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  "id": 175968,
  "title": "Sources: Google is in talks with AI coding agent startup Mechanize on a possible deal, potentially worth $1.5B+, to hire some of its talent and license its tech (Business Insider)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/sources-google-is-in-talks-with-ai-coding-agent-startup-mechanize-on",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T12:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/google-mechanize-deal-talent-tech-ai-coding-2026-8"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google wants its AI to get better at coding. It might have found a shortcut. — The tech giant has been in discussions …",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Google is in talks for a $1.5 billion-plus deal with AI coding agent startup Mechanize",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/google-is-in-talks-for-a-1-5-billion-plus-deal-with-ai-coding-agent",
        "published": "2026-08-05T12:14:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/jeff-dean-and-other-top-ai-researchers-are-leaving-google-to-launch",
        "published": "2026-08-05T19:30:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SiliconANGLE",
        "title": "Google targets AI startup Mechanize’s technology and talent in proposed $1.5B deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/google-targets-ai-startup-mechanizes-technology-and-talent-in",
        "published": "2026-08-06T02:29:07.000Z"
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