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Google LLC (pronunciation: /ˈɡuːɡəl/) is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world" and one of the world's most valuable brands due to its market dominance, data collection, and technological advantages in the area of artificial intelligence. Its parent company Alphabet is considered one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft.
On the internet, Google.com is a web portal created by Google LLC. As of 2024, it is one of the most popular websites, ranked 1st on Similarweb.https://web.archive.org/web/20240903132805/https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/ Google.com was created in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were both PhD students at Stanford University in California."How we started and where we are today – Google" - about.google
==Known Services==
===Search Engine===
Google's search engine, with its primary domain Google.com, is one of the most popular search engines on the Internet. Google indexes billions of web pages to allow users to search for the information they desire through the use of keywords and operators.https://web.archive.org/web/20170312042335/https://techcrunch.com/2008/07/25/googles-misleading-blog-post-on-the-size-of-the-web/ According to comScore market research from November 2009, Google Search is the dominant search engine in the United States market, with a market share of 65.6%.https://web.archive.org/web/20100225142724/http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/12/comScore_Releases_November_2009_U.S._Search_Engine_Rankings 
Google had expanded its search services to include shopping (launched originally as Froogle in 2002), finance (launched 2006), and flights (launched 2011).
===Google Chrome===
Main Article: Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. Versions were later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, and also for Android, where it is the default browser. The browser is also the main component of ChromeOS, where it serves as the platform for web applications.
===Artificial intelligence===
Google had previously utilized virtual assistants and chatbots, such as Google Bard, prior to the announcement of Gemini in March 2024. None of them, however, had been seen as legitimate competitors to ChatGPT, unlike Gemini. An artificial intelligence training program for Google employees was also introduced in April 2024. 
In that year, there was a controversy of Google's artificial intelligence (AI) regarding inaccurate AI answers of questionshttps://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleGeminiAI/comments/1czzic5/mom_i_learned_today_that_smoking_is_good_for_you/ and inaccurate AI-generated images.Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis - The Verge (February 21st, 2024)
===Web-based services===
Google offers Gmail for email, Google Calendar for time-management and scheduling, Google Maps for mapping, navigation and satellite imagery, Google Drive for cloud storage of files, Google Docs, Sheets and Slides for productivity, Google Photos for photo storage and sharing, Google Keep for note-taking, Google Translate for language translation, YouTube for video viewing and sharing, Google My Business for managing public business information, Google Sites for creating websites, and Duo for social interaction.
==External Links==
*Google in Wikipedia.
==References==
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