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Alphabet (GOOGL) is a global technology holding company and the parent of Google, YouTube, Waymo, Verily, and other firms. It focuses on internet services, online advertising, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), consumer hardware, autonomous driving, and more, using its conglomerate structure to manage diverse, innovation-driven subsidiaries under one corporate umbrella.
Alphabet conducts business worldwide, with significant operations and revenue across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and other regions through data centers, offices, and sales operations in dozens of countries. Formed in 2015 through a restructuring of Google, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Google itself was originally founded in 1998.