Alphabet’s Class C shares fell 4.32%, or $16.21, to $359.14 on Wednesday after Google announced a sweeping overhaul of its AI leadership. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping away from day-to-day management while several prominent Gemini researchers are leaving the company, according to a Reuters report.
The stock opened at $380 and rose to $381.81 before turning sharply lower, touching an intraday low of $355.16.