3 ms·
That makes it sound like they're betting the company on "deep learning" ("Alpha").
by virgilp 8y ago
That makes it sound like they're betting the company on "deep learning" ("Alpha").
- jf- 8y agoOoh. Interesting connection! You have to wonder if that wasn’t in the back of someone’s mind during the restructure.
- jsty 8y agoAccording to Page at least [1], it was partially due to how 'alpha' is used in the trading world - to denote active returns, ie. returns above a benchmark [1] http://uk.businessinsider.com/why-googles-new-name-is-alphabet-2015-8 http://uk.businessinsider.com/why-googles-new-name-is-alphab...