What does Google X do?

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What does Google X do?

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Aug 8, 2022

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Listener Charlie wants to know about X, the Alphabet subsidiary where Google engineers conduct super secret research and development on everything from jetpacks to augmented reality headsets. We learn about its history and some of its successes and failures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Aug 8, 2022

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