Alphabet’s experimental research arm, X– often called the “moonshot factory”-- is evolving its approach to innovation. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, X’s CEO Astro Teller revealed that the lab is now ...

Google previously failed to bring internet access to rural and remote areas using high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere. It initiated the Moonshot Factory in 2016 after trying to employ ...

For most companies, failure is a reason for staff to be depressed, not a reason for them to throw parties. At Alphabet's research arm X, formerly known as Google X, however, failures are something ...

Alphabet's moonshot factory, known as "X" (formerly Google X), is adding a new member to its leadership. Wendy Tan White — formerly an advisor at the early-stage UK tech fund BGF Ventures — will be ...

Two of Alphabet’s high-flying startups are leaving the nest. Loon and Wing are graduating from X, Alphabet’s secretive incubator known as the “moonshot factory.” Loon aims to deliver internet signals ...