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Alphabet shares plunge as top AI researchers defect

Published 22 June 2026

Alphabet Inc. saw its shares fall sharply on Monday, erasing hundreds of billions of dollars in market value, following the departure of two of its most prominent artificial intelligence researchers to rival firms.

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