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Clickbait headline.

>This screening site isn’t being developed by Google. Instead, it’s being built by Verily, Alphabet’s life science division — and it’s not ready to launch yet either.

99% of the American public isn't following the day-to-day intricacies of Google's - sorry - Alphabet's corporate structure.

The Google/Alphabet distinction is nit-picky, but the fact that the site may have intended to be used differently and is not even close to a public launch is surely the more important news.

The impression I got watching that was it was a dog-and-pony show, full of typical exaggerations and half truths. The site is the easy part.

It's an Alphabet company. For most Americans, that's the proper explanation.

Yeah the distinction between Alphabet and Google is a technicality for most people. What is dishonest is suggesting it’s ready for general use when in reality, they’re only testing it in the Bay Area for now.

the difference is so petty, that i feel sorry for the writer. what a huge bombshell that post was /smh

Google isn’t building the coronavirus screening site – and it’s not ready