Groq engineers sue over Nvidia acqui-hire, claiming they were excluded

Former engineers at Groq, an AI chip startup, have filed a lawsuit in Delaware against the company over its acquisition by Nvidia. The deal, structured as an "acqui-hire" valued at $20 billion, allegedly excluded some employees from the transaction, prompting claims that workers were unfairly treated. Acqui-hires typically involve one company buying another primarily to gain its talent, but the disputed structure of this deal appears to have created winners and losers among Groq's staff.