=eushoppingruling>{{cite news\|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/google-loses-court-battle-over-first-eu-antitrust-fine/\|title=Google loses EU court battle over €2.4B antitrust fine\|first=Edith\|last=Hancock\|publisher=Politico\|date=September 10, 2024\|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}</ref> The EU Court of Justice found that Google's treatment of rival shopping searches, which the court referred to as "discriminatory," was in violation of the [[Digital Markets Act]].<ref name=eushoppingruling />		In August 2024, Google would lose a [[United States v. Google LLC (2020)\|lawsuit which started in 2020]] in lower court, as it was found that the company had an illegal monopoly over Internet search.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214641/google-us-monopoly-ruling-what-happens\|title=Now that Google is a monopolist, what's next? / Reaching a decision on what to do about Google Search could take a very long time.\|first=Jay\|last=Peters\|publisher=The Verge\|date=August 6, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> D.C. Circuit Court Judge Amit Mehta held that this monopoly was in violation of Section 2 of the [[Sherman Act]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/google-violated-antitrust-laws-maintain-dominance-online-search/story?id=112591120\|title=Google violated antitrust laws to maintain dominance over online search, judge says\|first=Alexander\|last=Mallin\|publisher=ABC News\|date=August 5, 2024\|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref> In September 2024, the [[EU Court of Justice]], based in Europe, would also find that Google held an illegal monopoly, in this case with regards to its shopping search, and could not avoid paying a €2.4 billion fine.<ref name=eushoppingruling>{{cite news\|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/google-loses-court-battle-over-first-eu-antitrust-fine/\|title=Google loses EU court battle over €2.4B antitrust fine\|first=Edith\|last=Hancock\|publisher=Politico\|date=September 10, 2024\|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}</ref> The EU Court of Justice found that Google's treatment of rival shopping searches, which the court referred to as "discriminatory", was in violation of the [[Digital Markets Act]].<ref name=eushoppingruling />

	== Products and services ==		== Products and services ==
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	Google has a tradition of creating [[April Fools' Day]] jokes. Its first on April 1, 2000, was [[Google's hoaxes#2000\|Google MentalPlex]] which allegedly featured the use of mental power to search the web.<ref name="mentalplex">{{Cite web \|date=April 1, 2000 \|title=Google MentalPlex \|url=https://www.google.com/mentalplex/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921223048/http://www.google.com/mentalplex/ \|archive-date=September 21, 2010 \|access-date=July 5, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> In 2007, Google announced a free Internet service called [[TiSP]], or Toilet Internet Service Provider, where one obtained a connection by flushing one end of a [[optical fiber\|fiber-optic]] cable down their toilet.<ref name="TiSP">{{Cite web \|date=April 1, 2007 \|title=Welcome to Google TiSP \|url=https://www.google.com/tisp/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709034300/http://www.google.com/tisp/ \|archive-date=July 9, 2010 \|access-date=July 5, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref>		Google has a tradition of creating [[April Fools' Day]] jokes. Its first on April 1, 2000, was [[Google's hoaxes#2000\|Google MentalPlex]] which allegedly featured the use of mental power to search the web.<ref name="mentalplex">{{Cite web \|date=April 1, 2000 \|title=Google MentalPlex \|url=https://www.google.com/mentalplex/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921223048/http://www.google.com/mentalplex/ \|archive-date=September 21, 2010 \|access-date=July 5, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> In 2007, Google announced a free Internet service called [[TiSP]], or Toilet Internet Service Provider, where one obtained a connection by flushing one end of a [[optical fiber\|fiber-optic]] cable down their toilet.<ref name="TiSP">{{Cite web \|date=April 1, 2007 \|title=Welcome to Google TiSP \|url=https://www.google.com/tisp/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709034300/http://www.google.com/tisp/ \|archive-date=July 9, 2010 \|access-date=July 5, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref>

	Google's services contain [[Easter egg (media)\|easter eggs]], such as the [[Swedish Chef]]'s "Bork bork bork," [[Pig Latin]], "Hacker" or [[leet]]speak, [[Elmer Fudd]], [[International Talk Like a Pirate Day\|Pirate]], and [[Klingon language\|Klingon]] as language selections for its search engine.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Language Tools \|url=https://www.google.com/language_tools \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522220537/http://www.google.com/language_tools \|archive-date=May 22, 2009 \|access-date=July 4, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> When searching for the word "[[anagram]]", meaning a rearrangement of letters from one word to form other valid words, Google's suggestion feature displays "Did you mean: nag a ram?"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=anagram search \|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=anagram \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624205429/http://www.google.com/search?q=anagram \|archive-date=June 24, 2013 \|access-date=September 22, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> Since 2019, Google runs free online courses to help engineers learn how to plan and author [[technical documentation]] better.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://developers.google.com/tech-writing\|website=developers.google.com\|title=Technical Writing Courses\|access-date=February 27, 2023\|archive-date=March 26, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326074732/https://developers.google.com/tech-writing\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Google's services contain [[Easter egg (media)\|easter eggs]], such as the [[Swedish Chef]]'s "Bork bork bork", [[Pig Latin]], "Hacker" or [[leet]]speak, [[Elmer Fudd]], [[International Talk Like a Pirate Day\|Pirate]], and [[Klingon language\|Klingon]] as language selections for its search engine.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Language Tools \|url=https://www.google.com/language_tools \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522220537/http://www.google.com/language_tools \|archive-date=May 22, 2009 \|access-date=July 4, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> When searching for the word "[[anagram]]", meaning a rearrangement of letters from one word to form other valid words, Google's suggestion feature displays "Did you mean: nag a ram?"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=anagram search \|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=anagram \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624205429/http://www.google.com/search?q=anagram \|archive-date=June 24, 2013 \|access-date=September 22, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> Since 2019, Google runs free online courses to help engineers learn how to plan and author [[technical documentation]] better.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://developers.google.com/tech-writing\|website=developers.google.com\|title=Technical Writing Courses\|access-date=February 27, 2023\|archive-date=March 26, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326074732/https://developers.google.com/tech-writing\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	=== Workplace culture{{Anchor\|Innovation Time Off\|Employees}} ===		=== Workplace culture{{Anchor\|Innovation Time Off\|Employees}} ===
	[[File:Pride in London 2016 - Google participating in the parade.png\|alt=\|thumb\|Google employees marching in the [[Pride in London]] parade in 2016]]		[[File:Pride in London 2016 - Google participating in the parade.png\|alt=\|thumb\|Google employees marching in the [[Pride in London]] parade in 2016]]
	On ''[[Fortune (magazine)\|Fortune]]'' magazine's list of the best companies to work for, Google ranked first in 2007, 2008 and 2012,<ref name="best_company">{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=January 22, 2007 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=In good company \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398125/index.htm \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=155 \|issue=1 \|pages=94–6, 100, 102 passim \|pmid=17256628 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301175257/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398125/index.htm \|archive-date=March 1, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 4, 2008 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2008 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=157 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723223729/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html \|archive-date=July 23, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|title=The 2012 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/full_list/ \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031135647/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/full_list/ \|archive-date=October 31, 2012 \|access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref> and fourth in 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 2, 2009 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2009 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/index.html \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=159 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726042849/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/index.html \|archive-date=July 26, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 8, 2010 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2010 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/ \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=161 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618125312/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/ \|archive-date=June 18, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref> Google was also nominated in 2010 to be the world's most attractive employer to graduating students in the Universum Communications talent attraction index.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 28, 2010 \|title=The World's Most Attractive Employers 2010 \|url=http://www.universumglobal.com/IDEAL-Employer-Rankings/Global-Top-50 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112131208/http://www.universumglobal.com/IDEAL-Employer-Rankings/Global-Top-50 \|archive-date=November 12, 2010 \|access-date=October 28, 2010 \|publisher=Universum Global}}</ref> Google's corporate philosophy includes principles such as "you can make money without doing evil," "you can be serious without a suit," and "work should be challenging and the challenge should be fun."<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Our Philosophy \|url=https://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709041157/http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html \|archive-date=July 9, 2010 \|access-date=June 20, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref>		On ''[[Fortune (magazine)\|Fortune]]'' magazine's list of the best companies to work for, Google ranked first in 2007, 2008 and 2012,<ref name="best_company">{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=January 22, 2007 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=In good company \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398125/index.htm \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=155 \|issue=1 \|pages=94–6, 100, 102 passim \|pmid=17256628 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301175257/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8398125/index.htm \|archive-date=March 1, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 4, 2008 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2008 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=157 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723223729/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html \|archive-date=July 23, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|title=The 2012 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/full_list/ \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031135647/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/full_list/ \|archive-date=October 31, 2012 \|access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref> and fourth in 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 2, 2009 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2009 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/index.html \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=159 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726042849/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/index.html \|archive-date=July 26, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Levering \|first1=Robert \|last2=Moskowitz \|first2=Milton \|date=February 8, 2010 \|editor-last=Serwer \|editor-first=Andrew \|title=The 2010 list \|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/ \|url-status=live \|journal=Fortune Magazine \|volume=161 \|issue=2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618125312/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/ \|archive-date=June 18, 2010 \|access-date=June 19, 2010 \|editor1-link=Andrew Serwer}}</ref> Google was also nominated in 2010 to be the world's most attractive employer to graduating students in the Universum Communications talent attraction index.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 28, 2010 \|title=The World's Most Attractive Employers 2010 \|url=http://www.universumglobal.com/IDEAL-Employer-Rankings/Global-Top-50 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112131208/http://www.universumglobal.com/IDEAL-Employer-Rankings/Global-Top-50 \|archive-date=November 12, 2010 \|access-date=October 28, 2010 \|publisher=Universum Global}}</ref> Google's corporate philosophy includes principles such as "you can make money without doing evil", "you can be serious without a suit", and "work should be challenging and the challenge should be fun."<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Our Philosophy \|url=https://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709041157/http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html \|archive-date=July 9, 2010 \|access-date=June 20, 2010 \|publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref>

	{{As of\|2020\|9\|30\|df=US\|post=,}} Alphabet Inc. had 132,121 employees,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Alphabet Q3 2020 10-Q Report \|url=https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20201030_alphabet_10Q.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201230042646/https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20201030_alphabet_10Q.pdf \|archive-date=December 30, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2020 \|website=Alphabet Inc.}}</ref> of which more than 100,000 worked for Google.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Wakabayashi \|first=Daisuke \|date=May 28, 2019 \|title=Google's Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees (Published 2019) \|language=en-US \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218055115/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html \|archive-date=December 18, 2020 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Google's {{as of\|2020\|\|\|alt=2020}} diversity report states that 32 percent of its workforce are women and 68 percent are men, with the ethnicity of its workforce being predominantly white (51.7%) and Asian (41.9%).<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Nieva \|first1=Richard \|last2=Carson \|first2=Erin \|date=May 5, 2020 \|title=Google's diversity numbers show incremental progress \|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-diversity-numbers-show-incremental-progress/ \|access-date=January 1, 2021 \|website=CNET \|language=en \|archive-date=December 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230195450/https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-diversity-numbers-show-incremental-progress/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Within tech roles, 23.6 percent were women; and 26.7 percent of leadership roles were held by women.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020 \|title=Google Diversity Annual Report 2020 \|url=https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/25badfc6b6d1b33f3b87372ff7545d79261520d821e6ee9a82c4ab2de42a01216be2156bc5a60ae3337ffe7176d90b8b2b3000891ac6e516a650ecebf0e3f866 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216005455/https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/25badfc6b6d1b33f3b87372ff7545d79261520d821e6ee9a82c4ab2de42a01216be2156bc5a60ae3337ffe7176d90b8b2b3000891ac6e516a650ecebf0e3f866 \|archive-date=December 16, 2020 \|access-date=January 1, 2021 \|website=Google}}</ref> In addition to its 100,000+ full-time employees, Google used about 121,000 temporary workers and contractors, {{As of\|2019\|March\|lc=y\|post=.}}<ref name=":0" />		{{As of\|2020\|9\|30\|df=US\|post=,}} Alphabet Inc. had 132,121 employees,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Alphabet Q3 2020 10-Q Report \|url=https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20201030_alphabet_10Q.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201230042646/https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20201030_alphabet_10Q.pdf \|archive-date=December 30, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2020 \|website=Alphabet Inc.}}</ref> of which more than 100,000 worked for Google.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Wakabayashi \|first=Daisuke \|date=May 28, 2019 \|title=Google's Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees (Published 2019) \|language=en-US \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218055115/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html \|archive-date=December 18, 2020 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Google's {{as of\|2020\|\|\|alt=2020}} diversity report states that 32 percent of its workforce are women and 68 percent are men, with the ethnicity of its workforce being predominantly white (51.7%) and Asian (41.9%).<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Nieva \|first1=Richard \|last2=Carson \|first2=Erin \|date=May 5, 2020 \|title=Google's diversity numbers show incremental progress \|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-diversity-numbers-show-incremental-progress/ \|access-date=January 1, 2021 \|website=CNET \|language=en \|archive-date=December 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230195450/https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-diversity-numbers-show-incremental-progress/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Within tech roles, 23.6 percent were women; and 26.7 percent of leadership roles were held by women.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020 \|title=Google Diversity Annual Report 2020 \|url=https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/25badfc6b6d1b33f3b87372ff7545d79261520d821e6ee9a82c4ab2de42a01216be2156bc5a60ae3337ffe7176d90b8b2b3000891ac6e516a650ecebf0e3f866 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216005455/https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/25badfc6b6d1b33f3b87372ff7545d79261520d821e6ee9a82c4ab2de42a01216be2156bc5a60ae3337ffe7176d90b8b2b3000891ac6e516a650ecebf0e3f866 \|archive-date=December 16, 2020 \|access-date=January 1, 2021 \|website=Google}}</ref> In addition to its 100,000+ full-time employees, Google used about 121,000 temporary workers and contractors, {{As of\|2019\|March\|lc=y\|post=.}}<ref name=":0" />