In 2015, before it metamorphosed into Alphabet, Google launched Sidewalk Labs, an “urban innovation” division dedicated to solving urban problems with “forward-thinking design and cutting-edge ...

In context: Last year, we reported on Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs' ambitious plan to develop a full smart neighborhood in the city of Toronto. Early testing for this neighborhood, which would ...

In May, Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs announced that it would cancel its high-profile Quayside project because of “unprecedented economic uncertainty.” The statement marked the end of a three-year ...

Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its much-ballyhooed billion-dollar Toronto waterfront project Quayside after three years, citing "unprecedented economic uncertainty." “It is with great ...

Last week, Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet’s urban-innovation company, announced that it was shelving its Quayside project, a “sustainable and affordable” neighborhood on the Toronto waterfront.