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  "title": "Google is expanding its AI empire — and losing the people who built it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/google-is-expanding-its-ai-empire-and-losing-the-people-who-built-it-210464",
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  "published": "2026-08-06T06:06:18.000Z",
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        "title": "Shiprocket trims IPO size; Google's AI leadership shake-up",
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        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
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