UK plans to ban non-compete clauses, targeting Google DeepMind's staff restrictions
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced in Manchester that the government plans to legislate against non-compete clauses, which he argued hinder innovation. The measure would affect Google DeepMind, where some London staff were reportedly prevented from joining rival firms for up to a year, often while being paid on garden leave. The announcement comes as several DeepMind researchers, including Nobel laureate John Jumper and Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer, have moved to Anthropic and OpenAI.
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