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Alphabet’s Jigsaw Technology Incubator is Moved under Google Management
12 Feb, 2020 / 01:17 PM / OMNES

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Alphabet ,the parent company of Google  has moved its Jigsaw technology incubator under Google management, as reported by The Information. It’s the first former Alphabet company to be shifted under Google since Sergey Brin and Larry Page has stepped down from their management roles in December. Since the two were behind the formation of Alphabet in 2015, The information reports that it may be a sign that Alphabet has outlived its usefulness as a holding company.

Formerly called Google Ideas, Jigsaw was focused on online security issues like harassment and misinformation. When the company changed the name from Google Ideas to Jigsaw and refocused it from being a web and policy think tank to a tech incubator, former Google CEO wrote  that it would “tackle the toughest geopolitical challenges, from countering violent extremism to thwarting online censorship to mitigating the threats associated with digital attacks.” Last week, Jigsaw unveiled its new assembler tool, which is aimed at helping journalists more easily spot deepfakes and doctored images.

Jigsaw CEO Jared Cohen is still with the company, which will continue to exist as an independent entity under Google. While Google confirmed that Jigsaw was officially under Google.

 Two other former Alphabet companies have been moved back under Google’s umbrella in the past two years: home smart device company Nest and Chronicle. Jigsaw was categorized under “other bets” in Alphabet earnings statements, which also includes autonomous vehicle division Waymo and AI company DeepMind Technologies.