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Google Rehires Talent Amid Fierce AI Competition

12/20/2025

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  • Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc., announced at Bloomberg Tech conference that Google is rehiring former employees to compete in the AI talent wars.
  • In 2025, 20% of AI software engineers hired were boomerang employees.
  • A Google spokesperson confirmed the trend and noted more AI researchers from competitors.
  • John Casey, Google's head of compensation, said engineers are drawn to the company's financial resources and computational capabilities.