Google will defeat death? Meanwhile, "alliance" with Apple - The Messenger

ROME – Defeating death within 20 years. It ‘s almost a promise that he does Larry Page, co-founder of Google, in an interview with Time Magazine.

What does the algorithm world’s most powerful scour the web with aging? Probably nothing, although basic, is pioneering the desire to change the world. With that idea to design the most powerful search engine in the world, up to ten years ago made her smile.

Today, after Google’s announcement of the creation of Calico , a company should prepare the elixir of long life, some smile (even more than one) just can not help but do. Just as there is someone who twists his mouth thinking about the alliance between the two giants of hi-tech: Google and Apple. Leading Calico is Arthur Levinson , the current president of the Cupertino giant. Levinson will remain president of Apple and Genentech.

“ Google Vs Death .” So Time Magazine headline on the front page reporting an interview with Larry Page to announce the birth of Calico , a joint venture that will focus on health and wellness. In the words of Larry Page , Calico will focus on the challenge of aging and the problems associated with it. It seems that the goal will be the search for the treatment of old age in order to prolong life.

Page equates to a business trip to the Moon , a challenge that does not seem to scare Bigg. The announcement comes just a few days when Apple announces the new Apple’s mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad, Google raises the challenge to death. “The disease and aging affect all our families – said Larry Page – I think that studies on health care and biotechnology can improve millions of lives.” Levinson said he has devoted much of his life to science and technology with the goal of improving human health. ” Page shows enthusiasm even in a post on Google+.

Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, said : “No one better than Arthur is equipped to lead this mission and I look ‘forward to seeing the results. “

L’” alliance “Google-Apple . Department managers who sit simultaneously in the Board of Directors of companies is not a life, says Business Time reminding example, that from 2004 to 2009, Arthur Levinson worked for both Google ‘for Apple. Even Eric Schmidt from 2006 to 2009 had two hats at Google and the bitten apple. From 2009 by both scoietà invested in the furniture market, Federal Trade Commission began to investigate the presence of Schmidt and Levinson in both companies and possible violations of antitrust laws . After a few months he left the offices Schmidt to Apple, Google Levinson. The new alliance between Biggie and Cupertino could create some discontent.

“It feels uneasy,” he tells Business Time Lucy P. Marcus CEO of Marcus Venture Consulting and expert in corporate governance. “If there is no overlap direttiatra Calico and projects he is working on Apple, technically there is a conflict of interest, but if there were to be released Levinson from the boardroom of Apple during those discussions. “

Google X lab . Sergey Brin in the meantime is head of the laboratory that studies new projects by Google Glass, the driverless car. There are also studies on renewable energy, provide access to the Internet in remote areas of the globe through the famous hot-air balloons. Some even speak of studies for “space elevators”.
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