Alphabet sheds about $186 billion in value after four senior AI researchers depart; Pichai says Google will still be a “founding investor”
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Alphabet shares fell 4% on heavy volume after Jeff Dean and three senior AI researchers left to form Discovery Loop, highlighting perceived execution and talent-retention risk in Google's AI strategy. While Pichai says Google will remain a founding investor and cloud partner, the move revives concerns about DeepMind/Gemini morale and capital shifting toward data centers, which can pressure near-term confidence in AI competitiveness.
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Four top AI researchers left Alphabet’s Google, and the stock closed down 4.03% at $362.43, wiping about $186 billion off its market value on above-average trading volume. The decline outpaced the broader market, with the Nasdaq Composite down 0.8%, the S&P 500 off 0.2%, and the Dow ending at a record. CEO Sundar Pichai said Google will still act as a “founding investor” in the effort.
