Digest · past 24h

1. Google in a Hurry: AI Core Staff Ordered Back to Silicon Valley, Plus $1.5B Deal for AI Coding Startup
   Google has centralized its core AI teams in Mountain View, California, moving key executives like Koray Kavukcuoglu from London. In parallel, it is negotiating a deal worth over $1.5 billion to license technology and hire staff from AI coding startup Mechanize, aiming to accelerate Gemini development and close the gap in AI coding.