> Alphabet is one of the biggest so you'd expect them to be doing pretty much everything down to nuclear physics. I've always had the sense that they operate o

> Alphabet is one of the biggest so you'd expect them to be doing pretty much everything down to nuclear physics. I've always had the sense that they operate on a strategy of "if it's technological and important, we should be doing it". Self-driving cars and longevity enhancement aren't terribly natural markets for Google, but any successes will be worth a fortune. It seems like "don't miss anything" is the basic plan.