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  "id": 4845326,
  "title": "Alphabet stock has tanked to close out the summer because of a 'brain drain' — what may happen to it next",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/alphabet-stock-has-tanked-to-close-out-the-summer-because-of-a-brain-4845326",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:22:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/alphabet-stock-has-tanked-to-close-out-the-summer-because-of-a-brain-drain--what-may-happen-to-it-next-102219947.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alphabet's stock has suffered a significant drop in the past month, down 6% compared to a 3% gain for the S&P 500. Two main factors are contributing to the decline: a slowdown in search performance and a wave of key departures from the company. The slowing search engine has been a topic of debate since 15 months ago, when concerns arose about its survival in an AI-first world. Additionally, there has been a notable brain drain at Alphabet, with prominent figures such as Demis Hassabis and Jeff Dean leaving the company. Hassabis, who previously led Google DeepMind, has now assumed the role of chief scientist. Jeff Dean, who had worked at Alphabet for 27 years, has also departed to launch his own venture. Despite these challenges, Alphabet's cloud division, Google Cloud, showed impressive growth, with revenue increasing by 82% to $24.8 billion and a substantial cloud backlog of $514 billion. YouTube's revenue also surpassed expectations at $11.1 billion, growing 13% year-over-year. The company's increased capital expenditures, totaling $44.9 billion for the quarter, exceeded Wall Street's forecasts slightly.",
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        "title": "Alphabet stock has tanked to close out the summer because of a 'brain drain' -- what may happen to it next",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/alphabet-stock-has-tanked-to-close-out-the-summer-because-of-a-brain",
        "published": "2026-09-01T10:22:19.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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