Google

Fact sheet

• Founded in 1998↗ Alphabet Google Org Chart Report by Databahn↗ Google↗ Google Company Profile — Org Chart, Financials & Interview Prep | ResearchOrg
• HQ in Mountain View, California, USA↗ Alphabet Google Org Chart Report by Databahn↗ Google↗ Google Company Profile — Org Chart, Financials & Interview Prep | ResearchOrg
• Parent company is Alphabet Inc.↗ Alphabet Google Org Chart Report by Databahn↗ Google↗ Google Company Profile — Org Chart, Financials & Interview Prep | ResearchOrg
• Core products include Google Search, Android, YouTube, Google Cloud, and Workspace↗ Alphabet Google Org Chart Report by Databahn↗ Google↗ Google Company Profile — Org Chart, Financials & Interview Prep | ResearchOrg
• AI research tool formerly known as NotebookLM rebranded to Gemini Notebook (July 2026)↗ Google Names NotebookLM 'Gemini Notebook,' Lets Search Write to Third-Party Apps · 2026-07-16
• AI Mode in Google Search opened to bidirectional integration with third-party apps (July 2026)↗ Google Names NotebookLM 'Gemini Notebook,' Lets Search Write to Third-Party Apps · 2026-07-16
• Subject to binding European Commission specification measures under the Digital Markets Act requiring AI interoperability on Android and Google Search data sharing with competitors (July 2026)↗ Commission provides guidance to Google for AI interoperability on Android and sharing of Google Search data under the Digital Markets Act - Digital Markets Act (DMA) · 2026-07-16
• July 2026 core update released (July 2, 2026) introducing new AI-content scoring methodology for Google Search↗ July 2026 Core Update: How Google Now Scores AI Content - WhatsMyGeoScore · 2026-07-16
• Google Content API for Shopping being replaced by Google Merchant API, deadline August 18, 2026↗ Google Content API for Shopping Extended Access Form · 2026-07-20
• Google Search Console added GEO Content Credibility Analysis feature (July 2026)↗ Google Search Console Newly Added GEO Content Credibility Analysis · 2026-07-18

Connections

• Alphabet Inc. — Subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.↗ Google Company Profile — Org Chart, Financials & Interview Prep | ResearchOrg
• Broadcom Inc. — Broadcom holds a key position in Google's tensor processing unit (TPU) supply chain as a chip supplier.↗ Broadcom stock tests $395.27 resistance after earnings beat on revenue and profit
• Commonwealth Fusion Systems — Notable partner in fusion technology development.↗ Home | Commonwealth Fusion Systems
• FlyWire — Notable partner on connectomics research platform↗ FlyWire
• Proxima Fusion — Google made its first European fusion investment as a strategic investor in Proxima Fusion's July 2026 €411M funding round.↗ Fusion Industry Attracts Record Annual Funding of $4.48bn, Raising Total to $14.24bn - Fusion Industry Association
• TAE Technologies — Google has been an investor in TAE Technologies since 2014 and continues to back the company alongside its new European fusion investment in Proxima Fusion.↗ General Fusion go-public deal to close Friday – but amount contributed by SPAC partner a mystery - The Globe and Mail

Recent developments

• Google Search Console added a GEO Content Credibility Analysis feature, with tightening ranking rules for city and regional service pages, including requirements around real address binding and local-language customer service.

  Read more ↗seroundtable.com19 Jul

• The Google Content API for Shopping is being deprecated and replaced by the Google Merchant API by August 18, 2026; Google has opened an extension request form for merchants who need more time to migrate.

  Read more ↗seroundtable.com20 Jul

• Google released its July 2026 core update on July 2, 2026, marking a significant algorithmic shift in how Search assesses AI-generated content, moving away from the helpful content systems introduced in 2022 toward a new scoring approach for machine-generated text.

  Read more ↗whatsmygeoscore.com16 Jul

• Linked to European Commission: The European Commission issued binding specification measures to Google under the Digital Markets Act covering AI interoperability on Android and Google Search data sharing.

  Read more ↗techtimes.com16 Jul

• The European Commission issued two sets of binding specification measures to Google under the Digital Markets Act, aimed at ensuring competitors' AI services (including rivals to Gemini) can interoperate on Android, and requiring Google to share Search data with competing services.

  Read more ↗digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu16 Jul

• Google renamed its AI research tool NotebookLM to 'Gemini Notebook' and opened AI Mode in Search to bidirectional integration with third-party apps, signaling a strategic shift from information surfaces to action layers.

  Read more ↗techtimes.com16 Jul

• Google Images celebrated its 25th anniversary, marking 25 years since the visual search product launched, with the introduction of two new ways to explore and create visual content.

  Read more ↗blog.google14 Jul

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