Google hires top talent to sit idle: How AI cold war can rewrite the script of tech careers

In a bold twist of corporate strategy, Google is paying top AI minds to remain idle—not to innovate, but to inhibit. Through lucrative contracts and noncompetes, the tech giant is stalling rival innovation while quietly sidelining talent. This silent war for dominance may reshape tech careers, redefine merit, and place progress in strategic paralysis.

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