Alphabet Inc.

Alphabet Inc. is a collection of businesses, with Google being its largest component. The company was founded in 1998 with a mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Alphabet operates with an unconventional spirit, pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) development and becoming an AI-first company since 2016. Alphabet reports its operations in three segments: Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets. Google Services and Google Cloud represent the Google businesses, while Other Bets encompasses all non-Google businesses. The company also conducts centralized AI-related research and development, focusing on advanced AI research and developing frontier models that support its businesses, which is reported in Alphabet-level activities. Google Search is a core product, facilitating trillions of searches annually and helping users find information. YouTube offers entertainment, information, and learning opportunities, supporting the creator economy through the YouTube Partner Program. Google Cloud assists customers in building for the future, improving productivity, reducing costs, and unlocking new growth engines. The company aims to provide tools to increase knowledge, health, happiness, and success for everyone.