What’s Behind the A.I. Shake-Up at Google

Andrew here. Would you pay as much as $100,000 a month to read President Trump’s posts a few milliseconds ahead of everyone else? Niko Gallogly did some digging to uncover how many trading firms have actually signed up for this data feed.

Beyond the steep price tag lies a glaring question: Should a political figure be able to profit off market-moving announcements? More below.

Google’s A.I. future

Investors in Google panicked on Wednesday after the tech giant announced a major shake-up in the leadership of its artificial intelligence division, Google DeepMind, and the departure of a hugely influential scientist.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/business/dealbook/hassabis-google-ai.html