Alphabet AI talent exits weigh, shares trade below recent peak

By Daniel Hoffmann, Chart & Technicals desk. Reviewed prior to publication on 2026-06-25, 20:27.

Alphabet Inc. (US02079K1079) is back in focus on the NASDAQ after fresh headlines about senior AI researchers leaving Google for Anthropic. Bloomberg reports that Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are among the latest departures, adding a new layer to the debate about Alphabet’s AI talent pool. Bloomberg coverage of the AI talent moves

AI researchers move to Anthropic

The reported move of Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel from Google to Anthropic is notable because both are regarded as experienced researchers in applied AI and machine learning, according to Bloomberg’s account of the shift. Bloomberg report on Google’s AI departures

Anthropic, a San Francisco based AI company backed by several large technology investors, has been actively hiring from the big cloud players, including Google, as competition intensifies in generative AI models and safety research. Financial Times background on Anthropic’s hiring strategy

How Alphabet shares trade today

Alphabet Class C (GOOG) shares trade on NASDAQ and were last quoted at 341.10 US dollars today, with an intraday range between 335.90 and 342.71 dollars, according to Robinhood’s real time quote data. Robinhood quote for Alphabet Class C

That current price of 341.10 dollars leaves the Alphabet Class C shares about 1.5 percent above today’s low and roughly 0.5 percent below the intraday high, suggesting a muted reaction in NASDAQ trading to the latest AI talent headlines. Business Insider trading overview for GOOG

Where Alphabet makes its money

Alphabet’s core business remains online advertising via Google Search and YouTube, which together generate the majority of group revenue through paid search ads and video advertising sold to global brands. Alphabet investor presentation on revenue mix

Alongside advertising, Alphabet has expanded Google Cloud into a meaningful growth driver, with enterprise customers using its infrastructure, data and AI services as part of multi year contracts in competition with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Handelsblatt analysis of Google Cloud growth

Where the Alphabet shares trade

The Alphabet Class C shares (US02079K1079) trade today on NASDAQ at 341.10 US dollars, based on real time data as of 2026-06-25, 18:10 Eastern Time.

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