ai talent war

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said in June 2026 that Google is still winning the AI talent race, even as high-profile researchers have left for OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and other rivals. His claim is not just defensive executive spin; it is a statement about what kind of institution wins...

Alphabet shares fell sharply on Monday, June 22, 2026, as investors reacted to the back-to-back departures of Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to OpenAI and AlphaFold leader John Jumper to Anthropic. The market move was not just a personnel story dressed up as a stock chart. It was a referendum on...