Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.
Google LLC is an American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI). It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world" by the BBC, and is one of the world's most valuable brands.
Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. has been described as a Big Tech company.
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Sources and further reading: Wikipedia — Google, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Stanford University (CC BY-SA). Images: Wikimedia Commons.
