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Google DeepMind hires Windsurf CEO

Windsurf's CEO is headed to Google DeepMind — not to OpenAI
Windsurf's CEO and several key researchers at the AI coding assistant startup are headed to Google.
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 social media. Most of Windsurf’s 250 person team is not headed to Google DeepMind and will continue offering its AI coding tools for enterprise customers.
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 of Windsurf’s R&D employees and bring them onto the Google DeepMind team, Google and Windsurf announced Friday.
Google hires Windsurf CEO and top execs as OpenAI acquisition collapses
Google is set to hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and some top researchers at the artificial intelligence startup. According to
Google Hires A.I. Leaders From a Start-Up Courted by OpenAI
In a $2.4 billion deal, Google recruited the chief executive and a co-founder of Windsurf, which OpenAI had been in talks to buy, as the battle to dominate artificial intelligence escalates.
Google hires Windsurf founders, derailing OpenAI's $3 billion acquisition
Sources told Bloomberg that Google agreed to pay about $2.4 billion to hire Windsurf founders Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen, along with some R&D staff. The
Google DeepMind hires Windsurf CEO as OpenAI’s $3 billion acquisition collapses
Alphabet has acquired talent and licensing rights from AI startup Windsurf, hiring its top executives for DeepMind. Windsurf previously sought a $3 billion acquisition by OpenAI, which fell through due to tensions with Microsoft.
Google DeepMind Hires Windsurf Top Brass After OpenAI Fails to Acquire Start-Up
After failed talks with OpenAI, AI coding startup Windsurf’s top talent, including Indian-origin CEO Varun Mohan, joins Google DeepMind to boost Gemini’s agentic coding and tool use capabilities
OpenAI’s $3 billion deal with AI coding startup Windsurf collapses, as Google swoops in for licensing deal
Google has struck a licensing deal with coding startup Windsurf, upending OpenAI’s $3 billion offer to acquire the startup after the clock on the deal’s exclusivity period expired. The deal with Google means that Windsurf will continue to operate as an independent startup while key members of the team join Google,
Google hires Windsurf execs in $2.4 billion deal to advance AI coding ambitions
Google Hires Windsurf AI Talent After OpenAI Acquisition Talks Falter
Google has hired key personnel from AI code-generation startup Windsurf, following failed acquisition talks between Windsurf and rival OpenAI. According to a Google spokesperson, Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan,
Google Poaches Windsurf’s Founder as Top AI Talent Chooses a Big Paycheck Over Building Their Own Company
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Varun Mohan Joins Google To Spearhead AI Coding Strategy
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