Google has its so-called X Lab: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_X_Lab
Xerox PARC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_PARC
If you want to read a great page-turner history of PARC, check out Michael Hiltzik's book: Dealers of Lightning. One of his conclusions is that the laser printer alone paid for PARC several times over.
Google has its so-called X Lab: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_X_Lab
Xerox PARC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_PARC
If you want to read a great page-turner history of PARC, check out Michael Hiltzik's book: Dealers of Lightning. One of his conclusions is that the laser printer alone paid for PARC several times over.