Alphabet Stock Drops Over $250 Billion After Key AI Executives Leave for Competitors

Alphabet (GOOGL) stock has fallen over 6%, or about $250 billion, following the departures of two key AI executives: John Jumper from Google DeepMind and Noam Shazeer from Gemini. The exodus raises concerns among investors regarding Alphabet's position in the competitive AI landscape.

By Keithen Drury, The Motley Fool Fri, June 26, 2026 at 9:46 PM GMT+3 4 min read · Yahoo Finance · June 26, 2026, 18:46 UTC

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