Why Big Tech Is Losing the Talent War to AI Startups

Lucas and Luna dig into a trend that's reshaping the tech talent market: AI startups are poaching top engineers from Big Tech with aggressive compensation packages, equity offers, and the promise of building frontier models. They break down specific data on attrition rates at Google and Meta, the rise of 'acqui-hires' as a retention tool, and how stock price volatility is making public company equity less attractive. With Apple down 3.5% and Microsoft off 5.1% in the past five days, the hosts ask whether Big Tech's stock slump is accelerating the brain drain — and what it means for innovation in 2026. #BigTech #TalentWar #AIStartups #TechLayoffs #Google #Meta #Apple #Microsoft #Amazon #StockCompensation #Attrition #AcquiHire #TechTalent #StartupEquity #Business #Finance #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo