Sources: Google is in talks with AI coding agent startup Mechanize on a possible deal, potentially worth $1.5B+, to hire some of its talent and license its tech (Business Insider)

<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-mechanize-deal-talent-tech-ai-coding-2026-8"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260805/i18.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260805/p18#a260805p18" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/">Business Insider</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-mechanize-deal-talent-tech-ai-coding-2026-8">Sources: Google is in talks with AI coding agent startup Mechanize on a possible deal, potentially worth $1.5B+, to hire some of its talent and license its tech</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Google wants its AI to get better at coding.&nbsp; It might have found a shortcut.&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; The tech giant has been in discussions &hellip; </p>