{
  "id": 9958623,
  "title": "I was laid off by Google, then asked to come back. I gave up a 6-figure salary and unvested stock to bet on my startup.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/i-was-laid-off-by-google-then-asked-to-come-back-i-gave-up-a-6-figure",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-26T09:38:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/google-layoff-six-figure-job-offer-ai-startup-founder-tech-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After being laid off from Google, Rob Waters was offered a new six-figure role. He turned it down and moved to San Francisco to build his AI startup.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}