American groups in sights of governance lobbyists over need to refresh directors

Year after Google’s parent unveiled transformation — and new name — key decisions have yet to be made

Google holding group becomes world’s most valuable company as it shows progress in mobile shift

A family office must be a mixture of venture capitalist and wealth manager

Under the Alphabet umbrella, the internet group seeks to distinguish the visionary from the wacky

The founder of 23andMe may be an outsider in Washington DC but is royalty in Silicon Valley

Being a business creator rather than merely a discoverer was the key to making the shortlist

Canadian handled company’s frayed relationship with Wall Street

Larry Page and Sergey Brin will retain a stake worth nearly $45bn and 52 per cent voting control

Disposal by Page and Brin to take place over the next two years

Reversal for group’s X lab comes as Wall St frets over margins

Management reshuffled at product criticised as threat to privacy

$200m renovation to help Google’s ambitions in exploration and robotics

Our pick of the year’s features and interviews, starting with an interview with Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page

Google has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the field through secretive start-up Calico