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Alphabet Dips 0.4% to $362.26 as Gemini Co-Lead Noam Shazeer Departs for OpenAI — Google Once Paid $2.7B to Bring Him Back

Alphabet shares slipped 0.4% to $362.26 in premarket trading after Noam Shazeer, the Gemini AI co-lead credited with closing the gap on ChatGPT, announced he is leaving Google to join rival OpenAI. Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion less than two years ago to bring Shazeer and his Character.AI team back into the fold, making his exit a fresh test of the company's ability to retain top AI talent. The move comes as Alphabet raised its planned equity sales to $84.75 billion.

Intel Surges 70% in 2026 as Terafab Partnership and Google AI Deal Cement Semiconductor Comeback

Intel has emerged as one of the S&P 500's most dramatic turnaround stories in 2026, with its stock gaining approximately 70% year-to-date after confirming its role in Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip megafab initiative and deepening a strategic AI partnership with Google Cloud. Analysts have raised price targets as high as $92, though the stock currently trades at a stretched forward P/E of around 94 times, reflecting high expectations for future earnings growth.

Major Housing Stocks Face Google Listing Disruption Anxiety

Shares of Zillow, CoStar�s Homes.com, and other home listing platforms experienced volatility as Google began testing placing home listings at the top of search results, raising competitive concerns among investors.

Home Tech Stocks Fluctuate After Google Listing Pilot Rattles Sector

Shares of online real estate platforms experienced volatility after Google piloted a new home listings placement feature, prompting concerns about competitive dynamics and future market share shifts in the sector.