Alphabet Inc was created on October 2, 2015, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. It is the parent holding company of Google and its subsidiaries, with Google known for its search engine, the Android operating system and the YouTube video platform, and offering services such as Chrome, Gmail, Drive, Maps, Photos, Play and Cloud. Under its Other Bets division it invests in companies such as Waymo, Verily, Calico and GV, which pursue emerging technologies ranging from autonomous vehicles to life sciences and longevity research.