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Former Groq engineers file a lawsuit in Delaware against Groq, alleging the $20B "non-exclusive" acqui-hire deal with Nvidia in 2025 short-changed employees

Employees of start-up say they were short-changed when the chip titan left them out of the 'acqui-hire' transaction

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Former Groq engineers file a lawsuit in Delaware against Groq, alleging the $20B "non-exclusive" acqui-hire deal with Nvidia in 2025 short-changed employees

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