#Alphabet Deals

[yourusatoday]

Alphabet Inc: Strategic Deals and Financial Insights

Overview of Alphabet Inc

Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, is a global technology leader headquartered in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring of Google, Alphabet oversees a diverse portfolio of businesses spanning internet services, software, hardware, and biotechnology. Alphabet's extensive range of services includes Google Search, YouTube, Android, and Waymo, among others. The company consistently invests in innovation and strategic acquisitions to maintain its competitive edge.

Key Strategic Deals

Acquisitions

Alphabet Inc has executed numerous strategic acquisitions to expand its capabilities and market reach.

YouTube (2006): Acquired for $1.65 billion, YouTube has become the world's largest video-sharing platform, significantly boosting Alphabet's digital advertising revenue.

DoubleClick (2008): The $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick enhanced Google's ad management and ad serving technology, solidifying its dominance in digital advertising.

Nest Labs (2014): Purchased for $3.2 billion, Nest Labs specializes in smart home products, enabling Alphabet to enter the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) market.

Fitbit (2021): Acquired for $2.1 billion, Fitbit's fitness tracking technology complements Alphabet's health and wellness initiatives, particularly through its Google Health division.

Strategic Investments

Alphabet has also made strategic investments to support innovative technologies and startups.

Waymo: Alphabet has heavily invested in Waymo, its autonomous driving technology subsidiary, positioning it as a leader in the self-driving car industry.

DeepMind: Acquired in 2015 for approximately $500 million, DeepMind focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, contributing to advancements in healthcare, energy efficiency, and more.

GV and CapitalG: Alphabet’s venture capital arms, GV and CapitalG, invest in early-stage startups and growth-stage companies, respectively, across various sectors including life sciences, AI, and cybersecurity.

Partnerships

Strategic partnerships have been crucial in expanding Alphabet's ecosystem and enhancing its technological capabilities.

Samsung: Alphabet collaborates with Samsung to integrate Google services and Android OS into Samsung’s mobile devices, ensuring a broad user base for its software and services.

Salesforce: A strategic partnership with Salesforce integrates Google Cloud with Salesforce's CRM platform, enhancing enterprise cloud solutions.

Verily and Dexcom: Alphabet's life sciences subsidiary, Verily, partnered with Dexcom to develop continuous glucose monitoring systems, leveraging technology to improve diabetes management.

Financial Performance

Revenue Trends

Alphabet Inc has shown consistent revenue growth, driven by its diverse portfolio and strategic initiatives.

2019-2021: Revenue increased from $161.9 billion in 2019 to $257.6 billion in 2021, reflecting strong performance across Google Services, Google Cloud, and other bets.

Advertising Revenue: Digital advertising, primarily from Google Search and YouTube, remains the largest revenue source, accounting for over 80% of total revenue.

Profitability

Alphabet’s profitability is robust, with significant margins driven by its high-revenue businesses.

Operating Income: Operating income grew from $48.9 billion in 2019 to $78.7 billion in 2021, reflecting efficient cost management and revenue growth.

Net Income: Net income for 2021 was $76 billion, demonstrating strong overall profitability and financial health.

Cash Flow and Investments

Alphabet maintains a strong cash flow position, enabling continuous investment in growth and innovation.

Cash Reserves: As of 2021, Alphabet had cash reserves exceeding $140 billion, providing flexibility for acquisitions and strategic investments.

R&D Expenditure: Substantial investment in research and development, totaling $31.6 billion in 2021, underscores Alphabet’s commitment to innovation.

Strategic Initiatives

Innovation and R&D

Investing in cutting-edge research and development is at the core of Alphabet’s strategy.

Artificial Intelligence: Alphabet leads in AI research, integrating AI across its products to enhance user experience and operational efficiency.

Quantum Computing: Through Google Quantum AI, Alphabet is at the forefront of developing quantum computing technology, which has the potential to revolutionize various industries.

Expanding Market Reach

Alphabet continually seeks to expand its market presence and diversify its revenue streams.

Cloud Services: Google Cloud is a major growth area, with significant investments aimed at competing with AWS and Microsoft Azure.

Hardware Products: Expansion into hardware with products like Google Pixel phones, Nest smart home devices, and Google Home smart speakers.

Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

Alphabet is committed to sustainability and corporate responsibility, aligning its business practices with environmental and social goals.

Carbon Neutrality: Alphabet has been carbon neutral since 2007 and aims to operate entirely on carbon-free energy by 2030.

Diversity and Inclusion: Initiatives to enhance diversity and inclusion within the company, fostering a more inclusive workplace culture.

Conclusion

Alphabet Inc's strategic deals, robust financial performance, and commitment to innovation position it as a leading technology company. By leveraging acquisitions, investments, and partnerships, Alphabet continues to expand its capabilities and market reach, ensuring sustained growth and industry leadership.

[marshcap]

[starry-eyesanddaydreams]

NSFW Alphabet - Severus Snape

Time for our favourite potions master. (I think we all love Dom Severus, but I went with a bit of a different approach here, more like what I think he'd actually be like) Enjoy! ;)

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

You're usually the one taking care of him afterwards. But he likes to hold you tight and kiss lazily as you both come down off your high.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

He doesn't particularly like anything about himself, but if he had to choose, he'd say his hands. On you, it's your breasts. He loves how they feel, the softness, how you respond when he touches them. If you wear a fitted or low-cut shirt, he can be very easily distracted.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

Inside you.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

He accidentally saw a fantasy in your mind once. You were daydreaming about him being dominant with you, pulling you into the potions storeroom and having you against the wall. He does find the thought of being dominant with you a turn on, but he's not confident enough yet to suggest it. One day.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

He was a virgin before you. He knew the basics in theory, but in practice he's learning as he goes with you.

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

You on top. His inexperience is mixed with insecurity and having you on top with plenty of physical contact and eye contact helps him feel more secure.

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

He's not a goofy person just in general, and with this even less. Sex is still a very intense experience for him.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

It's not something he'd ever concerned himself with. But since he's been with you, he's starting to indulge in more self-care.

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

Sex with Severus is very intimate. It took a lot of trust and love to get to this point and that really shows with how you make love.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

Before you came into his life, he would every now and then just to take the edge off his stress. But now he thinks it an even more lonely thing to do. He'd much rather just wait until he can be with you.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

Praise kink. Outside of the bedroom, he’ll deny it entirely. But with you, when you tell him just how good he’s making you feel and how much you love him, he’s completely weak for it. He’s been denied words of love and encouragement for too long and from you he soaks up those words like a dry plant soaks up water.

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

In bed. After he got more comfortable, sometimes in the bath or shower. You might start making out on the couch or something, but he'll want to move to the bed before you go all the way.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

When you stand up for him. Sirius Black made the mistake of insulting Severus in front of you, and you cast a spell at Black to turn him green with purple spots and told him if he can't control his flapping mouth, you'd spell a muzzle on him. Sev started undoing the laces of your dress the moment you got home. When you brush his hair back and kiss this particular spot behind his ear on the side of his neck, he turns to putty in your hands.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

No public sex. And no student/teacher roll play, he just can't.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

He loves receiving, and he's found he enjoys giving too. Having you sit on his face is something he particularly enjoys.

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

Slow and gentle.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

Not something he's really into. A quick make out session, maybe. But you both prefer to actually take your time.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

Given his inexperience, pretty much everything is an experiment to him. He's actually pretty vanilla and happy with that. What he has with you now is more than he ever though he'd have. But if you suggest something, he's usually willing to try it.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

Once is usually it. Physically he could go more, but emotionally it can get overwhelming.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

Not toys per se, but when feeling adventurous, you have experimented with a few spells and magic concoctions.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

As he gets more comfortable with sex and intimacy, he’s become more of a tease and enjoys finding ways to get you worked up.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

He's pretty quiet. Gasps and moans and hard breathing.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

Severus has issues about nudity, and it takes him a while to be comfortable with being fully naked around you. You worked on this bit by bit; foreplay while both fully clothed, letting him become familiar with your body first. The first time you had sex you were both still dressed. You always made sure he was comfortable and didn't push him for more than he could handle.

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

He's big. Eight inches and nicely thick. (The bulge in his trousers does not lie. You know which scene I mean)

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

Not high before, but the more your relationship progresses, the more his sex drive has started to increase.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

Sometimes he'll doze off fairly quickly, other times you may both be awake for half an hour or so cuddling and talking.

[palin-tropos]

can’t say what’s funnier: the fact that harry can seriously discuss the alphabet primer with the student communists or the fact that mazov and nilsen working on a universal pictographic language means harry is completely (as usual) right about a ridiculous topic being relevant

[crossbackpoke-check]

find a blorbo (nhl tag game)

RULES: Go through the roster of each NHL team and find at least one player that you can root for.

tagged by @bondedpairs!! when i say too many teams to count and here for the narrative um. i may not have lied. this is not an extensive list of my blorbos but in order to make it not ten thousand years long i made up the rule that i had to do it straight from memory :)

anaheim ducks: as evidenced by recent events i DO like mason mctavish and trevor zegras but i have to honor laura and mention troy terry and beloved goalie gibbie*

boston bruins: oh for sure brad marchand… can i say patrice? one of the charlies got traded but i think mcavoy is still there because gryz is gone, brandon carlo is there still i think

buffalo sabres: cozens & thompson, owen power, rasmus dahlin, ukko pekka luukkonen

calgary flames: is chris tanev still here? is markstrom still here?? noah hanifin?? as a last resort i’ll say blasty

carolina hurricanes: aho & jarvy & teuvo teravainen & brent burns is still playing maybe? i know sepe got traded

chicago hockey: the bedsy narrative is compelling but ANDREAS ATHANASIOU MY BELOVED reunited with tyler bertuzzi… that’s the real story. also i like foligno

colorado avalanche: gabe landeskog, whatever ross colton & miles wood have going on, natemac + jo, mikko

columbus blue jackets: have long been on the merzlikins train, have been swayed to the darkside of umich boys (brindley, kent johnson, fantilli, blankenburg who is now on nsh)

dallas stars: seggy! mush! roope + miro and otter and robo and wyjo (rip ty dellandrea) and harls! etc.

detroit red wings: MOST players. dilly larks, moritz seider, jv, raymond, rasmussen, kitty, lyon, etc except for k*ne

edmonton oilers: mcdrai, ofc. nugent-hopkins, nursey, rip vinny & skinny

florida panthers: tkachuk, reinhardt, sasha barkov, verhaeghe (is there still?)

los angeles kings: adrian kempe… kevin fiala… danault… quinton byfield & alex turcotte

minnesota wild: kirill, marat, fleury, brodes, fabes, boldy, moose, middsy, spurge… god’s perfect idiots

montreal canadiens: going out on a limb here to say martin st. louis but also xhekaj (both), slafkovský, suzuki, my austrian reinbacher, yes fine cole caufield

nashville predators: MOST BEAUTIFUL D PAIR IN THE WORLD GRADY SKJEI AND ROMAN JOSI!! juuse, evangelista, isn’t stamkos there and also someone else who absolutely should not be

new jersey devils: nico… tuna (tatar), dawson mercer, siegenthaler, dougie hamilton, yes the hugheses whatever

new york islanders: barzy, zeeker & marty, anders lee, noah dobson lol

new york rangers: mika & chris, lafrenière & k’andre, shesterkin

philadelphia flyers: frosty & beezer and tk and sanny and the new baby michkov and coots and scooty loots and foerster etc etc. you know the Guys

pittsburgh penguins: the two headed monster but also compelled by rutger mcgroarty, and kevin hayes was there!!!

ottawa senators: timmy stü & brady! josh norris! the evolution of shane pinto! ullmark now and brännström and claude giroux and chabot

san jose sharks: ekky, thrun, mario, borde, logan couture, shakir, that other vaguely blond rookie

seattle kraken: brandon tanev, andre burakovsky! grubauer & d’accord also

st. louis blues: jordan kyrou, nathan walker (is still there?), rob thomas? is parayako still there?

tampa bay lightning: hedman, point, they dumped so many guys after the cup run… is kucherov still there or is he in nashville?? anthony cirelli (notable for being made out with by pat maroon)

toronto maple leafs: mitch, jt, willy, alex nylander, kniesy, dewar, et

utah hockey: crouse, keller, tuba

vancouver canucks: quinn, brock, petey, jt, garly, höggy, i want to say dakota johnson, elias lindholm?

vegas golden knights: brandon montour is here now… alex pietrangelo, so sorry to one i can’t remember who loves the lions it will come back to me

washington capitals: full of love and stupidity. oshie, nicke/ovi, pierre-luc dubois, dowd, vrána, milano

winnipeg jets: adam lowry!! josh morissey and kc and morgan barron, also vladdy my beloved

tagging @stillfertile + @colap1nto + @songsandswords + @moregraceful if they haven’t done it yet, i know they follow at least a couple teams. if anybody else wants to play i love adopting blorbos!!

[side-shuffling-hyperfixations]

W is for "Worry"

“Don’t lose recharge worryin’ about me. I’m fine. Just doing my job,” Cliff muttered, despite the undermining fact that he couldn’t meet Bumblebee’s gaze as he said it. Maybe he just didn’t want to see the lubricant welling in his optics. The tears shed for Brawn, Windcharger and Huffer never seemed to end.

“Of course I’m worried, CJ. You’re all Gears and I have. I-I know you miss them as much as I do, maybe more, but driving yourself into the Allspark too soon, just so you can see them again…Don’t you know what that’s gonna do to us?”

[hundredsspoons]

I HATE that Notion reminds you it has an ai feature with literally every sentence you type. Like, I KNOW you have it I KNOWWWWWW. You put stupid little stars by the ai page!!! If I wanted to use ai on my personal storybook, a place I use to sort through my emotions and is quite special to me, I would GO TO THE AI PAGE!!!! ENOUGH!!!!!!

[transingthoseformers]

Legitimately my favorite thing about Bayverse is when the transformers first meet the humans and just. Speak Neocybex first because they're used to it.

IMO we need to do that more, people will decode it and try to speak it like Klingon and Elfish anyways so we might as well

[lightspren]

I want to set every blade of grass in a fifty mile radius on fire. And also kick the new nurse, because this asthma flare started Friday, and while it’s probably gotten worse since then due to grass pollen, being in a room with her perfume all day sure as shit didn’t help.

[onyourstageleft]

I know that 26 year old me is disregarding all the lessons that 13 year old me learned about my hair, but it is too damn hot to use a hairdryer and my hair is too damp to leave down, so it's going in a pony tail straight out of the shower and I'll deal with the consequences in a few hours

[eighthdoctor]

How does getting name change work? I'm gearing up for the 2024 round of grad school applications (yes it's early). I don't want my academic career on my dead name/my family's last name and I'd like to have this straightened out by the February grad app deadline and I suspect it will take the rest of the year

The bad news is it is VERY location specific. The good news is once you get the court order it's just a matter of tracking down every other piece of documentation you have ever had, sending them the court order and a specific form and probably some other proof of identity, and yelling at them until they sort their shit out.

The other good news is you don't need to disclose as trans, most people changing their names are doing so because they got married, and in circumstances where it's clear that you did not get married the assumption is that it's a nickname/misspelling/family drama that they don't want to know about. My mom just legally changed her name to a different spelling. Nobody needs an explanation.

(Unless you want to of course. I disclosed to my vet office and was rewarded by being the first person the vet tech introduced themself to in person. Which was ADORABLE.)

Anyway. Start here. I also highly recommend googling "[your county] name change court order". There might be places where you DONT need a court order to get started but I highly doubt it and most of the federal documents need a court order so you'll want one eventually.

The other thing you should start ASAP is making a list of literally everything that has your name on it. Insurance. Bank accounts. Pet licenses. Amazon. Email accounts. Some of these you don't need any proof to change, some of them will require obscene amounts of proof.

This is not, at least in Washington, a super expensive process--the court order/documentation came to $300, which is An Amount Of Money but since then the only thing that's cost anything is my driver's license and even then only because I chose to upgrade to an enhanced license. It would've been $5 iirc if I hadn't. Everything else (banks, social security, insurance, etc) has been free.

It's just time consuming as fuck. And boring. And so much stupid bureaucracy.

[inavagrant-a]

I have this coping theory that though a lot of character stories are like plain and unserious, they’re just technically act one of their character stories and maybe the following acts will get more and more serious in accordance to the progression of the whole story in the game and where they are in that story.

[waugh-bao]

9, 10, 11 :)

9. What's your weirdest pet-peeve?

My weirdest working pet-peeve is probably the lack of standardized spelling in the 17th/18th century, especially in handwritten documents. It sucks enough to try to decipher the bad handwriting, but doing that and trying to figure out what they’re actually trying to say, especially in a non-native language, is a nightmare. For the project I’m working on now, I’ve got one guy who refuses to use pronouns for anyone/thing, another who won’t use punctuation, and a third who has the Ladino/Rashi script penmanship from hell.

10. Which is better: asking for permission or asking for forgiveness?

Permission, at least most of the time.

11. What would you do if you inherited 1 million dollars tomorrow?

Nothing that interesting, honestly. Pay off the student loan debt I have left, buy my parents’ house outright for them, and set the rest aside for emergencies/a potential retirement nest egg.

[daydreamerdrew]

The Incredible Hulk (1968) #253

[jhsharman]

Disambiguation issues

Sure. I understand Archie Comics' desire to side step a controversial political organization. But the NRA was also a historic entity of the Franklin Roosevelt administration, though I guess controversial in itself but now let historians debate its nature and leave it as historical piece. We need everyone to have a historical perspective, so you can't wash out the National Recovery Administration because it shares an acronym with that over there. I have no idea what the "VRA" was -- I hope my mind is not blanking on another of the "alphabet soup" Roosevelt programs.

[wanderinghedgehog]

Gotta figure out a way to type in code on here. It’d be really funny.