This is a short article published by Axios. “Google is a gigantic octopus, with sprawling, growing tentacles reaching deep into every nook and crevice of media companies — very much including Axios.” | learn more
Google’s parent company uses a multi-pronged approach to investing. “Taken together, Alphabet is one of the most prolific corporate investors in startups. In 2017, Crunchbase data shows that Alphabet’s three main investing arms — GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), […]
Cartography expert Justin O’Beirne is at it again. He’s back with a current analysis of the different mapping services. He analyzes just how far ahead Google Maps is when compared to Apple and others. | learn more
One of the technologies they had to apply for Project Loon (balloon-powered internet) turned out to be interesting for other applications. Now Google’s moonshot team is toying with Free Space Optical Communications, which reminds me of ancient light-based relay stations. | learn […]
Ever wonder how much tech jobs pay? With a couple years of work experience, the engineer received job offers from Facebook, Google, Lyft, Dropbox, and other big tech companies. | learn more
When I’m thinking about giant tech companies, it’s easy for me to conflate all the giants together. Ben Evans (a16z) relieves me of this misconception by highlighting the massive scale difference between past tech giants (i.e. IBM and Wintel) and […]
Aaron Batalion, VC at Lightspeed Venture Partners, writes about the SAFT project (Simple Agreement for Future Tokens), and how it can enable access to early stage investments without the traditional prerequisites (including explicit permission from the founders). “In the past, […]
The Altantic offers an enlightening journey into Waymo’s (subsidiary of Google’s parent Alphabet) infrastructure for developing self-driving car technology. This includes a physical road network and simulation systems. | learn more
Ben Thompson updates his views on Aggregators and Super-Aggregators in his latest Stratechery post. This is a very unique and interesting view of business models, and a must-read for anyone trying to make sense of the future of tech companies. | learn […]
X is the ‘moonshot’ group within Google’s parent company Alphabet. They’re now working on technology that may help solve the energy storage problem that plagues renewables like solar and wind. The idea isn’t new, but might the technology be coming […]