Tech: The famous PageRank algorithm that built Google is not…

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Did you know? The famous PageRank algorithm that built Google is not owned by Google but by Stanford University, where Page and Brin invented it. Stanford sold it to Google in 2005 for 1.8 million shares — worth $336 million then, more than $7 billion today.

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The famous PageRank algorithm that built Google is not owned by Google but by Stanford University, where Page and Brin invented it. Stanford sold it to Google in 2005 for 1.8 million shares — worth $336 million then, more than $7 billion today.

Het beroemde PageRank-algoritme dat Google groot maakte is niet eigendom van Google maar van Stanford-universiteit, waar Page en Brin het bedachten. Stanford verkocht het in 2005 aan Google voor 1,8 miljoen aandelen — toen $336 miljoen waard, vandaag meer dan $7 miljard.

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