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Google’s moonshot factory: A look inside the Google X Lab

Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel discusses his visit to Google's X Lab. He says the labs are a place where scientists can think big ideas, with a lot of freedom.

Until recently, Google’s X Lab was kind of a secret compound, or at least a place that wasn’t broadcasting it’s tech experiments to the public. Google Glass, the company’s web streaming spectacles, was born there.

The Bay Area facility was recently visited by Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel. He says the labs are a place where scientists can think big ideas, with a lot of freedom.

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