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Google to make driverless cars an Alphabet company in 2016: Report

Google plans to make its self-driving cars unit, which will offer rides for hire, a stand-alone business under its parent company Alphabet Inc next year, Bloomberg reported. The service could be launched in San Francisco and Austin, Texas locations, where it has tested the cars extensively, Bloomberg said, citing a person briefed on the company's strategy.

Bye bye Google, hello Alphabet

After U.S. markets closed on Friday, Alphabet replaced Google as the publicly traded company that will house Google's search and Web advertising businesses, maps, YouTube and its "moonshot" ventures such as driverless cars.

Will Alphabet overcome the possible birth pangs of a parent sired by his child?

Would Alphabet have reserved in the charters of Google and other group companies the right to nominate directors in them and thus control them?

Google Ventures leads $15 million deal in Farmers Business Network

Google and two venture capitalist firms are investing $15 million in a U.S. tech company that helps farmers maximize their crops based on data gathered by agricultural equipment and shared between growers.

David Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg passes away

SurveyMonkey CEO and husband of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, Dave Goldberg, died unexpectedly on Friday night, his brother wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday.

Uber says details of about 50,000 US drivers leaked, files law suit

A security breach at car service Uber may have disclosed the names and driver's licence numbers of about 50,000 drivers across multiple states, the company said in a statement on Friday.

Google working on auto-insurance comparison site, say analysts

Google Inc may be moving into the U.S. auto insurance market with a shopping site for people to compare and buy policies, an analyst said on Thursday, as it continues to shift its attention to the automotive industry.

Uber in talks to raise $1 billion from investors

Image posted via client called "Twitter for Glass" spotted in the wild

A Twitter app for Google Glass may be in the works. A Twitter user has apparently spotted a now-deleted tweet that was posted from a client called "Twitter for Glass".

Big venture firms eye opportunity in Google Glass

Venture firms Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are teaming up to provide funding for startups working with Google Glass, the hybrid eyeglasses and smartphone developed by Google.