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Google Spends $2.4B on Windsurf to Advance Its ‘Agentic Coding’
OpenAI’s $3B bid to acquire Windsurf collapsed after talks stalled, clearing the path for Google to license its AI coding ...
Google snatches Windsurf execs in a $2.4B deal, derailing OpenAI’s biggest acquisition yet
In a stunning reversal, Google DeepMind acquires Windsurf’s top talent just weeks after OpenAI’s $3B deal collapsed over IP ...
Cognition will buy AI coding startup Windsurf, which is losing its leadership to Google
Questions swirled about Windsurf's future after Google's surprise deal. Now, Windsurf will have a new owner.
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Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan Criticised for Exit to Google After Failed $3 Billion Deal with OpenAI
Varun Mohan, CEO and co-founder of AI startup Windsurf, is facing sharp criticism across the tech world after he left ...
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OpenAI Windsurf negotiations collapse: From OpenAI’s rejection to Google’s talent grab
After the collapse of OpenAI’s $3B deal with Windsurf, Google DeepMind seizes top talent and licenses key AI coding tools, ...
New Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang recounts a frantic weekend of dealmaking to save the startup: 'I was on the verge of tears'
Windsurf had a wild weekend earlier this month. A deal with OpenAI fell apart. Google then poached its CEO. 48 hours later, ...
Windsurf’s CEO goes to Google; OpenAI’s acquisition falls apart
As of Friday, Windsurf’s head of business, Jeff Wang, will take over as the startup’s interim CEO, he announced in a post on ...
Vinod Khosla says Windsurf's founders abandoned their team: 'I definitely would not work with their founders next time'
The founders of Windsurf, an AI startup, left the company for Google Deepmind just after a deal to sell it to OpenAI fell ...
AI Startup Cognition to Buy Windsurf After Google Licensing Deal
Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition AI Inc. has agreed to buy what remains of Windsurf for an undisclosed sum ...
Windsurf’s Varun Mohan slammed as a villain for ‘abandoning’ startup to join Google: ‘Cashing out as team left behind’
Windsurf’s Indian-origin CEO Varun Mohan is facing backlash for joining Google after a deal to sell the startup to OpenAI for $3 billion fell through.
Windsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal
Days after AI coding startup Windsurf announced that it’s being acquired by Cognition, Windsurf exec Jeff Wang took to X to ...
OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
OpenAI’s deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some ...