Alphabet now has 89,000 employees, $102 billion in cash
Google parent Alphabet ended 2018's second quarter with cash reserves of $102 billion and saw its employee headcount rise to 89,000 from 75,000 a year ago, the company revealed. Alphabet subsidiaries including self-driving car unit Waymo and life sciences division Verily registered a 49% revenue jump from last year but still made operating loss of $732 million in last quarter.