LinkedIn profiles show Google appears to have completed its talent deal, reportedly for $1.5B+, with AI coding startup Mechanize (Business Insider)

Google has finalized a talent-acquisition agreement with San Francisco AI coding startup Mechanize Inc., valued at more than $1.5 billion, according to LinkedIn postings. The deal adds Mechanize’s engineering team to Google’s AI efforts, expanding its talent pool in the competitive generative-AI market.