Google Turned 17! By Staff Reporter | Sep 28, 2015 11:02 PM EDT Google turned 17 on September 27th, and the company hailed it as one of their âleast random birthdays,â since â17â is one of the least random numbers in programming. The company also set up a page to commemorate the milestone, complete with photos from Googleâs startup days. A collection of Google Doodles for the companyâs âbirthdaysâ were also featured on the page. These were all of the Google Doodles for the search giantâs milestones, as they were published on the portal throughout the years. Photos from the search giantâs first days, as hosted on the foundersâ dorm rooms, were also posted. Quirky captions highlighting the nostalgia were posted under the photos. A photo of Googleâs first-ever staff was also posted front and center, with the touching line, â[â¦] But the people are still what matter the most.â View the Google Doodle page of the companyâs birthday here: https://www.google.com/doodles/googles-17th-birthday Just two days after the search giant turns 17, Google is set to launch the new line of Nexus phones today, September 29th. Tech pundits have noted that this is going to be Sundar Pichaiâs first-ever event as Googleâs CEO, after the companyâs founders passed him the task of running Google. On August 10th, Google announced that it will now be under Alphabet, Inc., a mother company that handles Google, as well as Googleâs foundersâ other interests, which include venture capital funding, the design and deployment of futuristic devices, smarthomes, and even life sciences. Since the branching out into different, discrete and separate sub-companies, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have chosen to focus more on the aspects of Alphabet Inc. that are focused on creating groundbreaking technologies. More of Alphabetâs philosophy, as expressed by Larry Page: https://abc.xyz/ So, for todayâs Google event will be focused on announcing two new Chromecast devices, the Google Nexus line, as well as announce more details on the Android Marshmallow. More on the event at 9to5Google.com: https://9to5google.com/2015/09/18/google-event-september-29/ https://9to5google.com/2015/09/28/everything-we-know-about-googles-september-29th-event-two-new-chromecasts-nexus-5x-nexus-6p-more/