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Governance Is the New Moat: Why the AI Coding Layer Race Has Shifted

Google's M-Trends 2026 report reveals intrusion-to-handoff time collapsed from 8 hours to 22 seconds. Three major players converged on agent governance within 20 days. The AI coding layer race has shifted from capability to governance.

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