Google is in talks for a $1.5 billion-plus deal with AI coding agent startup Mechanize

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Bloomberg/Getty Images Google has discussed a potential talent deal with Mechanize, which trains AI agents to code. Coding agents are one of the hottest use cases for AI right now. The deal, which is subject to change, is worth over $1.5 billion, people familiar with the talks said. Google wants its AI to get better at coding. It might have found a shortcut. The tech giant has been in discussions with San Francisco startup Mechanize in recent weeks for a potential…