Alphabet is increasingly launching ‘moonshot’ projects as independent companies — here’s why

Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out.

CEO of Alphabet’s X, Astro Teller, on what makes a moonshot

Teller says X has a 2% hit rate, which means that most of the things the company tries don't work out, and that's okay.
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Alphabet’s YouTube Joins Meta, X In Settling Trump Lawsuit With $24.5M Payout Over Account Ban

Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL) (GOOG) shares are likely to draw some attention after the company’s video-streaming platform, YouTube, reached a $24.5 million agreement to settle the lawsuit filed over the ...