On Monday, Google announced it was buying smart-device company Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash. This is Google's first major foray into connected homes, and news of the deal ignited a flurry of speculation about what the Silicon Valley giant really Here's my take on who wins and who loses in Google's planned $3.2 … Read more
Google is acquiring connected device company Nest for $3.2B. Google sent out an email to employees noting the acquisition today and later issued a press.. On Monday, Google announced it was buying smart-device company Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash. This is Google's first major foray into connected homes, and news of the deal … Read more
This is not the usual start-up acquisition: The founders had money, recognition and momentum. What they needed was a like-minded giant with some muscle. Nest Most people just accept the way things are. But entrepreneurs go way beyond this. They have an innate ability to reimagine the world. For example: When eating from a plate, … Read more
Nest says that it's not going to just hand over its customer data to Google willy-nilly – in a blog post sent to TechCrunch penned by Nest founder Tony.. Nest says that it's not going to just hand over its customer data to Google willy-nilly – in a blog post sent to TechCrunch penned by … Read more
CES may be finished for another year, but one of the biggest themes of the show — that anything (cars, watches, mirrors, tables and more) is fair game as.. Google said Monday it will acquire Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash. In a statement by Nest, the maker of the Learning Thermostat and the … Read more
The film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest played on television one day and, enjoying the irony, we patients watched it in our housing unit's common room, laughing frequently with self-awareness. Hoping to share the joke, I told the doctor about it when Surprise! Google just announced it has acquired the home automation startup, Nest, … Read more