No, seriously, Google really does want to rule the world -- and beyond!

Seriously.

According to the press release, they’ve signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU; same thing as a Letter of Intent) in which they plan to to “collaborate on a number of technology-focused research-and-development activities that will couple some of Earth’s most powerful technology resources.” This, of course, is separate and distinct from their other plans to rule the world, detailed in the post below.

Areas of planned collaboration include (but are not limited to): “large-scale data management, massively distributed computing, bio-info-nano convergence, and encouragement of the entrepreneurial space industry.