The 12 Most Expensive Acquisitions Made by Google

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12. Deepmind Technologies

Price (estimated) – Over $400 million

Deepmind Technologies was created in 2010 in the United Kingdom by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman. The company was busy creating a neural network that learned to simulate the way humans play video games. In short, Deepmind Technologies delves into the depths of artificial intelligence.

In January 2014 Google snatched up the company after Deepmind Technologies’ failed negotiations with Facebook. Although the cost of the acquisition has not been officially revealed, it is estimated that Google paid north of $400 million.

Deepmind Technologies became part of Google X, the R&D department that deals with the most exciting projects the company has, varying from driverless cars and smart glasses to wireless Internet delivered by balloons.

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